Basic Leader Course

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),[1][2] formerly the Warrior Leader Course (WLC) and Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC), is the first course of study in the US Army noncommissioned officer Professional Development System (NCOPDS). BLC is a month-long course that trains specialists and corporals in the fundamentals of leadership.[3] As of 1 July 2021, all 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; specialists who have completed BLC and have been recommended for promotion are to wear corporal rank before their recommended promotion.[4]

  1. ^ "Basic Leader Course". U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. ^ "New course for E7s begins as part of NCO education overhaul". The Official Homepage of the United States Army. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Basic Leader Course (BLC)". Goarmy.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Soldiers to pin on corporal after BLC". www.army.mil. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2024-08-26.