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LEADER COURSE
INFORMATION
BRIEF
SAPPER TRAINING DETACHMENT
HHC, 577TH ENGINEER BATTALION
1ST ENGINEER BRIGADE
Purpose
This information brief explains the

relevance of the Sapper Leader Course
and how it impacts the Army’s junior
leaders and Joint Services and
Multinational soldiers.
Agenda
• CURRENT SAPPER LEADER COURSE
– Mission
– Eligibility
– Method
– Course overview
– Graduation criteria
– Joint service/multinational graduates
– Training value
Mission Statement
TO TRAIN JOINT SERVICE LEADERS IN

SMALL UNIT TACTICS, LEADERSHIP
SKILLS, AND WARFIGHTER TACTICS
REQUIRED TO PERFORM AS A MEMBER OF
A COMBINED ARMS TEAM IN A
CONTEMPORARY OPERATING
ENVIRONMENT.
Intent
TO PRODUCE AGGRESSIVE,
DISCIPLINED, AND WELL
TRAINED WARRIOR LEADERS THAT ULTIMATELY
INCREASE THE ARMY’S COMBAT READINESS IN
THE JOINT FORCE AND THE NATION.
Endstate
A MORE RELEVANT AND READY JUNIOR LEADER
INSTILLED WITH THE WARRIOR AND
EXPEDITIONARY MINDSET.
Eligibility
• Open to Army combat units, Joint

services, and International services
(primarily engineers)
• Enlisted: E4(P) and above
• Officer: O-3 and below (including cadets)
Method
• Keeping within the frameworks of leadership
• Light engineer and infantry tactics
• Hands-on, performance oriented training
• High risk training
• Stressful, intensive field conditions
• Rotate through leadership positions
Instructor
Qualifications
• Sapper *
• Ranger *
• Airborne *
• Air Assault
• Pathfinder
• Mountain Warfare
• Jumpmaster
• Rappel master
Note: * Mandatory
Course Overview
• 28 days of training
• Phase I – General Subjects- GS (14 days)
– Classroom Instruction
– Practical Exercises
– Written Exams
• Phase II – Patrolling- PAT (14 days)
– Classroom Instruction (4 days)
– Field (10 days)
General Subjects
• Physical fitness
– APFT
– Urban orienteering
– 3.1, 6.2 mile runs
– Litter run (3.2 miles)
– Last soldier up run (3 miles)
– Boat drills
– Boot run (3.1 mile w/LBE and weapon)
– 12 Mile foot march
General Subjects
• Demolitions
– Identify characteristics of military explosives
– Calculate conventional demolition
– Construct Modernized Demolitions Initiator
(MDI) systems
– Construct, prime, detonate expedient
demolition charges (ie. grape shot, etc.)
– Construct Demolitions Effects Simulators (DES)
– Calculate, place, detonate urban MOUT charges
General Subjects
• Air operations
– Sling load operations
– Set up helicopter landing / pick-up zones
– Tie and inspect rappel point anchor system
– Aeromedivac
General Subjects
• Mountaineering
– Identify, characteristics, capabilities, and
maintenance requirements of basic
mountaineering equipment
– Tie and identify 11 knots used in basic
mountaineering
– Construct field expedient lifting/lowering devices
– Perform climbing and mountaineering tasks
– Conduct rappels
General Subjects
• Waterborne operations
– Execute assault boat crossing
– Perform helocast
– Identify types and characteristics capabilities
of boats
– Perform rigging and capsize drills
General Subjects
• Medical techniques
– Evaluate and treat casualties
– Perform medical evacuation procedures
– Administer intravenous fluids
– * CLS Recertification
General Subjects
• Foreign mines and weapons
– Detect and identify foreign mines using
AN/PSS12
– Identify mines using visual mine indicators
– Identify AK Series assault rifles and machine
guns
– Fire AK Series assault rifles
General Subjects
• Booby traps / Improvised Explosive Devices
– Set up check point and search vehicles for
booby traps/IEDs
– Employ training booby traps/IEDs in an urban
and field environment
– Neutralize booby traps/IEDs in an urban and
field environment
Patrolling
• Combatives
– Take downs
– Arm bars
– Chokes
– Dominant positions
Patrolling
• Troop leading procedures
– 8 step process
– Duties and responsibilities of patrol members
– Inspections and rehearsals (PCC/PCI’s)
– Formulate supply requests
– Risk management
Patrolling
• Fundamentals of patrolling
– Individual movement techniques
– Patrol organization and movement
– Convoy movements
– Selecting individual fighting positions
– Range cards
– Individual soldier discipline
Patrolling
• Combat orders
– Warning order
– Operations order (7hour, 5hour, and 3hour
plans)
– Fragmentary order
– Coordinations (to include civil affairs)
Patrolling
• Survival
– Basic needs
– Water/ food procurement
– Small game preparation
– Field craft
Patrolling
• Raid, Recon, Ambush
– Crawl, Walk, Run
• Breaching
– Fundamentals
– Types of breaching
– Elements of the Breach Force
Patrolling
• Military operations in urban terrain (MOUT)
– High intensity
– Controlled fire techniques
– Rules of Engagement
– Individual Close Quarters Battle (CQB) skills
• Enter building/room, stairwells, hallways, etc.
– Collective CQB tasks (up to platoon level)
Patrolling
• Evaluated patrols
– Patrol base operations
– Raid, recon, ambush
– Bridge reconnaissance/demolitions
– Clear bunker/ trench
– MOUT
– React to improvised explosive devices
Graduation
Criteria
• 12-mile Foot March (w/ 1 retest)
• Land Navigation (w/ 1 retest)
• Demolitions calculations (w/ 1 retest)
• Leadership grades (50% Go)
• Earn 700 of 1000 points
• Participate in all training
Army
• By MOS from 2000 to 2004
– 21B = 1156 – 92R = 8
– Cadets = 124 – 31U = 4
– 21N = 91 – 71L = 2
– 11B = 74 – 54B = 2
– 21D = 21 – 56A = 1
– 91 Series = 18 – 82D = 1
– 51B = 16 – 95B = 1
– 19D = 9
USMC
• Class 01-01
– 2 Officers
• Class 02-01
– 1 Officer, 3 NCO’s
• Class 04-02
– 2 Officers, 12 NCO’s
• Class 10-02
– 2 Officers
• Class 08-03
– 1 Officer Total = 23
Foreign Students
• Hungarian
– 1 Officer class 07-03
• German
– 4 Officers class 07-03
• Canadian
– 3 NCO’s class 10-03
• Jamaican
– 1 NCO class 03-04
Training Value
• Improved leadership skills
• Warrior Ethos
• Initiative/Flexible/Adaptive
• Troop-leading ability
• Demolitions expertise
• Greater confidence
• Increased unit cohesion
QUESTIONS ?
Training today’s warriors,
building tomorrow’s leaders.
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PURPOSE
THIS IS AN INFORMATION BRIEF ON TWO

