{"id":213373,"date":"2026-05-13T14:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/marine-corps-requiring-basic-ai-training-course-for-all-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:15:11","slug":"marine-corps-requiring-basic-ai-training-course-for-all-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/marine-corps-requiring-basic-ai-training-course-for-all-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps requiring \u2018Basic AI\u2019 training course for all troops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/defensescoop.com\/2026\/05\/13\/marine-corps-mandates-basic-ai-training-course-for-all-troops\/\">Marine Corps requiring \u2018Basic AI\u2019 training course for all troops<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/defensescoop.com\/2026\/05\/13\/marine-corps-mandates-basic-ai-training-course-for-all-troops\/\">https:\/\/defensescoop.com\/2026\/05\/13\/marine-corps-mandates-basic-ai-training-course-for-all-troops\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-13 14:53:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"defensescoop.com\">defensescoop.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All active-duty Marines and reservists must complete the new Basic AI Course before the end of the year as of a May 8 MARADMIN message announcement.<\/li>\n<li>The Marine Corps and the Defense Department are pushing for a faster adoption of artificial intelligence capabilities across warfighting and administrative functions.<\/li>\n<li>The AI implementation plan aims to develop an &#8220;AI competent workforce,&#8221; with a strategic focus on AI as a disruptive technology that could provide a decisive advantage as well as potential risks if adversaries exploit it more effectively.<\/li>\n<li>The Marine Corps is establishing a &#8220;broad educational framework&#8221; to ensure AI-trained Marines are supported by informed peers and leaders, fostering a culture of innovation and ethical AI use in operational environments.<\/li>\n<li>The Basic AI Course is designed to provide foundational knowledge of AI, including its use cases and principles, and will take about 45 minutes upon completion through the MCELE system.<\/li>\n<li>New personnel must finish the course within 12 months of completing their entry-level training, but it\u2019s not mandatory for Marine Corps civilian employees, though strongly encouraged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marine Corps requiring \u2018Basic AI\u2019 training course for all troops https:\/\/defensescoop.com\/2026\/05\/13\/marine-corps-mandates-basic-ai-training-course-for-all-troops\/ Publish Date: 2026-05-13 14:53:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":213375,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/defensescoop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/Marine-Computer.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-213373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213373"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":213376,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213373\/revisions\/213376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}