New Mexico Army National Guard Basic Leader Course

The Basic Leader Course (BLC) is the first step in the Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES). The BLC is a 22-day Program of Instruction (POI) which is non-MOS specific, taught in a live-in environment, using classroom instruction with practical application, followed by hands-on performance-oriented training conducted in a field environment, culminating with an extensive situational training exercise (STX). The BLC produces competent junior NCOs who are qualified team/section/squad leaders, trainers of .leader and war fighting skills. BLC graduates are teachers of leader tasks, knowledge and attitudes; they are evaluators and counselors who conduct and participate in individual and collective training. BLC instills self discipline, professional ethics and establishes the foundation for follow-on training in leader development.