"Has anyone recently attended the RTS-M at McCoy?

Most NCOPDS schoolhouses have a "no alcohol" policy. You'll get counseled on it upon inprocessing. It probably won't be a lockdown environment, but they still want you to focus on the course work rather than drinking at the bars. It's not a very long course, it's easier for the school and the students to just lay off it while you're there IOT avoid any inevitable issues.

You're going to ALC in an attempt to further your career and you're biggest concern is "can I drink"?

"Does ALC at Ft McCoy have a 'no alcohol' policy?"

Commanders change, incidents happen daily that influence policy tomorrow,, so no matter what you are told by someone here as it was "when they went" it matters not,,,, what does the school house publish NOW, what does the school House issue for directives when you in process.

The only answer that matters is two fold.
What does ATTRS say for that school?.. That is your planning research.
Second, what are you told when you get there, That is your confirmation info.
Get prepped using your planning info, complete the task with your confirmation info.

regardless we are professional NCOs so policy or not we are to be an example to junior enlisted. we loose to many soldiers and civilians to drinking issues.

If you are going to McCoy there is not much chance to drink anyway. One sports type bar on post so they will know because most likely they will have people there as well. Only two small towns outside, Tomha and Sparta. I attended ALC at Ft. Lee, don't remember if they had such a policy but because of all of the AIT trainees, they expected you to maintain a high level of discipline. I was in one of the first classes for Lima that had split Reserve/Active instructors.

When I was Army Guard, guys tried to avoid doing NCOES at Ft. McCoy...

TRADOC has deemed a "NO ALCOHOL" policy for all students in training, regardless of school and rank. At least, that was the policy counseling statement I signed when I went to ALC Phases 2 and 3 down at FT Sam.

It's funny when you go to an AA meeting like I went to one in Fort Lewis in 2009 period I have broken my ankle in combatives while sober and Afghanistan and was met evact to Madigan Army Medical Center where I spent two months with a woman warrior transition battalion mending a broken ankle. My wife is into AA and so am I. I went because I was bored to an AA meeting held at the time it was still McChord Air Force Base. Much to my surprise, I saw a master sergeant command directed to the AA meeting. I don't know what his offences were but it was his last chance. I also found out that the environment of the soldiers on Fort Lewis especially the high speed units was of excessive drinking between missions. I also was there to see a female E5 Air Force very attractive who was kicked out of the Air Force for getting one or two DUIs and having a bottle of wine in the morning to wake up. I haven't had a drink in 12 years and I've never had a DUI but I did used to be enough for ternity and drink a lot when I was in college. You never know about alcohol creeping up and taking over your life like those people that I saw at the AA meeting some lost their career over it period I am talking to you as a human being and not as a major. You should not give a crap about drinking alcohol when you're at a service School. I remember that right before I deployed to Iraq in 2004 that the command sergeant major was giving out one can of beer per Soldier. You Should do your best to not drink at all. My sister committed suicide due to a combination of drinking painkillers depression and the pending divorce. When alcohol comes to mind I think of her. Do your best not to drink and and my book there is no such thing as the Army's course of responsible drinking LOL.http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/orangecounty/obituary.aspx?n=&pid=175315548&referrer=0&preview=True