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How we do it

SCP is the proponent for the Army's
command preparation program. This
comprehensive program consists of
four phases each designed to achieve a
different set of learning objectives.
Courses taught exclusively at Fort
Leavenworth by the SCP faculty include:
* Deputy Commanding General
Development Course
* Brigade/Battalion Pre-Command
Course/Command Sergeants Major
Courses
* Command Team Spouse Development
Programs - Brigade/Battalion
* Brigade/Battalion Command Tactical
commander Development Programs
* Brigade/Battalion CSM Development
Programs
* Company Commander/First Sergeant
Pre-Command Course
* Personal Awareness and Leadership
Seminar
Phase 1 - The Pre-Command Course
The Phase 1 Pre-Command Course
(PCC) is what many think of as the
traditional
pre-command
course
and is conducted exclusively at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas. The overarching
learning objective is to enhance the
battalion and brigade commander and
command sergeants major selectees'
ability to exercise the art of command,
the creative and skillful exercise of
authority through timely decision making
and applied leadership. With authority
comes responsibility and this command
responsibility falls into three major
categories: mission accomplishment; the
health, welfare, morale, and discipline
of Soldiers; and the efficient use and
maintenance of resources. The curriculum
is CSA-directed, outcomes based,
doctrinally sound, relevant and conducted
in a small group seminar format.
Phase 2 - Tactical Commander's
Development Course (TCDP)
The Phase 2 overarching learning
objective is to enhance tactical battalion
and brigade commanders' abilities
to exercise mission command in the
execution of unified land operations
through decisive action by means of
combined arms maneuver/wide area
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security. Only tactical commanders
attend Phase 2 at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. Recruiting, Garrison, Initial
Military training and Acquisition Corps
command selectees attend Phase 2
away from Fort Leavenworth at various
locations such as the National Defense
University, Fort Jackson or Installation
Management Command.
Phase 3 - Branch Schools
Phase 3 of the Army's command
preparation program is conducted at
each of the traditional branch schools
and Centers of Excellence such as the
Maneuver Center, Fort Benning, and the
Sustainment Center at Fort Lee. SCP
is the proponent for all four phases,
however considerable latitude is given
to the Center of Excellence "branch
chief" in developing their curriculum
and approach to learning.
SCP's
proponent role in phase 3 is focused
on synchronization of many different
curriculum topics in order to avoid
redundancy and comply with AR 350-1
and other Army requirements.
Phase 4 - Senior Officer Legal
Orientation (SOLO)
Phase 4 of the Army command
preparation program is the Senior
Officer Legal Orientation (SOLO)
course conducted by the Staff Judge
Advocate School in Charlottesville,
Virginia. All brigade level commanders
(Special Courts Martial Convening
Authority) attend the SOLO course and
are scheduled to attend by their branch
assignment team at Human Resources
Command. Battalion level commanders
(Summary Courts Martial Convening
Authority) attend on a space available
basis and are funded by their gaining
or losing command. The SOLO course
provides students with knowledge
about their duties and responsibilities
under the Uniform Code of Military
Justice (UCMJ) and Manual for Courts
Martial. Topics include investigations,
unlawful command influence, contract
law, SHARP and a host of other
aspects of legal authority related to
the commander's unique legal authority
and responsibility for good order and
discipline of the force.

Honors and Awards

On Dec. 1, 2016, Gen. David Perkins,
commanding general of the U.S. Army
Training and Doctrine Command,
presented the Army Superior Unit Award
to the School for Command Preparation
during a ceremony at the Lewis and
Clark Center. SCP received the award for
planning and executing a course redesign
that better leverages the school to help
the Army chief of staff integrate mission
command and lead change in the Army.
"Commanders
and
command
sergeants major are disproportionally
influential due to the impact they have
on young Soldiers who are the future
of the Army," said Perkins during the
ceremony. "TRADOC is the front door
for all soldiers to get into the Army, and
since it is so vitally important to the
Army, SCP is a front door to command."

The Future

Command at the battalion and brigade
level is perhaps the most vital leadership
position for the Army because at this
level, so close to Soldiers, the command
team is the source of mutual trust within
the force. Trust is the glue that binds a
committed team and is the bedrock of the
Army. The command team is responsible
for command climate, team building,
mission accomplishment, training and
equipment readiness to meet global
challenges, being change agents for the
Army and for conducting tough, realistic
training. Command teams are also
responsible for developing professional
Soldiers of character and moral fiber
and transforming Soldiers into living
examples of the Army Values.
Because commanding Soldiers is a
decidedly unique human leadership
challenge that is often misunderstood
and difficult to explain to those who
have not experienced command,
particularly during combat operations,
the focus at SCP remains on Soldiers,
civilians and their families, rather than
technology, systems, or processes.
The professional staff and faculty at
the School for Command Preparation
remain committed as the premier leader
development school, helping create
"Command Teams" throughout the
Army.
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