To prepare selected Staff Sergeants, Sergeants, Specialist/ Corporals promotable, and specialist/corporals nonpromotable in the priority outlined in AR 350-1 (see Course Prerequisites below).

The Warrior Leader Course (WLC) is non-MOS specific, taught in an NCO Academy live-in environment IAW the small group instruction (SGI) process; it consists of classroom interaction with practical applications, followed by hands-on, performance- oriented training. The course culminates in an extensive situational training exercise (STX). The course prepares sergeants for positions of higher responsibility as section leaders. Major subject areas include: Leadership, training, physical fitness training, map reading, land navigation, counseling, soldier team development, basic supply and maintenance procedures, and common field crafts. The object of WLC is to graduate students who will return to their units with the knowledge that will assist them to:
* Be technically and tactically proficient.
* Make sound decisions.
* Plan correctly.
* Follow the Army professional ethics.
* Communicate effectively.
* Apply soldier-team development.
* Lead and train their subordinates in a "go to war" atmosphere.

* Priority One: Staff Sergeants, Sergeants that are non-WLC/PLDC graduates. Soldiers may or may not have a WLC Waiver.
* Priority Two: SPC/CPL promotable. Soldiers are prioritized within this category as follows: - SPC/CPL (P) who has met cut off score. - SPC/CPL (P) in MOSs which would have had additional promotions if more promotable SPC/CPLs had been available and identified as a "Star MOS" by monthly PERSCOM Promotion Cut-Off Memorandums. - SPC/CPL (P) in other MOSs serving in an authorized NCO position based on the highest number of promotion points. - All other SPC/CPL (P) on a recommended list based on the highest number of promotion points.
* Priority Three: SPC/CPL in leadership positions. In order to fill all WLC training seats, non-promotable SPCs w/demonstrated leadership potential may attend WLC only when all other higher OML categories are exhausted.
* Meet height and weight standards of AR 600-9.
* Eligible for reenlistment and have a recommendation from their immediate commander.
* Soldiers approaching transition from the active rolls may attend PLDC up to their ETS date. This action will reduce the training requirement if the soldier continues his/her military commitment in the ARNG or USAR.
* Have no conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence (Lautenburg Amendment).
* Have no Suspension of Favorable Personnel Action (Flags) pending.
* Arrive fully capable of performing supporting individual tasks and tasks required in the next lower level course, e.g., basic training, SMCT.
* If age 30 or over, have completed a periodic physical exam within the last 5 years.
Unit Pre-execution Checklist (PEC) in Part 1, line 10, must be initialed by the first line leader and the soldier. If the initials are missing, verify the physical data in AKO. A student over 30 without proper verification of the physical will be denied enrollment. Soldiers will no longer carry a copy of their physical.
* Must have in their possession a completed and properly signed pre-execution checklist. Soldiers reporting for training without the checklist, signed by the Soldier's unit commander, have 72 hours from the report date to provide the checklist with appropriate attachment. Soldiers who failed to provide the checklist within this time frame will be returned to their unit. The unit commander's signature on the pre-execution checklist suffices as certification that the soldier meets routine course prerequisites and physical requirements.

Commandants may not add local requirements to the [course] prerequisites.

Testing Material. Test material is not included with this course. The TASS Battalion Test Control Officer will order the test material from:

Questions concerning subject matter of this course may be addressed to the Proponent.

This TATS Course consists of the following:

Academic:

Module	Title	Hours
Module A	Leadership	36
Module B	Training	44
Module C	Warfighter	72
Module E	Examinations	2.6
Total		154.6

Administrative:

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