POTENTIAL COURSES OF ACTION OF THE
SAPPER LEADER COURSE TO LINK
ENGINEER BNCOC TO KEEP THE
REGIMENT’S SCHOOLS RELEVANT TO
TODAY’S ARMY NEEDS.
AGENDA
• Course of Action 1
• Course of Action 2
– Overview
– Eligibility
– Discussion
– Funding
COURSE OF ACTION
1
Phase Phase Phase
1 2
Breaching
3
Weapons
Air operations
Land navigation
Raid STX
Knots
Recon Survival
Water operations
Ambush FTX
Demolitions
MOUT
MOUT
Road March
Booby traps
TLP’s
Warning order
OPORD
•2 class session per month • Training 750 to 1,000 soldiers annually

• Allowing graduating class of BNCOC 20
•20 sessions a year slots
• 3 phases of the Sapper Leader Course
•50 soldiers per class
•28 day (4 wk) course
ELIGIBILITY
• Open to all Army units, Joint services, and

International services
– Enlisted: E4(P) and above
– Officer: O-3 and below (including cadets)
• Open to engineer professional
development school students (BNCOC,
ANCOC and EOBC)
COURSE OF ACTION 1
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• The sapper and • Aligning course
ENGR NCOES
remains separate
schedules
• The sapper school • Assigning slots
will still be a premier • BNCOC students
Army school will remain at FLW
• Growth of the sapper additional 28 days
school
• Funding of NCOs
• More engineer junior
leaders trained from BNCOC to SLC
COURSE OF ACTION
Phase
2
Phase
BNCOC
1 2 SAPPERS
SACC (Common Core) SACC (Common Core) Demolitions APFT/600-9
TLP’s/PCI’s Land nav
APFT/600-9 APFT/600-9 Mountain operations TLP’s/PCI’s
FBCB2 FBCB2 Water operations Mountain operations
Recon (forms/graphics) Recon (forms/graphics) Threat weapons Water operations
Mine warfare Mine warfare MOUT Threat weapons
Combat orders Combat Orders Patrol organization/MVMT Mine warfare
Combat construction Combat construction Battle Drills MOUT
Call for fire Call for fire Patrol Base Booby traps/IED’s
Combat patrols Call for fire
Battle focus training Battle focus training Combat Orders Patrol org/MVMT
Human Intel gathering Human Intel gathering STX/FTX Battle Drills
Coordination's Coordination's Booby traps/IED’s Patrol Base
Land navigation
Advanced Marksmanship Human Intel gathering Combat Orders
Demolition Demolitions Coordination's STX/FTX
STX/FTX Advanced Marksmanship Demolitions
Notes• SLC training geared to the Engineer Regiment

:
• BNCOC and SLC merge, both course timelines
change
• Phase 1 (BNCOC instructors)
ELIGIBILITY
• Open only to engineer professional

development school students (BNCOC,
ANCOC and EOBC)
COURSE OF ACTION 2
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• Every NCO in the • Only supports the
engineer regiment engineer regiment
will possess skills • The standards
gained at the SLC change
• Shorter course • The product
• SLC embedded into change
NCOES and OES • No more sapper
school
SAPPER LEADERS
COURSE
COA 1 COA 2
• SLC is a stand alone • SLC incorporated in
course NCOES
• SLC under HHC 577th • SLC part of NCOA
Engineer Battalion • No more sapper school
• 28 day course • Only open to engineers
• Open to all MOS’s • All junior engineer
• 1,000 soldiers trained leaders have sapper
annually (max) leader training
• Instructor qualifications
QUESTIONS ?
Training today’s warriors,
building tomorrow’s leaders.
WWW.WOOD.ARMY.MIL/SAPPER

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LEADER COURSE

This information brief explains the

TO TRAIN JOINT SERVICE LEADERS IN

• Open to Army combat units, Joint

THIS IS AN INFORMATION BRIEF ON TWO

•2 class session per month • Training 750 to 1,000 soldiers annually

• Open to all Army units, Joint services, and

Notes• SLC training geared to the Engineer Regiment

• Open only to engineer professional

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