The Regiment will be conducting Officer Development School for candidates wishing to advance their careers in the Regiment by being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant as Platoon Leader slots become available. Officer Development School (ODS) runs over 3 days, each session lasting approximately 1-2 hours. Please note that Day 3 is mandatory for attendance and cannot be missed.
Troopers will learn
- Day 1 - Duties and Responsibilities
- Day 2 - Plans and Orders
- Day 3 - Managing Subordinates
- Deadline for submissions to ODS lead from battalion staff: Wednesday, 31JAN24
- Day 1 - Saturday, 03FEB24 @ 2000Z
- Day 2 - Sunday, 04FEB24 @ 1900Z
- Day 3 - Saturday, 10FEB24 @ 1900Z
- Minimum rank of Specialist [E-4]
- No negative action
- Completion of NCOA Phase I and II
- Completion of Server Admin Course [SAC]
- Any additional prerequisites set by Battalion CO's for their assigned seats
- We will be accepting applications for all MOS' and companies
- The number of applicants accepted will be determined by the anticipated need of each company
- Please reference 7CAV-R-033 for additional ODS policies and details
- Eligible candidates simply PM the next person in his or her chain-of-command to apply
- This will be forwarded up the CoC to the Company Commander for review
- Company Staff confer with Platoon Staffs and the Company Commander sends his or her choices to their Battalion Staff
- Battalion Staff will review and the Battalion Commander submits the approved names from all companies to the Regimental CoS and ODS Lead
- Do not submit any names you would not immediately be prepared to have commissioned!
- Upon completion of ODS Day 3, candidates are assigned 3 evaluations which they must complete within a specific number of days
- Over the next 1-2 weeks, the evaluations are scored and each candidate is informed of their grade
- Candidates who meet or exceed the passing grade for the evaluations are put on an eligibility list in order of their score
- When a Platoon Leader position opens up in an MOS or company: Company Commanders, Battalion Staff, and the Regimental Chief of Staff choose the member off that list to be commissioned with considerable weight given to score. The Regimental Chief of Staff is the final authority on grading of officer candidates and commissioning new Second Lieutenants.
Please see the Officer Development School SOP which outlines what your requirements are. It is on you to understand these requirements and ensure you have followed all proper procedures for your application to be considered.
