Training The Trainer: Making of a WTI

Video by Sgt. Cody M. D. Haas

I Marine Expeditionary Force

May 2, 2015 | 6:16

The Weapon and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) is a seven-week
period of instruction, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz, that incorporates Marine Corps planning and implementation of advanced air and ground tactics through a series of escalating evolutions in order to produce certified Weapons and Tactics Intructors. WTIs serve as squadron training officers who use their skills to act as aircraft and weapons subject matter experts to provide their units with proper training and evaluation to ensure exceptional combat readiness. Produced by Sgt. Cody Haas. Includes soundbites from Maj. Douglas Seich, operations officer, MAWTS-1.