BOLC II Update Brief

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BOLC II Update Brief
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BOLC II Mission

• Train, educate, and acculturate Second
  Lieutenants to develop competent, confident, and
  adaptable officers able to lead Soldiers in any
  environment.

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BOLC II Battalion
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Total BN Strength Cadre 249 Auth / 205
Assg Civilian Staff 1 / 16 2LTs (on hand) 453
(920)
CSM
XO
S1
S2/3
S4
I
I
I
I
B
HHC
E
HQ
DCC
HQ
HQ
HQ
Auth FY09 Unmanned
TRAP 52 / Auth FY10
TRAP 52 / Auth FY11
Year Mission Reports Grads
FY 08 MSN 4840 / 4131 /
4080 FY 09 MSN 5701 / 881
/ 430 (FY09 Mission FY08 E Co TRAP 52)
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BOLC II Company
Company Cadre Company Commander Junior Major,
Senior Captain First Sergeant Infantry
E-8 Operations Sergeant Staff Sergeant
Platoon Cadre Platoon Trainer/Mentor Command
Qualified Captain Platoon Sergeant Sergeant
First Class Four Squad Trainers Staff Sergeants
Students 200-240
Platoon Size 40 Maximum Company Size 200-240
Maximum
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WHAT
HOW
Academic
Practical Applications
Individual Training
Collective Training
BOLC I (OCS)
Initial Entry Training (Education / Participant)
BOLC II
Initial Military Training (Acculturation / Leader
Participant)
BOLC III
Specific Branch Training (Platoon Leader / Leader)
Knowledge Experience facilitate increased task
complexity / difficulty
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BOLC Model
First Unit
Phase II
BOLC
(6 wks)
(13 wks)

• Acculturation
• Warrior Ethos
• Physical fitness
• Combatives
• Army standards
• Training
• Leadership experience and experimentation
• Warrior tasks and drills
• Education
• Leadership
• Interpersonal skills

• Training
• Basic individual and small unit infantry tasks
  under complex conditions
• Acculturation
• Warrior Ethos
• Physical fitness
• Combatives
• Ranger School
• Education
• Cultural awareness
• Effects
• Leadership

Integrate and Synchronize Achieve Synergy
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U.S. Army Officer Corps Acculturation

• Transition Civilian (Soldier/Cadet/Candidate)
  Army Office
• Common U.S. Army Officer Corps Experience
• Strengthen the Corps (and the Army) across
  hundreds of BOLC I experiences
• Strengthen the Corps (and the Army) across all
  branches
• Team Culture. Transition from being evaluated as
  an individual.
• Fitness / Athletic Culture
• Off Duty Professionalism
• Professional Education / Personal Development
• Respect. The Officer Culture is a Culture of
  Service
• Classmates
• Cadre
• Your Platoon

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Overall BOLC Outcomes

• A team member possessing the character and
  commitment to live the Army Values and Warrior
  Ethos
• Confident, adaptable, mentally agile and
  accountable for own actions and able to act
  within the Commanders intent
• Grounded in the core competences (leading,
  developing, and achieving)
• capable of serving the modular force in full
  spectrum operations
• Physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally
  ready to fight as a ground
• combatant
• Proficient in basic military skills required of a
  junior officer (BOLC)
• Self disciplined, willing and an adaptive
  critical thinker capable of solving problems
  commensurate with position and experience

