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TRADOC Pam 525-8-2
School of
Advanced
Military Studies
(SAMS)
Pre-Command
Course
U.S. Army War
College Resident
Education
Program and
Distance
Education
Program
10 month resident SAMS provides the Army and other services with
specially educated officers in the operational art and
doctrine for command and general staff positions at
tactical and operational echelons.
4 phase program up
to 6 weeks resident
10 month resident
or 2 year dL
The Pre-Command Course provides leader
development to command teams, commanders
(lieutenant colonel and colonel), command sergeants
major, and spouses for battalion and brigade levels
of command.
The Army senior level education for developing
strategic leaders is the U.S. Army War College.
b. DA Pam 600-3 describes the Army WO as a self-aware and adaptive technical expert,
combat leader, trainer, and advisor. Through progressive levels of expertise in assignments,
training, and education, the WO administers, manages, maintains, operates, and integrates Army
systems and equipment across full-spectrum operations. WOs are innovative integrators of
emerging technologies, dynamic teachers, confident warfighters, and developers of specialized
teams of Soldiers. Training and education for WOs follows a unique set of courses for
development at key points in their career.
Table D-5
OES WO courses
Course Length and Type Description
Varies. Resident
WO Basic
Course (WOBC)
Action Officer
Development
Course (AODC)
WO Advanced
Course (WOAC)
1 year (maximum)
dL
Varies
WOBC prepares newly appointed officers for their
first duty assignments and all subsequent assignments
as WO1s and/or chief WO (CW) 2s. The course must
be completed within 2 years of appointment.
AODC is completed online via the Internet, and
provides WOs serving in CW2 or higher duty
positions relevant training in organization and
management techniques, communication skills,
preparing and staffing documents, conducting
meetings and interviews, problem solving, time
management, writing, coordinating activities, and
ethics. The course must be completed within 1 year.
WOAC focuses on advanced technical training and
common leader development subjects designed to
prepare officers for assignment in CW3 level
positions. The WOAC consists of nonresident and
resident training.
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