SGT Private RallyPoint Member 255748 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am attending Sapper Leaders Course, in a few months, and was wondering if anyone had any advice or information that would be helpful? Thanks. 2014-09-25T19:00:07-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 255748

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am attending Sapper Leaders Course, in a few months, and was wondering if anyone had any advice or information that would be helpful? Thanks.

2014-09-25T19:00:07-04:00 2014-09-25T19:00:07-04:00 CPT Private RallyPoint Member 255773

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am a bit jealous, as I have been begging for this course for a while now. <br /><br />The only objective advice I can have is to be very on top of the packing list. I had a buddy who was dropped for missing too many items off of the packing list and having too many unauthorized items.<br /><br />The hills on the course you will ruck for your 12 miler are not horrible, but be ready for them. 8 mile hill is no joke if your legs are already hurting.

2014-09-25T19:15:08-04:00 2014-09-25T19:15:08-04:00 1SG Robert C. 530151

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Stay focus and tough and keep an open mind!

2015-03-14T09:29:23-04:00 2015-03-14T09:29:23-04:00 MSG David Johnson 1858357

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I&#39;m not sure how this would apply now, but this is what I was told and what I did prior to SLC in the early days of the course.<br />I spent 30 days in PLDC 1 month before SLC. We had very little activity other than the 2 day FTX.<br />When I got back to my unit, my platoon sergeant told me if he saw me in anything other than PT gear and a ruck sack I would be pulled from the list. <br />So my mornings would be spent in PT with the company I was going with, then I would wander around FT Lewis with an 80+ pound ruck. I would also run the map course we had designed (PLDC adopted our compass course a couple months later).<br />I was in the best shape of my life, and mentally prepared. I think the biggest thing you&#39;re going to run into is the mental side of things. <br /><br />Just remember that nothing they do to you in this course will be close to what the bad guys can do. You will do without sleep, walk further than you think you could. The course was designed to give leaders more tools to help you lead. <br />Pay attention, if you are ADD, make sure you concentrate. <br /><br />The class I went through started with 33 NCO&#39;s and Officers, 16 of us graduated. The map course alone accounted for 6 Soldiers failing the course.<br />I didn&#39;t get my tab for 17 years after graduating the course. In 2004 my orders for SLC were posted to my file.<br />I hope somewhere in these ramblings you will take something out of it.

2016-09-02T14:18:13-04:00 2016-09-02T14:18:13-04:00 SGT Charlie Slabinski 1947972

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Work Out twice a day both endurance and weights. Refresh on your demo calc. That test is huge and also your knots also in SLC, and then prep for patrolling. Everyone gets two shots in a leadership position, and you have to get a go on one of them. Other then that, keep an open mind and have fun with it. Not everyone gets a chance to go!

2016-10-04T23:14:35-04:00 2016-10-04T23:14:35-04:00 COL Private RallyPoint Member 2526563

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>As a graduate of this GREAT course, my recommendation is to focus on physical fitness and land navigation. The SLC cadre will provide excellent instruction in critical combat engineer skills, techniques, tactics, and procedures and in patrolling. But, if you&#39;re not fit and can&#39;t land navigate, you won&#39;t be able to keep up and you will have a difficult time leading your patrols.

2017-04-27T09:11:13-04:00 2017-04-27T09:11:13-04:00 SSG Dean Johnson 4704558

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Don’t over eat, lol

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