RSP - Green Phase

The Green Phase is for STO Soldiers who have completed Basic Combat Training, and is designed for recruits in the Split Training Option (STO) Program. These recruits attend the Recruit Sustainment Program until they ship to BCT, and then return to RSP until they ship to Advanced Individual Training the summer after their senior year. During that second year of RSP, Green Phase courses offer advanced leadership training on topics such as:

•    APFT
•    What does the Flag Mean? The Army Song
•    Detainee Operations "Search a Detainee"
•    Urban Areas: Movement Techniques (Discussion)
•    Urban Areas: Movement Techniques (Practical Exercise)
•    Urban Areas: Enter a Building & Clear a Room (Discussion)
•    Urban Areas: Enter a Building & Clear a Room (Practical Exercise)
•    Cross Danger Areas
•    Break Contact
•    Convoy Operations
•    React to Ambush
•    Navigate Using Terrain Association
•    Locate an Unknown Point on a Map Using Resection
•    Locate an Unknown Point on a Map Using Intersection
•    Navigate From One Point on the Ground to Another While Dismounted
•    Disassemble, Assemble and Perform a Function Check on the M249
•    Disassemble, Assemble and Perform a Function Check on the M203

Green Phase Soldiers will also have an opportunity to learn important leadership issues like:
Effective Counseling—learn techniques for giving and receiving counseling
Mentorship—guide less experienced recruits, and help them succeed
Career Planning—start setting goals now, and learn the steps to achieve them

Certain RSPs may also use some of these courses with non-STO Soldiers who have completed all the White Phase training but still haven’t shipped to BCT. Here's an example of some of the leadership opportunities that might be available:

Counseling

Giving and receiving counseling offers great benefits to the junior leader. When you receive counseling, you’re likely to gain insight into your behavior as well as that of others; it can empower you to achieve your goals.

When you give counseling, you develop your ability to observe and analyze behavior; you learn to commend others and give constructive criticism.

You'll learn how to give and take the two most-often used forms of counseling: event-oriented counseling for specific situations or behavior; and performance counseling to address a Soldier’s career development.

Mentoring

Mentors are experienced people who guide less experienced people to help them succeed. You may have several different mentors who help you in different areas of your life, such as sports or academics. As a recruit at RSP, your mentor might be:
•    a recruit who’s been at RSP for a while
•    an RSP Cadre member
•    a member of the National Guard unit you joined

Mentoring isn’t based on age or rank, but on respect and knowledge. The goal of mentoring is for the two people to develop a sense of mutual respect.

To be a great mentor you need great communication skills. As an RSP mentor, you'll learn to be an active listener and use constructive feedback to empower the person you’re coaching. Your experience and help will give them the confidence to fix problems and make changes so they can reach their goal.

Career Planning

Planning your career means thinking about the goals you want to achieve in the Guard, and taking steps now to achieve them. It’s never too early to start planning your career. Here’s what you need to get started.

Character: What a Leader Must BE
Strive to live the seven Army values every day, to the best of your ability, in military and civilian life. Know your MOS and your equipment like the back of your hand. The more you understand how you contribute to unit readiness, the better you’ll be able to achieve success in action.

Competence: What a Leader Must KNOW
You can’t control everything, but you can always control your performance. Be sure you’re ready by beefing up your competence, physical fitness, military bearing, leadership, training, responsibility and accountability. If your performance needs work to get up to standards, build on your strengths and work at correcting your weaknesses.

Leadership: What a Leader Must DO
Set specific, measurable short-term goals for your Guard career, and ask advice on developing long-term goals from your mentor, First Line Leader (FLL) or another supervisor. Plan well in advance of the NCOER, so you can put in extra practice, complete any required courses and expand your training if necessary.

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