FA BOLC-B Field Artillery Basic Officers Leaders Course

Your mailing address will be the following:

2LT John M. Doe
B Btry 1-30th FA (BOLC B), Class ##-##
745 Geronimo Rd.
Fort Sill, OK 73503
## - your course number

a. While you are attending BOLC B, you will wear OCPs, patrol cap, authorized boots, Army Service Uniform (ASU) with black beret or Service Cap. The Army Green Service Uniform (AGSU) is also authorized

b. The Unit patch that you will wear during your BOLC B cycle is the: 428th Field Artillery Brigade patch (Example)

No. Leave is only granted under extraordinary circumstances on a case by case basis. The battery commander MAY authorize you to take a pass over a weekend as long as you remain in good standing in the course.

All BOLC B students who are PCS'd to Ft. Sill can choose to live off post. Note: Effective 1 October 2015, BOLC-B will become a TDY course.

All requests for leave and passes are handled on a case by case basis. Again, leave is only granted under extraordinary circumstances on a case by case basis. The battery commander may authorize you to take a pass over a weekend as long as you remain in good standing in the course.

While we appreciate any forewarning you can give us regarding your situation, we cannot amend or delete your orders. If a situation comes up that will preclude you from reporting on time, you need to address that issue with your branch manager and your commissioning source to amend or delete your BOLC B orders.

No. This course is about developing adaptive leaders and we are confident in your abilities to find a place to change into uniform (ACU) prior to reporting for your class. Students who show up out of uniform will be turned away and in processed only after they return in the proper uniform.

We ask that all students arrive no later than 0900 on the report date in your orders. If you cannot or will not arrive by that time, please call B Battery to let them know your situation.

Report to Building 840 (Summerall Hall) during duty hours & during non-duty hours to Building 3410, Brigade Staff Duty.

a. If you PCS to Fort Sill, you will live off-post in a civilian residence. We recommend you not sign a lease until after you have reported to the battery. If you are married and PCS to Fort Sill, you may live in married housing on post, if it is available. Note: Effective 1 October 2015, BOLC-B will become a TDY course.

b. If you are not on PCS orders to Fort Sill, you will live in lodging provided by IHG. You may contact IHG at 580-355-4475.

a. Student leadership will be assigned as your representative to the cadre.

b. The cadre consists of the battery commander, the first sergeant and other instructors within the battery.

POWs cannot be stored in the IHG. All POWs that are brought through the gate must be registered with Fort Sill even if registered at another military installation. YOU MUST DECLARE POSSESSION OF THE WEAPON TO THE GATE GUARD BEFORE ENTERING POST. To register, you must fill out a FS Form 562 at the Training Room and submit it at the Visitor Center, within one duty day upon arriving to the installation or upon purchase.

In general, remedial training for academics, study groups (voluntary), academic re-tests, land navigation re-tests, and rifle marksmanship re-tests are conducted on Saturdays.

Yes you are eligible for passes during BOLC B provided you are in good academic standing. Passes are granted at the discretion of the battery commander. See student leave and pass policy here

There is a Pre-Ranger Training program open to all volunteers. There will be a briefing containing detailed information about the program at the beginning of the course. Volunteers will participate in a specialized PT Program, weapons training, land navigation and various other events in order to prepare for Ranger School.