Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course
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The Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course is the U.S. Army’s initial training program that prepares newly commissioned infantry officers in leadership, tactics, and fundamental combat skills.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course canonical | 2 |
| United States Army Basic Officer Leader Course programs | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. Army course
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military training course ⓘ |
| componentOf | Basic Officer Leader Course system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
combined arms integration at platoon level
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fundamental combat skills ⓘ land navigation ⓘ leadership ⓘ light infantry tactics ⓘ live-fire exercises ⓘ operations orders (OPORDs) ⓘ patrolling ⓘ physical fitness ⓘ platoon-level operations ⓘ small-unit tactics ⓘ troop leading procedures ⓘ weapons employment ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Fort Benning, Georgia (location name prior to redesignation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
develop adaptive and agile infantry leaders
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prepare officers to lead infantry platoons in combat ⓘ |
| includesTrainingOn |
battle drills
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call for fire procedures ⓘ communications and radio procedures ⓘ counterinsurgency fundamentals (varies by period) ⓘ law of armed conflict ⓘ maintenance and accountability of equipment ⓘ offense and defense operations ⓘ risk management ⓘ rules of engagement ⓘ tactical decision-making ⓘ urban operations ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| level | company-grade officer training ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Fort Moore, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission | train and educate newly commissioned infantry officers in leadership and tactics ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
U.S. Army Infantry School
NERFINISHED
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United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Ranger School for many infantry officers ⓘ |
| prerequisite |
branching Infantry
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commission as a U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| rankRangeOfStudents | second lieutenant to first lieutenant ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
U.S. Army Infantry Branch
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United States Army ⓘ |
| shortName | IBOLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Army National Guard infantry officers
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U.S. Army Reserve infantry officers ⓘ active duty infantry officers ⓘ newly commissioned infantry officers ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 16–19 weeks (varies by year and component) ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
United States Army Basic Officer Leader Course programs