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Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS)
WOCS is the six-week Regular Army (RA) version resident school, which provides Warrant Officer Candidates,
training in the fundamentals of leadership and basic military skills. Training, Advising, and Counseling (TAC)
Officers conduct this training in a high-stress environment where candidates are subjectively evaluated. Candidates
are also evaluated by hands-on performance and written examinations. Attendance at the Active component resident
WOCS is optional although it is preferred.
Warrant Officer Candidate School - Regional Training Institute (WOCS-RTI)
WOCS-RTI is the six week Regular Army WOCS course condensed into two two-week phases conducted back-to-
back. WOCS-RTI is designed for Reserve Component Warrant Officer Candidates who are limited by time
constraints from attending the AC WOCS version.
Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC)
Previously known as the Warrant Officer Technical and Tactical Certification (WOTTC), WOBC is the Warrant
Officer entry-level certification of qualification and award of a Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) by a DA
MOS Proponent. Upon graduation from WOCS and appointment to WO1, each Warrant Officer will attend
functional specialty training to become MOS qualified (MOSQ). WOBC is a functional specialty development
course taught at various DA MOS Proponent schools. Training is performance oriented and focuses on technical
skills, leadership, effective communication, unit training, maintenance operations, security, property accountability,
tactics, and development of subordinates. Warrant Officer Candidates (WOC) need to identify WOBC class dates at
time of enrollment into WOCS. Applicants should go directly from WOCS to WOBC when possible. WOBC
should be completed within 18-months of initial appointment. Failure to complete WOBC within 24-months of
initial appointment may result in discharge from the ARNG.
Warrant Officer Advanced Course (WOAC)
WOAC, previously known as the Senior Warrant Officer Training (SWOT) Course. This training provides addi-
tional training for Warrant Officers serving at company and battalion levels. Until on or about 1 October 1998, the
WOAC is the only ARNG requirement for promotion to the grades of Chief Warrant Officer, W3 and W4. WOAC
training provides additional MOS training for Warrant Officers serving at the company and battalion level. It is a 2-
phase course consisting of ―
(a)
WOAC prerequisite studies phase. This is a mandatory distance learning (DL) course, which must be
completed prior to attending resident WOAC training. The Action Officer Development Course (AODC) was
adopted as the resource for this distance-learning course. It provides Warrant Officers serving in CW2 or higher
duty positions relevant training in topics such as management techniques, communication skills, preparing and
staffing documents, meetings and interviews, problem solving, writing, coordinating, briefings, and ethics. To
enroll go to the Army Training (and Education) Network (ATN): http://www.train.army.mil.
(b)
WOAC resident phase. This course is administered and conducted by individual DA MOS Proponents.
Attendance at WOAC may be approved with a minimum of two-years TIG as a CW2. In addition to AODC, many
schools require completion of a WOAC DL class that must be completed at least 2-4 weeks prior to attendance to
the resident phase. Course requirements are determined in ATRRS for each MOS.
Warrant Officer Intermediate Level Education (WOILE)
WOILE is a professional development course. Only the Army Warrant Officer Career College (WOCC) at Fort
Rucker, AL teaches WOSC. It is conducted in two phases: Phase I - DL and Phase II – Resident. Phase I (DL)
must be completed at least 30-days prior to attendance of the resident phase. Phase II (resident) provides
intermediate level professional military education (PME) leader development. It provides instructions on tactical
and operational scenarios in a joint interagency, intergovernmental and multinational (JIIM) environment with a
strategic overview. History and Battle Analysis provides in-depth understanding of the military decision-making
process (MDMP), staff systems integrator-manager skills training and education. Knowledge Management and
Project Management, with associated PEs, reinforce the learning objectives. Assigned readings, an Observation,
Insights and Lessons learned paper (OIL), as well as MOS briefings, must be completed to round out the course
requirements.
Warrant Officer Senior Staff Course (WOSSC)
The Warrant Officer Senior Staff Course (WOSSC) is the capstone for Warrant Officer PME. It is a 2-phase course
consisting of Phase I – DL and Phase II resident phase. Attendance to the WOSSC is limited to a CW4 assigned to a