The '''WarriorBasic Leader Course''' ('''WLCBLC'''),<ref>{{cite formerlyweb|title=Basic knownLeader 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, corporals, and sergeants in the fundamentals of leadership.<ref>http://www.goarmy.com/life/primary_leadership.jsp</ref> The course curriculum includes instruction in leadership skills, training skills, and war-fighting skills. To graduate, soldiers must pass the following evaluations: