FACCC Field Artillery Captain Career Course

The primary point of contact for reporting to FACCC is the A/1-30th Battery XO at (580) 442-6594.

Students report on the date indicated in the email/welcome letter you received or will receive from the Alpha Battery XO. Early reporting is not authorized. In accordance with Army Regulation 350-1 (Army Training and Leader Development) you may not report on a temporary physical profile, except for Pregnancy and Post-Partum profiles and profiles which are due to an operational deployment.

This is not a traditional PCS. After reporting, you will execute three days of in- processing briefs as a class, to include drawing class materials (texts and instruments). You are responsible for in-processing not included during these briefs. Specifically, you’re required to in-process the post transportation, finance, and housing offices on your own time. You will not draw TA-50 from the Central Issuing Facility; however, some students find it useful to bring equipment such as rucksacks for physical readiness training. You must carry forward your dress uniform (ASU or AGSU) for payday activities, social events, and graduation.

IPPS-A absence requests are required regardless of whether you are coming from another unit on Fort Sill or another duty station. You do not require a DA Form 4187 to report. If you are coming from another unit on Fort Sill, you do not need to out-process post, only your losing unit.

If you believe you have an issue that may preclude you from reporting on the right day or will interrupt in-processing activities, contact the Alpha Battery XO immediately.

Student Code of Conduct

Students must conduct themselves in the manner expected of any Soldier both on and off duty. A Soldier’s conduct revolves around the Seven Army Values, which are: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage. The Army and FACCC evaluates all personal actions against these core values and the Leadership Requirements Model.

Academic dishonesty is not tolerated. Each graded examination, evaluation, and assignment is an individual effort. Students may work together only when their SGL direct.

The FACCC does not authorize acquiring or providing inappropriate assistance before, during, or after a written examination, except as instructed by the test administrator. The FACCC prosecutes infractions for this under Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (failure to obey an order or regulation).

All work on quizzes, examinations, and assignments must be your own original work. On examinations, you may not communicate with other students or make a record of your answers. In addition, the FACCC requires all students to report any unauthorized assistance before, during, or after written examinations involving yourself and/or other students.

Students must not perform any act or omission that provides themselves or other students an unfair advantage over their peers, such as collaboration (or toleration thereof) on graded examinations, evaluations, or assignments, unless their SGL specifically authorizes them to do so.

All students are obligated to report suspected honor code violations to their SGL as soon as possible.The chain of command may dismiss any student found in violation of this code of conduct. Students have the right to appeal involuntary dismissal.

Academic Graduation Requirements

The FACCC evaluates academic subject matter on a basis of 2000 POI points. SGLs calculate weight point achievement to the second decimal place percentage (0.00%) and use it to determine each student's completion of training. The minimum passing score for all graded assignments is 80.00% (70.00% for International Military Students [IMS]). SGLs may direct students who earn a failing grade on a written assignment to re-write the assignment. The maximum achievable score on a rewrite is 80.00% (70.00% for IMS).

Students must achieve a cumulative average of at least 80% in each block of instruction and on all 200-point exams to graduate which include the Fire Support Planning Exam, Field Artillery Battalion Planning Exam, Fire Control Exam, and Cumulative Exam (70% for IMS).

Physical Graduation Requirements

Physical Fitness: The FACCC requires students to participate in and lead physical readiness training (PRT) formations throughout the course. SGLs deduct participation points at their discretion based on the student’s ability to arrive, coordinate, lead, and conduct PRT professionally and correctly. Students conduct PRT daily, and their SGLs report accountability to the Course Manager NLT 0550 every duty day.

Students conduct an entry Army Combat Fitness Tests (ACFT) shortly after arrival. A second, “diagnostic” ACFT is self-administered by students at the mid-point of the course. Students who score a minimum of 540 points with a minimum score of 80 points in each event on the entry ACFT are exempt from body fat screening.

Students must meet height and weight standards in accordance with AR 350-1, AR 600- 9, and FM 7-22 to begin the course. All U.S. Army Students must maintain height and weight requirements throughout the duration of the course. IMS and USMC Students are not required to meet Army height and weight standards to enroll into the course.

The battery administers an initial body fat assessment and ACFT. Soldiers who fail to meet Army physical fitness and body fat standards will be dismissed from the course. Following dismissal from the course, the battery commander notifies HRC of the Soldier’s ineligibility for training and initiates appropriate actions to include flagging per AR 600-8-2. The battery commander also enrolls the Soldier into a remedial physical fitness program.

