As of 30 September 1965, the armor school had graduated 214,122 students – of whom 59,737 were officers, 140,909 were enlisted soldiers, and 13,476 were officer candidates – as well as students from 63 nations.
Standards for successful completion of the training: Students must attain a minimum score of 80 percent on all written examinations and 100% on all GO/NO GO Examinations which will culminate in the award of a diploma as a Certified Unit Armorer.
Conduct a 12 Mile Foot March. Armor Crewman (Transition) is a MOS producing, UnPhased course that transitions (within CMF 19) and reclassifies (outside CMF 19) Active Army (AA) and Reserve Component (RC) Sergeants and Staff Sergeants into MOS 19K Armor Crewman while in an Active Duty for Training (ADT) status using Small Group Instruction (SGI).
The Advanced Course prepares upper grade Army Civilian leaders (GS 13-15) to assume increasing levels of responsibility and leadership within organizations.
Advanced Leader Course (ALC) ALC focuses on the skills needed to lead squad-and platoon-sized units. It consists of a 90-day online program and a branch-specific resident phase. This course is for you if you've been selected for promotion to staff sergeant.
107/89 hours19K ALC Culminating Event (TR 350-10): AA/RC Armor Crewman ALC has redesigned the culminating event to include 107/89 hours of continuous operations for FY16 and out. The culminating event includes pre training utilizing the VBS2 / VBS3 gaming engine, a four day FTX and situation-based CCTT scenarios.
19-weekLearning the general tactics involved in these specific mission sets and the varying platforms that mounted units employ makes the 19-week ABOLC course one of the longer BOLCs in the Army.
Maneuver Senior Leaders Course (M-SLC) is a 7-week course, consisting of approximately 289 hours of Small Group Instruction (SGI). Combining the CMF11 and CMF19 in the same learning environment. 4.
If a Soldier fails to complete ALC-CC, it could be up to two years before he or she can reenroll; therefore, leaders need to make sure they're staying involved with their subordinates' progress throughout the course.
90 to 120 daysAll 11B ALC classes will be scheduled 90 to 120 days from the course start date. Soldiers will be scheduled based on the number of promotion points they have on their Promotion Point Worksheet as of 10th of every month.
19 weeksThese officers—recent graduates of the United States Military Academy, Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and Officer Candidate School—receive 19 weeks of training in basic leadership skills, maneuver and firepower tactics, gunnery, platoon- and company-level strategy, and strategic and tactical planning.
19-weekThe Armor Basic Officer Leader Course is a program designed to enable newly commissioned lieutenants to transition into the Army profession. The 19-week training program produces armor lieutenants who are bold, aggressive, resourceful and adaptive leaders capable of leading tank and scout platoons in any environment.
Course Description Phase Scope: Master Gunner Common Core is taught in 25 days in four modules: DIRECT FIRE AND WEAPONS TRAINING: Trains the direct fire engagement progress to provide a standardized method of engagement for weapons and platforms on the battlefield.
The 11B Phase II is a four-week, three-day MOS specific technical phase. The 11C Phase II is six weeks of shared training with the Infantry Mortar Leader Course. Each program of instruction builds upon the training Soldiers received during the Warrior Leader Course.
The US Army's Sapper Leader's Course is a beast. Considered one of the most difficult leaders schools in the Army, graduates of Sapper School are considered masters in the basics of combat patrols, combat demolitions, and mountaineering.
Because everyone in an Airborne Division is supposed to be Airborne qualified, just about every MOS can sign up to get into Airborne School. The minimum requirements are as follows: Age: Must be less than 36 years old on the date of application. Medical: Pass a Standards Of Medical Fitness Exam (AR 40-501)
When second lieutenants arrive at Fort Rucker after graduating from their commissioning source (USMA, ROTC or OCS) they secure housing, they attend the two-month Basic Officer Leadership Course (BOLC) at Fort Rucker.
4 weeksThe Army Reconnaissance Course is the Army's preeminent leadership school for scout leaders at the platoon and section level. Taught at Ft. Benning in beautiful western Georgia, ARC is currently 4 weeks long.
FACT: BOLC is 18 weeks, 4 days, which is a little longer than other BOLCs, because we need to teach you the FA-specific skills. Besides classroom lectures, you will participate in a number of field exercises and world-class simulation exercises, where you can practice calling in rounds on targets.
Armor Basic Officer Leader Course (ABOLC)
As of 30 September 1965, the armor school had graduated 214,122 students – of whom 59,737 were officers, 140,909 were enlisted soldiers, and 13,476 were officer candidates – as well as students from 63 nations.
