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Table D-3
NCOES courses
Course Length and Type Description
SSD 1
80 hours dL
(created, not yet
implemented)
WLC
Advanced leader
Course common
core
Advanced leader
Course
15-17 days
residence
SSD1 is intended to become a requirement for Warrior
Leader Course (WLC) graduation in FY10 and a
prerequisite for WLC enrollment by FY11.
WLC is the first NCOES course. It is for Soldiers
selected for promotion to sergeant and applies to all
branches. It is typically a 15-day resident course.
WLC trains Soldiers in the fundamentals of NCO
leadership and warfighting.
80 hours dL Advanced Leader Course common core consists of 80
hours dL and is currently implemented in place of
SSD 2.
1 – 13.5 weeks NCOs typically attend Advanced Leader Course in the
ranks of sergeant and staff sergeant. Phase I common
core is delivered online. Phase II Advanced Leader
Course is branch and/or MOS-specific and primarily
resident instruction.
SSD 3
80 hours dL (under
development)
SSD 3 is planned as 80 hours of dL. Development is
ongoing. It is not currently implemented.
SLC 1-14.5 weeks NCOs generally attend SLC in the ranks of staff
sergeant and sergeant first class. It does not have a
common core and includes varying technical track
lengths.
First Sergeant
Course
SSD 4
Sergeants Major
Course (SMC)
Phased out of
active Army
training
80 hours dL (under
development)
41 weeks plus 2
days resident or 8
weeks plus 1 day
dL and 2 weeks
resident
SSD 5 To be determined In planning phase.
D-7. OES
First Sergeant Course is being phased out by 2012 and
is currently only taught by National Guard Bureau and
Reserve component for NCOs being promoted to the
rank of first sergeant.
SSD 4 is planned as 80 hours of dL. Development is
ongoing. It is not currently implemented.
SMC is the capstone course for NCOES. SMC is a
requirement for promotion to sergeant major. Two
versions of SMC are offered. A 100 percent resident
version is 41 weeks and 2 days in length. A dL
version is 8 weeks and 1 day of dL followed by 2
weeks of resident learning.
a. The OES applies to both commissioned and WOs, and there are some efforts to combine
course attendance. The typical course progression is shown in tables D-4 and D-5. The OES is
continually being adapted to support full-spectrum operations and increasingly employ
alternative delivery methods using dL and advanced learning models to take advantage of the
depth of today’s Soldiers’ experience.
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