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[[File:US Army Basic Leader Course-squad leader mission preparation evaluation.jpg|thumb|350px|U.S. Army student squad leaders are evaluated by a Non-Commissioned Officer Academy (NCO) 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}}</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: