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, ...

Soldiers aiming to get their stripes will soon need to brush up on their map-reading skills and grid plotting. The Army plans to increase the length of its Basic Leader Course, or BLC, in fiscal 2026, ...

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 ...