One ACFT retest and one height and weight rescreening are allowed. They are administered NET seven days and NLT 24 days after the initial failure.

For students who fail to meet Army physical fitness and body fat standards, SGLs will annotate them as “DID NOT GRADUATE” (Part I, Block L.) and “Failed to Achieve Course Standards” (Part III, Block A.) on the DA Form 1050 (Service School Academic Evaluation Report). Officers who fail to achieve course standards are not eligible to enroll in any PME courses for six months after their dismissal. The six-month waiting period begins on the day after the student signs the DA Form 1059. Soldiers who fail to meet standards a second time are not eligible to enroll in any PME courses for one year after the second failure. It is a command decision whether to recommend an officer for separation.

Click here for a list of publications issued to FACCC students.

This is the Course Framework and the Individual Student Assessment Plan (ISAP) detailing Learning Objectives for the Common Core Block. During the first week of instruction students will choose a period of history, campaign, war, battle, or leader on which they will focus on during the duration of the course. Supporting assignments will be used to support the research paper due during the FA technical and tactical block

RC CCC Course Map

The Field Artillery Captains' Career Course-Reserve Component (FACCC-RC) consists of four phases, as outlined below. Field Artillery officers in the United States Army National Guard or United States Army Reserve, who are unable to attend the resident course, will complete the FACCC-RC course. The FACCC-RC is built on a thirteen- month model. Once students begin the course, they should plan to complete it within a 24-month window.

Prerequisite Phase

This is the first of two distance learning courses (online, self-paced, with instructor access) which is the Army Common Core portion of the course. Major blocks of study for this phase include Army Profession, Mission Command, Operations, Operations Process, and Training Management. Students will enroll in this phase through their unit or ATRRS manager. Students will have 6 months to complete the online modules associated with the prerequisite Phase.

Phase 1

First two-week resident session of the course, conducted at Fort Sill. Students are required to request a reservation for Phase 1 through their unit or ATRRS manager. This phase consists of a Resident Common Core Block, Fire Direction Block, Battery Operations Block, and Maneuver MDMP Block. After successfully completing this phase of training, students will receive an AER as well as a certificate of completion.
*Required material and packing list will be sent out with welcome letter.

Phase 2

This is the second Distance Learning course which will be Field Artillery specific. Major blocks of study for this phase will be in Fire Direction, Fire Support, Battery Operations, and the Field Artillery Staff. Students will enroll in Phase 2 through your unit or ATRRS manager. Students will have 6 months to complete the online modules associated with this phase of training. After successfully completing this phase of training, Students will receive a certificate of completion.

Phase 3

Second two-week resident session of the course, conducted at Fort Sill, and culminates in graduation from FACCC-RC. Students are required to request a reservation for Phase 3 through their unit or ATRRS manager. This phase consists of a Fire Support Planning block, and a Battalion Field Artillery MDMP block. Prerequisite for attending is the completion of Phases 1 and 2 (confirmed by instructor). After successfully completing this phase of training, students will receive an AER and graduation certificate of completion.
*Required material and packing list will be sent out with welcome letter.

CCC Students will be authorized on post housing if it is available and they have their family with them.

Fort Sill Lodging
Aultman Hall, Buiding Number 5676
Fort Sill, OK 73503
(580) 442-5000 / 3214

Welcome Center
BLDG 4700 Hartell Hall
Fort Sill, OK 73503
For ORB Updates, see student records at BLDG 4700. Turn in current ORB with corrections and appropriate award paperwork

Medical Care for Students
TMC #1, BLDG 2913. Sign-in is conducted on a walk-in basis from 0700-0800 and 1230-1330, Monday through Friday. Saturday and Federal/Training Holiday sick call for this student population is conducted at the Bleak Troop Medical Clinic (TMC). Sign-in for Saturday and Federal/Training Holidays will be conducted from 0700-0800.

Cowan Dental Clinic (Temporary Location)
Bldg. 6037A, Bessinger Rd.(Located Behind Allen Dental Clinic)
Dental Clinic Information 580 442-5544 (0730-1630) M-F
Sick Call (0730-0900) on Training Holidays
***Hand Carry Records Each Visit***

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