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Building on the Outcomes
Values and Ethics BOLC I - Newly
Commissioned / Appointed Officer who knows and
understands Army values and begins to
demonstrate them BOLC II - Junior Officer who
demonstrates Army Values and applies them to
personal and professional decision
making Leadership BOLC I - Newly Commissioned /
Appointed Officer who demonstrates knowledge of
core leadership attributes and competencies and
apply fundamentals of leadership at team and
squad levels BOLC II - Junior Officer that can
apply core leadership attributes and
competencies, and demonstrate proficiency at
team and squad levels Officership BOLC I -
Understands and embraces the concept of
officership BOLC II - Accepts and demonstrates
new roles and responsibilities as a member of the
profession of arms
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Building on the Outcomes
Personal Development BOLC I -
Understands responsibilities of an officer for
self development (physical, mental, spiritual
and emotional) outside the institutional and
organizational domains BOLC II - Applies
responsibilities of an officer for self
development (physical, mental, spiritual and
emotional) outside the institutional and
organizational domains Understands
responsibilities to inspire self development in
subordinates Technical Competence BOLC I
Possesses fundamental knowledge and understanding
of basic military skills and Army management
systems required of a junior officer BOLC II -
Practices the application of technical aspects of
warrior tasks and battle drills Applies Army
management systems and sustainment
functions Tactical Competence BOLC I - Possess
basic military skills and demonstrates knowledge
of the orders process and troop leading
procedures while executing small unit
tactics Experiences an introduction to WTBD and
fundamentals of Army operations BOLC II - Applies
Troop Leading Procedures (TLPs) Applies critical
thinking and problem solving Understands and
applies WTBD and fundamentals of Army operations
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Outcome Methodology
Convoy/ Urban OPS
Values and Ethics
Adv Land Nav
Under the Oak Tree Counseling
Cadre Example/Mentorship
Convoy OPS
Urban OPS
CO/BN/BDE/DCG Graduation Talks
Adv Land Nav
RVS
SLFX
Leadership
CO/BN/BDE/DCG Graduation Talks
Cadre Example/Mentorship
Informal Reception
Officership
Personal Development
Cadre Mentorship
PT
CLS
CLSP
Leader Book
Doctrinal Kit-bag
Technical Competence
IED Classes
Adv Land Nav
US Weapons
AIMSS
BRM
SRM
Tactical Competence
Adv Land Nav
Urban OPS
Convoy OPS
CCTT/RVS
SLFX
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7 Week Overview
Week 1 In-process Initial Counseling
Diagnostic APFT CLS Week 2 Combatives (20
Hrs) TLPs, Small Unit Tactics BRM Week 3 M4
Qualification (Day/Night CCO) CCTT/RVS Week 4
(TTB) SRM Urban Ops/CQB w/ Simunitions Adv Land
Nav Week 5 (TTB) Squad LFX (BD 1A) Convoy STX
Intro to U.S.
Weapons Week 6 (TTB) 96 hour CONOPS/FTX 10
Mile Foot March Week 7 Record APFT Grad Run
Iron Voyager Counseling Out-
Processing Graduation
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Graduation Requirements

• APFT
• M4 Qualification (Day/Night) w/ CCO laser
• Land Navigation (5 of 8 Day/Night)
• 10 - Mile Tactical Footmarch
• Graded Leadership Positions (x2) ICW FTX
• 4 - Mile Graduation Run

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Active Duty Sources
FY 2008 (TOTAL / ACTIVE, 7830 / 6030)
UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (WEST POINT) 4
year program
Commission 960 / 960 12 / 16
RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORP (ROTC) 2 and 4
year programs
2LT
Commission 4300 / 2650 55 / 44
FY09/10
UNITED STATES ARMY OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL
(OCS) 12 week program
FY09/10
Commission 2570 / 2300 33 / 40
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BOLC II Demographics FY 08
Commissioning Source
Gender
Component
69 Active
36 ROTC
9 Army Reserve
31 FOCS (FBGA)
22 Army National Guard
13 SOCS
1 International
6 Direct Commission
14 West Point
1 International
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Current Initiatives

• Robust Instructor Certification Program
• Cadre selection/screening criteria (HRC/G1)
• Full implementation of CLS Certification (JAN09)
• POI Revision (S 1 MAY 09)
• Standardization between two BOLC II sites
• More robust graduation requirements
• Increased emphasis on Student Evals, AARs and
  Counseling
• Formal 1059

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BOLC II Contact Information

• Ft Benning, GA (1-11 IN)
• LTC David Bottcher
• david.bottcher_at_us.army.mil
• CSM Mike Ferrusi
• michael.a.ferrusi_at_us.army.mil
• [phone] (DSN 835)
• Ft Sill, OK (1-22 FA)
• LTC Jeff Clifton
• jeffery.clifton_at_us.army.mil
• CSM Arthur Hawkins
• arthur.hawkins2_at_us.army.mil
• [phone] (DSN 639)

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Questions