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TRADOC Pam 525-8-2
Warrant Officer
Staff Course
(WOSC)
Warrant Officer
Senior Staff
Course
(WOSSC)
Phase I dL plus
Phase II 5 week
resident
Phase III branch
resident
Phase I dL plus
Phase II 4 week
resident
Phase III branch
resident
Phase 2 is a 5-week professional development course
taught only by the Warrant Officer Career College.
Phase 1 (dL) must be completed prior to attending the
resident phase.
WOs in selected branches may also have to attend an
additional WOSC phase 3 at their branch proponent
school before being credited with course completion.
The branch phase may precede other phases.
Phase 2 is a 4-week professional development course
taught only by the Warrant Officer Career College.
Phase 1 (dL) must be completed prior to attending this
resident phase.
WOs in selected branches may also have to attend an
additional WOSSC phase 3 at their branch proponent
school before being credited with course completion.
The branch phase may precede other phases.
D-8. Functional courses
The Army, other DOD and government agencies, and academic institutions offer a variety of
functional training designed to enhance performance in the next assignment (assignment-oriented
training) or as a part of lifelong learning. Some examples include Ranger and airborne, sniper
and master gunner, and leadership and skill development courses focusing on strategic planning
offered by institutions such as Harvard and other leading corporate and academic institutions.
D-9. Resourcing institutional training and education
a. Institutional individual training and education uses the Training Requirements Analysis
System (TRAS), a set of documents that, when validated, result in recognition of resource
requirements (see table D-6). TRAS documents provide input required for a system of
resourcing systems designed to ensure systematic programming of resources that result in the
arrival of instructors, students, ammunition, equipment, devices, training and education
materials, dollars, and facilities in time to conduct training and education as planned. HQ
TRADOC, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, Training Operations Management Activity, acts as
the gatekeeper, to process, staff, and maintain approved TRAS documents. Time requirements
for the long- and short-range planning and resourcing for TRAS documents is continuously
criticized for nonresponsiveness to requirements for rapid change and implementation of lessons
learned.
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