The United States Army Armor School was established on 1 October 1940, in Fort Knox, Kentucky as the Armored Force School. Eighty thousand students passed through the school in its first four years, with the first class starting 4 November of the same year. As of 30 September 1965, the armor school had graduated 214,122 students – of whom 59,737 were officers, 140,909 were enlisted soldiers, and 13,476 were officer candidates – as well as students from 63 nations.
The Armor Basic Officer Leaders Course (ABOLC) is the introductory skills course for United States Army Cavalry and Armor Second and First Lieutenants. These officers—recent graduates of the United States Military Academy, Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and Officer Candidate School —receive 19 weeks of training in basic leadership skills, maneuver and firepower tactics, gunnery, platoon - and company -level strategy, strategic and tactical planning. The purpose of ABOLC is to produce armor officers capable of decisive operations leading a tank platoon in support of a combined arms team.
MGCC is taught in 27 days in four modules:
The Maneuver Leaders Maintenance Course (MLMC) is a ten-day course to develop maneuver leaders expertise in battalion and small unit level maintenance operations. Students will learn maintenance fundamentals, how to run a command maintenance program with an emphasis on Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) and 5988E flow. Students will learn to execute command maintenance and a Commander's Inspection Program (CIP) for maintenance to the U.S. Army standard. Additional instruction focuses on maintenance information systems, how battalion/squadron level systems interface with higher level maintenance organizations and Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-A) to order repair parts for the battalion/squadron. Using GCSS-A, students track and account for all battalion/squadron level materiel readiness financial resources. Students learn to assess materiel readiness issues using business intelligence and business warehouse tools. Students learn to apply AR 750-1 to determine the effectiveness of a Command Maintenance Discipline Program (CMDP). Students also learn to conduct maintenance in the tactical environment including recovery operations and the planning considerations for Unit-Maintenance Collection Point (UMCP) emplacement.
The Advanced Situational Awareness (ASA) Course curriculum focuses on teaching students to integrate the six domains of human behavior into training and combat, and to demonstrate how they can be applied to enhance the Squads ability to achieve overmatch in a universal operational environment. This is accomplished by placing students in classroom and field environments, and presenting them with experiential based, predictive, tactical based, problem solving situations. ASA focuses on:
The Abrams Master Gunner Course (AMG) is a thirty-nine-day course with the mission of creating Master Gunners for the U.S. Army. Four days of the course is spent in the field, while thirty-four days of the course consist of classroom instruction. Students must complete six exams and all hands on exams with 100% accuracy. The course is the most focused of the courses offered at the Armor School, with eighteen students per class and a two-to-one student to teacher ratio and focuses on the M1A2 Abrams System Enhancement Package (SEP) Tank.
Key lessons include discussing servant leadership, examining the mission command philosophy, writing an analytical essay, preparing and delivering a military briefing, and using the military decision making process (MDMP). As a result, students will be able to train, lead, and conduct operations at the squad level.
The Senior Leader Course NCO Common Core Competencies (SLC NCO-C3) prepares staff sergeants for duties as a sergeant first class. Using the be-know-do model, students will collaborate and exchange ideas on innovative approaches to leadership and training. Students will examine management techniques, analyze mission command systems, construct a persuasive essay, create platoon training and leader development plans, and learn basic negotiation principles. As a result, students will gain an understanding of the significance of becoming a senior noncommissioned officer and the responsibilities inherent in that role.
The Advanced Leader Course NCO Common Core Competencies (ALC NCO-C3) prepares sergeants for duties as a staff sergeant. The course will challenge students to think critically, generate creative ideas, and learn to solve complex problems. Students will develop skills in written and oral communications using the be-know-do model through a holistic approach. Key lessons include discussing servant leadership, examining the mission command philosophy, writing an analytical essay, preparing and delivering a military briefing, and using the military decision making process (MDMP). As a result, students will be able to train, lead, and conduct operations at the squad level.
The Advanced Course Phase 2 is currently operating in an online, virtual classroom format in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The six week course presents the full resident curriculum through an entirely online Distributed Learning format using Blackboard.com. This is a group participation course with resident course instructors facilitating the learning. It is not a self-paced online distance learning course where students work alone. Students completing the virtual classroom Phase 2 will receive full credit for the resident Advanced Course and will not be required to travel to Fort Leavenworth, KS.
Selection Priority. Priority 1: Army Civilians in a permanent appointment to a supervisory or managerial positions. Priority 2: Army Civilians in a permanent appointment to a non-supervisory position. Priority 3: Military supervisors of Army Civilians, DOD, or other Federal agency leaders.