FORT BLISS, Texas – The NCO Leadership Center of Excellence updated the curriculum for the Basic Leader Course, the first professional military education program given to Soldiers in the ranks of ...

Army leaders are weighing whether to revamp the service's Basic Leader Course to include more time in the field -- and that could mean longer school, too. The potential overhaul of the course, or BLC, ...

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- The 7th Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy held a graduation ceremony to recognize Soldiers who successfully completed the Basic Leadership Course in Vilseck, Germany, Oct. 9 ...

ARLINGTON, Virginia – The top general for Army training and doctrine sees discipline and skill mastery as crucial to building trust, which in turn improves combat effectiveness. The best way to build ...

Active-duty soldiers will soon have to serve as corporals before being promoted to sergeant, the Army announced last week. Starting on July 1, Army specialists who have completed the Basic Leader ...

U.S. Army Course Chief of Basic Leadership 1st Sgt. Mike McGonigal can trace his career path back to a pivotal conversation with his father some 19 years ago: “When I was a young buck in the Army, I ...