Soldier Programs
The education team has developed programming for all levels of soldier learning based on the Army Learning Concept (ALC). The content is branch specific and provides interesting and relevant heritage training for all ranks.
Our training programs are offered Monday through Friday-hours based on the class's or unit's needs. Programming has been developed based on all levels of Professional Military Education (PME). Below are brief descriptions of each class –
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Advanced Individual Training (AIT)
QM AIT: This course is comprised of four elements: direct instruction, a hands-on experience, historical interpretation, and a gallery tour. Direct instruction provides a historical framework of the birth of our Army during the American Revolution and the changing Army and civilian culture of WWII. Hands-on experiences with museum artifacts and archives as well as period clothing allow students to understand the relevance of historical collections and to foster reflective thinking. This lesson includes a tour of the museum gallery to give a broad perspective of Army history from 1775 to the present.
OD AIT: This course is comprised of four elements: direct instruction, a hands-on experience, historical interpretation, and a gallery tour. Direct instruction provides a historical framework of the changes to our Army during WWII. Hands-on experiences with museum artifacts and archives as well as period clothing allow students to understand the relevance of historical collections and to foster reflective thinking. This lesson includes a tour of the museum gallery to give a broad perspective of Army history from 1775 to the present.
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QM & OD ALC: Students utilize their experiences to make connections with the stories of soldiers who have come before them by examining original Army documents and equipment. Their analysis leads them to a greater understanding of the roles of men and women in the Army, and how these roles have evolved over time. The soldiers obtain an understanding of fundamental concepts of museum operations as they pertain to collecting archives and artifacts. The emphasis of this lesson is on the importance of collecting Army history as it occurs and the value of these collections as educational resources for soldier training. The students will leave this class understanding that Army Museums as institutions are resources, recognizing their individual role in preserving Army history, and assuming responsibility for aiding in the Army history collection effort.
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QM & OD SLC: Students will understand the Department of Defense policy changes that occurred during desegregation of the Armed Forces by examining them in a larger historical context, identifying individuals and organizations that significantly impacted Army desegregation and summarizing the lasting impact of Equal Opportunity and the important role it plays in the Army. Guided instruction introduces Army personnel, not generally found in history books, who made significant and lasting impacts on Equal Opportunity in the Army. Gathering and classifying information from primary source documents such as newspaper articles, political cartoons, and photographs enables students to understand the climate and dichotomy of political views of the time. Students demonstrate knowledge in the museum gallery by identifying areas in the timeline where major Civil Rights changes impacted the role of women in the Army.
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Basic Officer Leaders Course (BOLC)
TC & QM BOLC: Officer professional development programs expose Soldiers to pivotal moments in the recent past that require them to evaluate how decisions have been made. Case studies, presented from original museum collections, are introduced in the Experiential Learning Model. These lessons move Soldiers through the steps of Concrete Experiences, Publish and Processing, Generalized New Information, Development, and Application.
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Warrant Officers Basic Course (WOBC)
QM WOBC: Officer professional development programs expose Soldiers to pivotal moments in the recent past that require them to evaluate how decisions have been made. Case studies, presented from original museum collections, are introduced in the Experiential Learning Model. These lessons move Soldiers through the steps of Concrete Experiences, Publish and Processing, Generalized New Information, Development, and Application.
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Warrant Officers Advance Course (WOAC)
QM WOAC: Students will understand the Department of Defense policy changes that occurred during desegregation of the Armed Forces by examining them in a larger historical context, identifying individuals and organizations that significantly impacted Army desegregation and summarizing the lasting impact of Equal Opportunity and the important role it plays in the Army. Guided instruction introduces Army personnel, not generally found in history books, who made significant and lasting impacts on Equal Opportunity in the Army. Gathering and classifying information from primary source documents such as newspaper articles, political cartoons, and photographs enables students to understand the climate and dichotomy of political views of the time. Students demonstrate knowledge in the museum gallery by identifying areas in the timeline where major Civil Rights changes impacted the role of women in the Army.
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This page was last updated on: March 25, 2015