The Marine Corps has selected its first group of participants for the Squad Leader Development Program, a new initiative designed to address a shortage of infantry squad leaders in the operating ...

Marine squad leaders are only manned at 67 percent, according to earlier data obtained by Marine Corps Times through a government record’s request. The data is current as of February.

Cpl. John C. Fisher, squad leader, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, leads his Marines through Range 410 while participating in Integrated Training Exercise 3-16 at Marine Corps Air Ground ...

The Marine Corps, on the other hand, has typically used three fire teams made up of four Marines each, with one squad leader, for a total of 13 Marines per squad.

A standard Marine Corps rifle squad will continue to be 13 Marines with at least one rifleman trained for expertise in long-range weapons like drones, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith ...