Development Period Two DP 2 Army Officers Training

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Development Period Two (DP 2) - Army Officers
Training (effective Primary Reserves-1 Sep 06 /
Regular Force-1 Jan 07)
qdp 2
plsc
1st Unit Tour
1st Out-of-Unit Tour
2nd Unit Tour
2nd Out-of-Unit Tour
Army Tactical Operations Course (ATOC)

• Qualification Notes
• - AJOSQ, ATOC and AOC are to be completed in
  sequence and will
• have their own Military Individual Training
  Education (MITE) codes
• - AJOSQ, ATOC and AOC must all be completed in
  order to be qualified DP2 ( qdp2)
• OPME
• - War Military History
• - CF Modern Society
• OPME Notes - RMC graduates complete most OPME
  subjects
• OPMEs are a prerequisite for Reg Force promotion
  CFCSC (DP 3)

Army Operations Course (AOC)
Army Junior Officer Staff Qualification (AJOSQ)
AOC Distributed Learning (DL) Tutorial 1(14
days PRes / 7 Wks Reg)Army Doctrine Army
OrgsOp FunctionsTypes of OrdersJoint
Combined Doctrine The Estimate
AOC Residential Tutorials 2 3 (40
days PRes / 11 Wks Reg)Lead SubordinatesOp
Staff DutiesPlan BG Ops Plan Bde OpsConduct BG
Bde Ops Domestic OpsBG/Bde Gp
ExercisesExercise FINAL DRIVE
Leadership Ethics Military Law Defence
Management Conduct Unit TrainingResource
Management Impact of Technology Garrison Staff
Duties Army Units (30 days PRes)
Army Junior Officer Staff Qualification
(AJOSQ) uses on-line web-based learning with the
Officer Professional Military Education (OPME)
programme to give the DP 2 officer a foundation
in Leadership and Ethics, Military Law, Defence
Management, Resource Management, the Impact of
Technology and Garrison Staff Training. AJOSQ is
a prerequisite for the Army Tactical Operations
Course. Army Tactical Operations Course
(ATOC) consists of web-based distance learning
and a residential training phase at the Tactics
School - Combat Training Centre (CTC)
Gagetown, to give Army officers an understanding
and ability to plan and conduct operations at the
Combat Team level. ATOC is a prerequisite for the
Army Operations Course. Army Operations
Course (AOC) combines a web-based Distributed
Learning (DL) phase and residential training
phase at the CLFCSC Kingston to prepare Army
Junior Officers to act as staff in a tactical
headquarters at the unit and formation level
within the contemporary operating environment,
throughout the full spectrum of operations.
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• Army Officer Development Period Two
• In keeping with CF Policy, Army Transformation
  and the way ahead, the Land Force Doctrine and
  Training System (LFDTS) is implementing changes
  to the Army Officer Development Period Two (DP2)
  Training Model. The new Army Officer DP2 Training
  Model will come into effect for the Primary
  Reserves on 1 September 2006 and the Regular
  Force on 1 January 2007. Training will prepare
  all Army officers, both Regular and Reserve for
  varied employment within the Army by
•  developing leadership skills.
• developing an ability to solve increasingly
  complex problems.
• teaching the planning, organizing, coordinating
  and controlling of tactical activities and staff
  duties.
• presenting doctrine, theory and principles of
  Army operations to enable critical thought and
  independent performance.
• The new Army Officer DP2 Training Model will
  continue to take advantage of the Officer
  Professional Military Education (OPME) programme
  offered through the Royal Military College
  Division of Continuing Studies. The OPME
  programme remains optional for Reserve officers.
  Regular Force officers should begin their OPME
  studies as early as possible as all six OPME
  subjects must be completed by Regular Force
  officers as a prerequisite for promotion to major
  and for attendance on the Canadian Forces Command
  and Staff Course Toronto.
• The new Army Officer DP2 Training Model will
  consist of one qualification and two courses
• Army Junior Officer Staff Qualification (AJOSQ).
  The AJOSQ replaces the current AOC preliminary
  study programme, will require less time to
  complete and applies to both Reserve and Regular
  Force officers. The qualification considers the
  OPME programme and includes CLFCSC-created
  material to develop and prepare Army officers for
  unit employment and additional DP2 training.
• Army Tactical Operations Course (ATOC). The
  ATOC is delivered through the Tactics School -
  Combat Training Centre (CTC) Gagetown, to give
  Army officers an understanding and ability to
  plan and conduct operations at the Combat Team
  level. The training material provided within the
  ATOC has been divided into two separate and
  distinct packages, based on either a Combat Arms
  (CA) or a Combat Service Support (CSS) focus.
• The Army Operations Course (AOC). The AOC is
  designed and delivered by the CLFCSC to prepare
  all Army junior officers to act as staff in a
  tactical headquarters at the unit and formation
  level within the contemporary operating
  environment, throughout the full spectrum of
  operations. The Reserve AOC will be shorter in
  duration and focus on select curriculum items.
• The AJOSQ and ATOC will lay the foundation for
  the AOC in a unified approach with each having
  its own Military Individual Training Education
  (MITE) code. Officers will be required to
  complete the AJOSQ and ATOC in sequence as
  prerequisites for the AOC. Reserve officers will
  be nominated for the Reserve ATOC and AOC by
  their respective LF Areas while Regular Force
  officers will be nominated by their career
  manager once the prerequisites for course
  progression have been met.
• The changes being implemented with the new Army
  Officer DP2 Training Model have addressed the
  Army requirements of training to need, the timing
  of training and elimination of duplication and
  will allow for a concerted effort in preparing
  officers for the way ahead. As a result of this
  integrated approach to training, the DP2
  qualified officer will be able to meet the
  demands of challenging employment within the Land
  Force. Additional information is available at
• http//armyapp.forces.gc.ca/clfcsc-cceftc
• http//ctc.gagetown.mil.ca/
• http//www.opme.forces.gc.ca