How can a pv2 be at blc before becoming a spc or even a pfc?

2019-05-16T18:04:41-04:00

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made May 16 at 2019 6:10 PM

2019-05-16T18:10:43-04:00

That shouldn’t be possible. They would need to have completed SSD1 or DLC 1 and be a SPC

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made May 16 at 2019 6:11 PM

2019-05-16T18:11:32-04:00

There was a time when it was possible. Since the full implementation of the STEP program it is no longer possible as far as I know.

Response by SSG Thomas Gallegos made May 16 at 2019 6:28 PM

2019-05-16T18:28:06-04:00

Is there a chance the Bn had to fill a slot? Other companies or batteries are deployed? I retired in ‘12. Just thinking about possible reasons.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 16 at 2019 7:50 PM

2019-05-16T19:50:39-04:00

There is no rank requirement for BLC. While the priority of the seats go to promotable soldiers, there is no requirement to be promotable in order to attend ncoes.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made May 16 at 2019 9:37 PM

2019-05-16T21:37:28-04:00

I appreciate all the responses. I found out it was actually a corporal and not a pv2 lol but it would be crazy if I PFC went to blc

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 16 at 2019 11:40 PM

2019-05-16T23:40:17-04:00

It boils down to the OML at the unit. Strings can get pulled and/or a PV2 can show out above and beyond the SPC and go in their stead. I've seen it happen both ways. I had 2 PV2 and one PFC in my BLC. I also had about 2 dozen SGT.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 17 at 2019 9:32 AM

2019-05-17T09:32:08-04:00

The only way I’ve seen a PV2 or PFC get in is when they were able to walk on.

Response by 1SG Eddie Smith made May 17 at 2019 11:02 AM

2019-05-17T11:02:42-04:00

Waiver? There's a waiver for everything in the military, if the school had an open seat, and the Soldiers leadership/unit was trying to fill that seat, and if a waiver was possible, then boom, there you go, it happened.

Of course, this is basically unheard of, but anything can happen in the U.S. Army, right!

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made May 17 at 2019 4:45 PM

2019-05-17T16:45:38-04:00

I went to WLC (now BLC) in 2013 and had a PFC in my class.

Do Company Commanders still control who goes to BLC? Or is BLC controlled by the STEP program?

Response by SPC Mark Cravotta made May 18 at 2019 6:39 AM

2019-05-18T06:39:47-04:00

Oh hell I was in a MOS that the cut of score was 998 not too sure if it could be much higher, I was a acting jack......... wore the SGT rank but not the pay hey ha. That was fun. so much for wavers, just thought I would through that out there....

Response by SGT Mark Saint Cyr made May 20 at 2019 12:34 AM

2019-05-20T00:34:53-04:00

BLC in my day was PLDC.
Then it was E-4 OR any MOS trained soldier, who was in an E-4 or above slot. I think we had a PFC there when I was in PLDC in 1986.
BNOC the requirement was any E-5 or above, or any rank, if they were in an E-5 or above slot. Think we had a E-4 Corporal at mine in '88.
It depends on the needs of the Army, and they have 'X' amount of slots for every course, and rather than teach with less personnel they will often go to units, last minute when I was on active duty in Germany in '82 and ask if we had anyone eligible for PLDC or what the above requirements llisted were?

Response by PFC Brian Berntson made May 28 at 2019 11:11 PM

2019-05-28T23:11:25-04:00

Roger SFC Boyd!! If you’re highly motivated and are great soldier and are put forward by your command as I was a PFC that attended PNOC and kicked ass! You do the same show the nay sayers what you can do!!! Drive on! Put everything into it and be willing to learn and you’ll excel!! I love the nay sayers and I drag them down to a slow and miserable existence! Drive on Private and make us proud!!! The Beast

Response by SGM (R) Antonio Brown made Jun 2 at 2019 10:00 PM

2019-06-02T22:00:38-04:00

While assigned to the 3rd Sustainment Brigade on Ft. Stewart we sent a newly promoted PFC because we had a slot that we needed to fill so we requested a waiver and our Soldier got in. He almost made the Commandants List which made a lot of SPC/CPLs mad.