The Marine Corps University was established on 1 August 1989 by Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Alfred M. Gray, reporting to the USMC Training And Education Command. August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Commandant of the United States Marine Corps is the highest ranking officer of the United States Marine Corps, who is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reports to the Secretary of the Navy but not to the Chief of Naval Operations. ...

Its history dates back to 1891 when 29 company officers attended the School of Application. This facility became the Officers Training School in 1909, and later relocated to Marine Corps Base Quantico. In 1919, Major General John A. Lejeune ordered the creation of the Marine Corps Officers Training School, followed under Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler by the establishment of the Field Officers Course, in October 1920 and the Company Grade Officers Course in July 1921. 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... In US military usage, a company officer is an US Army or US Marine commissioned officer below the rank of Major (abbreviated as MAJ): a Second Lieutenant (2LT), a (first) Lieutenant (1LT), or a Captain (CPT). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Marine Corps Base Quantico, near Fredericksburg, Virginia, is one of the largest United States Marine Corps bases in the world. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune, 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born at Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, on 10 January 1867. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... MSmedley Butler Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881—June 21, 1940), nicknamed Old Gimlet Eye, was a Major General in the U.S. Marine Corps and at the time of his death the most decorated marine in U.S. history. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

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