Assessment of the FY 05 Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC) phase II : Instructor Certification Program (ICP) and single-site initial implementation /

Assessment of the FY 05 Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC) phase II : Instructor Certification Program (ICP) and single-site initial implementation /

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Imprint:	Alexandria, Va. : U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences,2006.
Description:	1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Study report ; :2006-09 Study report (U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences) ; 2006-09.
Subject:	United States. -- Army -- Officers. United States. -- Army. Command of troops. Soldiers -- Training of -- United States. Armed Forces -- Officers. Command of troops. Soldiers -- Training of. United States.
Format:	E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6326297

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Other authors / contributors:	Pleban, Robert J. Tucker, Jennifer S. U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.
Notes:	Joint authors: Jennifer S. Tucker, James H. Centric, Michael D. Dlubac, Richard L. Wampler. Cover title. "August 2006." "Army project number 665803D730." Includes bibliographical references. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Also available online. Contract or grant no. :W74V8H-04D-0045 DO#0002
Summary:	"This report documents the BOLC II cadre Instructor Certification Program (ICP) and the single-site initial implementation conducted during FY 05. BOLC entails a three phase process of officer initial entry training. After Phase I (precommissioning), all lieutenants receive a common core program (Phase II) focusing on leadership, counseling, and fieldcraft in a hands-on, field intensive environment. Phase III focuses on branch-specific officer training. Training observations from the ICP indicated that a disproportionate amount of time was spent on individual skill training versus training the cadre on how to teach, coach, and mentor lieutenants. Critical soft skills training was either abbreviated or not conducted. The training focus of the single-site implementation mirrored that of the ICP. The lieutenants' survey ratings showed significant improvements in how prepared they felt they were to lead a platoon in executing the Warrior battle drills and their confidence in executing the Warrior tasks following BOLC II. However, important gaps in leadership training were identified. Survey results showed that the BOLC training did not meet the lieutenants' expectations of the course. Recommendations based, in part, on these findings, have resulted in noticeable changes in the next ICP and the two-site initial implementation. ARI will continue to monitor these changes and their effects on both cadre preparation and the quality of leadership training received by lieutenants during BOLC II."--Stinet.
Govt.docs classification:	D 101.60/8:2006-09

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Item Description:	Joint authors: Jennifer S. Tucker, James H. Centric, Michael D. Dlubac, Richard L. Wampler. Cover title. "August 2006." "Army project number 665803D730."
Physical Description:	1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
Access:	Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.