Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course

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The Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course is the U.S. Army’s initial training program that prepares newly commissioned infantry officers in leadership, tactics, and fundamental combat skills.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army course ⓘ
military training course ⓘ
componentOf Basic Officer Leader Course system ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
focusesOn combined arms integration at platoon level ⓘ
fundamental combat skills ⓘ
land navigation ⓘ
leadership ⓘ
light infantry tactics ⓘ
live-fire exercises ⓘ
operations orders (OPORDs) ⓘ
patrolling ⓘ
physical fitness ⓘ
platoon-level operations ⓘ
small-unit tactics ⓘ
troop leading procedures ⓘ
weapons employment ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs Fort Benning, Georgia (location name prior to redesignation) ⓘ
linked to: Fort Benning
goal develop adaptive and agile infantry leaders ⓘ
prepare officers to lead infantry platoons in combat ⓘ
includesTrainingOn battle drills ⓘ
call for fire procedures ⓘ
communications and radio procedures ⓘ
counterinsurgency fundamentals (varies by period) ⓘ
law of armed conflict ⓘ
maintenance and accountability of equipment ⓘ
offense and defense operations ⓘ
risk management ⓘ
rules of engagement ⓘ
tactical decision-making ⓘ
urban operations ⓘ
languageOfInstruction English ⓘ
level company-grade officer training ⓘ
locatedIn Fort Moore, Georgia ⓘ
mission train and educate newly commissioned infantry officers in leadership and tactics ⓘ
operatedBy U.S. Army Infantry School ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
partOf U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command ⓘ
precedes Ranger School for many infantry officers ⓘ
prerequisite branching Infantry ⓘ
commission as a U.S. Army officer ⓘ
rankRangeOfStudents second lieutenant to first lieutenant ⓘ
serviceBranch U.S. Army Infantry Branch ⓘ
linked to: Infantry Branch

United States Army ⓘ
shortName IBOLC ⓘ
targetAudience Army National Guard infantry officers ⓘ
U.S. Army Reserve infantry officers ⓘ
active duty infantry officers ⓘ
newly commissioned infantry officers ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 16–19 weeks (varies by year and component) ⓘ

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USAIS → hasComponent → Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course ⓘ
Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course cadre → partOf → Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course ⓘ
United States Army schools → includes → United States Army Basic Officer Leader Course programs ⓘ
linked to: Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course
Maneuver Captains Career Course (infantry component) → relatedTo → Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course ⓘ