Training and Education
Gary Dahl
Gary Dahl is the Development Program Manager for the Simulation Proponent Division.

Battle Command Officer Integration Course (BCOIC). The Battle Command Officer Integration Course is a two week course that prepares FA 57 officers for duties at BCT and multifunctional brigades for duties as the Battle Command Officer. The individuals attending this course will develop an understanding of how battle command systems impact the “art” of battle command and how to apply techniques and procedures to situations that battle command officer encounter during deployment. These are the three essential components of the course: Understanding tools used by a unit and the BCO; Leveraging the tools; and Teaching the tools. In addition to the full suite of ABCS, the course covers information and knowledge management architecture and how to manage digital information. Although the course targets preparation for a brigade assignment, it will be of benefit for any FA 57 destined for deployment. Therefore, if your future involves deploying, this course is for you.

Simulation S7 Course. We also have a new distance learning Simulation S7 course (Skill Identifier for S7 coded positions) on line. The S7 course explains how to integrate simulations with unit training plans and is targeted to the S3 and Assistant S3 at brigade and below. We encourage all S3s/Assistant S3s at brigade and battalion to take this course. There are 1,575 S7 coded duty positions in the Army.

Soldiers and Civilians can register at https://www.atrrs.army.mil/selfdevctr/
Course Title: Simulation S7
Course: 4N-SIS7 (DL)
School Code: 136

Simulation Operations Course. As a reminder for Simulation Operations Course (SOC) graduates and future graduates, that your SOC diploma qualifies you for three semester hours credit in project organization and management or engineering management in a graduate degree program. The American Council on Education provides certification documentation for your university to grant credit.
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Life Long Learning. If you have not seen the life long learning program for the FA 57 give me a call, and we can discuss how to tailor a learning program for you over the length of your career.

Remember, learning is an everyday occurr-ence not only when you are in school. 

(703) 604-0240
DSN 664-0240
Gary.dahl@hqda.army.mil