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The '''Basic Leader Course''' ('''BLC'''),<ref>{{cite web|title=Basic Leader Course|url=http://usasma.armylive.dodlive.mil/?page_id=310|website=U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy|accessdate=16 November 2015|ref=6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New course for E7s begins as part of NCO education overhaul|url=http://www.army.mil/article/157290/New_course_for_E7s_begins_as_part_of_NCO_education_overhaul/|website=The Official Homepage of the United States Army|accessdate=16 November 2015|ref=5}}</ref> formerly the '''Warrior Leader Course''' ('''WLC''') and '''Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC'''), is the first course of study in the [[US Army]] [[non-commissioned officer]] [[United States Army Sergeants Major Academy|Education System]] (NCOES). BLC is a month-long course that trains specialists and corporals in the fundamentals of leadership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goarmy.com/life/primary_leadership.jsp|title=Basic Leader Course (BLC)|website=Goarmy.com|accessdate=28 September 2018}}</ref> The course curriculum includes instruction in leadership skills, training skills, and war-fighting skills. To graduate, soldiers must pass the following evaluations:

[[File:US Army Basic Leader Course-squad leader mission preparation evaluation.jpg|thumb|300px|U.S. Army student squad leaders are evaluated by a Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Academy instructor during a mission preparation exercise at [[Camp Buehring]], [[Kuwait]]]]

The '''Basic Leader Course''' ('''BLC'''),<ref>{{cite web|title=Basic Leader Course|url=http://usasma.armylive.dodlive.mil/?page_id=310|website=U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy|accessdate=16 November 2015|ref=6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063328/http://usasma.armylive.dodlive.mil/?page_id=310|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New course for E7s begins as part of NCO education overhaul|url=httphttps://www.army.mil/article/157290/New_course_for_E7s_begins_as_part_of_NCO_education_overhaul/|website=The Official Homepage of the United States Army|accessdateaccess-date=16 November 2015|ref=5}}</ref> formerly the '''Warrior Leader Course''' ('''WLC''') and '''Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC'''), is the first course of study in the [[US Army]] [[nonNon-commissionedcommissioned_officer#United_States|noncommissioned officer]] [[United States Army Sergeants Major Academy#Basic Leader Course|EducationProfessional Development System]] (NCOESNCOPDS). BLC is a month-long course that trains specialists and corporals in the fundamentals of leadership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goarmy.com/life/primary_leadership.jsp|title=Basic Leader Course (BLC)|website=Goarmy.com|accessdate=28 September 2018}}</ref> As Theof course1 curriculumJuly includes2021, instructionall corporals are to have already completed BLC; in the interim those corporals who have not yet completed BLC are reassigned as specialists until they have passed the NCO promotion boards for junior leadership; skills,specialists trainingwho skills,have completed BLC and war-fightinghave been recommended for promotion are to wear corporal rank before their recommended skillspromotion.<ref name="lacdan">{{Cite Toweb graduate,|date=2021-06-04 soldiers|title=Soldiers mustto passpin theon followingcorporal evaluationsafter BLC |url=https://www.army.mil/article/247183/soldiers_to_pin_on_corporal_after_blc |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=www.army.mil |language=en}}</ref>

== Curriculum ==

* Land Navigation (75%)

The course curriculum includes instruction in leadership skills, training skills, and war-fighting skills. A passing HT/WT and ACFT score is needed to attend BLC. Soldiers with the first highest and second highest GPA, respectively, are awarded Distinguished Honor Graduate and Honor Graduate, respectively. The soldier's GPA is determined by six evaluations, and soldiers must pass the evaluations with a score of 70% or higher:

* Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) (60%)

* Physical Fitness Training Evaluation (70%)

* Individual Training Evaluation (70%)

* Garrison Leadership Evaluation (70%)

* Field Leadership Evaluation (70%) (Fully participate in the Situational Training Exercise)

* Physical FitnessReadiness Training Evaluation (70%)

Land Navigation and the APFT have only recently been added back to the list after being considered unit level tasks for several years prior to 2012. PT (Physical Training) evaluation is the ability to conduct a PT session. A passing APFT score is needed to attend BLC, and an APFT will be administered. Also it is broken down in these exams:

* Drill and Ceremony (70%)Squad Drill

* Informative Essay

* Conduct Individual Training Evaluation (70%)

* OralPublic PresentationSpeaking (70%)Presentation

* Compare and Contrast Essay

Additionally, soldiers must complete the following assessments:

* Army Leadership (written) (70%)

* Training Management (written) (70%)

* Warfighting (written) (70%)

* Garrison Leadership (70%)

* PT (conducting) (70%)

* Individual Task Training (70%)

* Oral Presentation (70%)

* Army Correspondence (70%)

* Tactical Leadership (STX) (70%)

* Drill and Ceremony (70%)

This is current as of FY 2012.

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BLC is non-specific to the soldier's [[Military Occupational Specialty]] (MOS), and graduates are awarded the [[NCO Professional Development Ribbon]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/nco_professional.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314113733/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/nco_professional.aspx |archive-date=2010-03-14 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref> BLC is no longer worth promotion points unless the soldier receives commandants or distinguished honor grad. The next level of education is Advanced Leader Course (ALC), formerly known as Basic Non-commissioned Officer Course (BNOC).

* Weekly Leadership and Collaborative Group Work Evaluation

* Resume

* [[Army Combat Fitness Test]] (ACFT) level 1 certification

BLC is non-specific to the soldier's [[Military Occupational Specialty]] (MOS), and graduates are awarded the [[NCO Professional Development Ribbon]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/nco_professional.aspx |title=ArchivedNCO copyProfessional Development Ribbon |access-date=2010-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314113733/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Awards/nco_professional.aspx |archive-date=2010-03-14 |deadurl-url=yes |dfstatus=dead }}</ref> BLC is no longer worth promotion points unless the soldier receives commandants or distinguished honor grad. The next level of education is [[United_States_Army_Sergeants_Major_Academy#Advanced_Leader_Course|Advanced Leader Course]] (ALC), formerly known as Basic Non-commissionedNoncommissioned Officer Course (BNOCBNCOC).

==References==

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