Engineer Officer Basic Course
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The Engineer Basic Officer Leader Course Phase B (EBOLC) is located at the United States Army Engineer School in Fort Leonard Wood
, Missouri
, and is approximately seventeen weeks long and the second part of the Basic Officer Leaders Course
. Once an Army
Officer has been commissioned and selected for the Corps of Engineers
, he or she is sent to Engineer School to learn combat engineering
, general engineering, and geospatial engineering
. With few exceptions, attendees will be the rank of Second Lieutenant
who have recently commissioned (fulfilling BOLC-A requirements). While attending, the officer will become a part of B Company, 554th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade receiving instruction from the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence
(MSCoE).
At Engineer BOLC (BOLC-B), students spend the first 3 weeks conducting tasks previously part of BOLC II (basic tactics, field craft, close quarters combat, and marksmanship), followed by a defensive module, an offensive module, a general engineering module, and a stability module. During the general engineering module, officers learn and are tested on military bridging, horizontal and vertical construction and military demolition
s, including mine detection. They also conduct several field training exercise
where students lead combat engineering
missions.
Once completed, most graduates are sent to Engineer units where they will serve as platoon leaders and in various staff roles.
Fort Leonard Wood (military base)
Fort Leonard Wood is a United States Army installation located in the Missouri Ozarks. The main gate is located on the southern boundary of St. Robert. The post was created in December 1940 and named in honor of General Leonard Wood, former Chief of Staff, in January 1941...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, and is approximately seventeen weeks long and the second part of the Basic Officer Leaders Course
Basic Officer Leaders Course
The Basic Officer Leaders Course is a two-phased training course designed to produce commissioned officers in the United States Army. It is a progressive model designed to produce American Army officers with leadership skills, small unit tactics and certain branch specific capabilities.- BOLC A...
. Once an Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
Officer has been commissioned and selected for the Corps of Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency...
, he or she is sent to Engineer School to learn combat engineering
Combat engineering
A combat engineer, also called pioneer or sapper in many armies, is a soldier who performs a variety of construction and demolition tasks under combat conditions...
, general engineering, and geospatial engineering
Geospatial engineering
Geospatial Engineering, is a broad field that crosses multiple specialties that focuses on multiple dimensional mapping and organizing. Also known as Geospatial Information and Services , and formerly called Mapping Charting and Geodesy remains a core mission of the Army Engineer branch and...
. With few exceptions, attendees will be the rank of Second Lieutenant
Second Lieutenant
Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
who have recently commissioned (fulfilling BOLC-A requirements). While attending, the officer will become a part of B Company, 554th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade receiving instruction from the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence
U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence
The U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence is located at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.The current commanding general is Major General David E. Quantock and the command sergeant major is Command Sergeant Major Corbly L. Elsbury.-Priorities:...
(MSCoE).
At Engineer BOLC (BOLC-B), students spend the first 3 weeks conducting tasks previously part of BOLC II (basic tactics, field craft, close quarters combat, and marksmanship), followed by a defensive module, an offensive module, a general engineering module, and a stability module. During the general engineering module, officers learn and are tested on military bridging, horizontal and vertical construction and military demolition
Demolition
Demolition is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use....
s, including mine detection. They also conduct several field training exercise
Field training exercise
A Field training exercise, generally shortened to the acronym "FTX", describes a highly coordinated and well planned exercise conducted by military units for training purposes.-FTX's in Active Duty:...
where students lead combat engineering
Combat engineering
A combat engineer, also called pioneer or sapper in many armies, is a soldier who performs a variety of construction and demolition tasks under combat conditions...
missions.
Once completed, most graduates are sent to Engineer units where they will serve as platoon leaders and in various staff roles.
See also
- United States Army Corps of EngineersUnited States Army Corps of EngineersThe United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency...
- Military engineerMilitary engineerIn military science, engineering refers to the practice of designing, building, maintaining and dismantling military works, including offensive, defensive and logistical structures, to shape the physical operating environment in war...
- 911th Engineer Company (formerly the MDW Engineer Company)
- Basic Officer Leaders CourseBasic Officer Leaders CourseThe Basic Officer Leaders Course is a two-phased training course designed to produce commissioned officers in the United States Army. It is a progressive model designed to produce American Army officers with leadership skills, small unit tactics and certain branch specific capabilities.- BOLC A...