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Nearly 190,000 Army Reserve Soldiers and 11,000 Civilians are present in all 50 States, five U.S. territories, and deployed to 23 countries around the world. The Army Reserve contains nearly half of the Army’s maneuver support and a quarter of its force mobilization capacity at...
Transitioning to Agile especially for non-Tech companies can be challenging. It’s hard to let go of the old habits and it’s even harder to embrace good habits. A common pitfall especially among large companies is that they tend to centralize the decision making during their...
To be awarded the 70D AOC (Area of Concentration), one has to Complete 70D MIMC Phase 1 (DL – Distance Learning) Attend 6 week 70D MIMC Phase 2 in Fort Sam Houston Completing 70D Phase 1 is a long and an exhaustive process. I had...
As a soldier, you might have to travel on Orders for training among other things. DTS isn’t exactly known for intuitiveness in terms of User Experience (UX) but they do try. Here’s a brief introduction to DTS covering some select topics. Let’s first understand the...
Observer Controller Trainer (OC/T) Course is conducted by Medical Readiness and Training Command (MRTC) at Fort Gordon, GA for a week. The course is designed to provide basic information for a soldier to be a successful OC/T in support of collective training events and assist...
During an appearance on a right-wing radio program, the hosts asked President Trump about Putin recognizing two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent. “I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, ‘This is genius,’” “Putin declares a big portion...
The 2 week 70B Track phase began on the following Monday after Graduation Day from core BOLC. Each platoon formed an independent Task Force (TF). So my platoon had 8 people, which is nice. Week 1 On Day 1, we formed up at ROC Drill...
“The AMEDD BOLC is designed to provide orientation, training, and initial leaderdevelopment for newly commissioned officer. All AMEDD officers will complete the AMEDD BOLC at Joint Base San Antonio, TX.” – DA PAM 600-4 Army Medical Department Officer Professional Development and Career Management Course Registration...
Here we go again Here we go againSame old stuff againMarching down the avenuefew more days and we’ll be throughI won’t have to look at youyou won’t have to look at meI’ll be glad and so will youAm I right or wrong? * You’re rightAre...
I attended the 70D long course (June 21 2021 – July 12 2021). This is supposed to be a 4 week course but was condensed to clear the training backlog due to COVID. Course Registration If you are an Army Reservist, you need to reach...