Starting FA BOLC this August. How difficult are the courses? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/starting-fa-bolc-this-august-how-difficult-are-the-courses <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Could someone give me some insight on how FA BOLC is ran today? Which subjects were the most difficult parts? Is there anything that I could do to prepare in these next couple of months?<br />Thank you! Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:18:12 -0500 Starting FA BOLC this August. How difficult are the courses? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/starting-fa-bolc-this-august-how-difficult-are-the-courses <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Could someone give me some insight on how FA BOLC is ran today? Which subjects were the most difficult parts? Is there anything that I could do to prepare in these next couple of months?<br />Thank you! 2LT Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:18:12 -0500 2020-02-04T11:18:12-05:00 Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2020 11:20 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/starting-fa-bolc-this-august-how-difficult-are-the-courses?n=5518192&urlhash=5518192 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>While I&#39;ve never attended a BOLC, it&#39;s best to remember that the courses are meant for you to pass and and taught by knowledgeable and experienced NCOs, and that the curriculum is a tried and true process that has successfully passed people much less smart than yourself. SFC Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:20:56 -0500 2020-02-04T11:20:56-05:00 Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2020 1:54 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/starting-fa-bolc-this-august-how-difficult-are-the-courses?n=5518754&urlhash=5518754 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I went to FA BOLC back in 2011. When I went through the most “challenging” not really hard, was the gunnery. I’m not sure how it is now but manual gunnery is challenging. Just find a good study group, study and you will be fine. It’s really not that bad. CPT Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 04 Feb 2020 13:54:12 -0500 2020-02-04T13:54:12-05:00 Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made May 17 at 2020 3:19 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/starting-fa-bolc-this-august-how-difficult-are-the-courses?n=5902152&urlhash=5902152 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Manual Gunnery. You&#39;ll find out why. FABOLC is the hardest BOLC and had/has the highest failure rate of any officer initial PME. Flight school has more, but that&#39;s not BOLC. While I some might tell you to prepare honestly jus toay attention in class, bring what you&#39;re supposed to bring, and do your homework instead of going to Red Dirt. The NCOs and officers will teach you what you need to know. There&#39;s also weekend academic assistance. Go if you need help. Lastly there&#39;s pre-ranger. Don&#39;t give up your grades for it. In my BOLC class they all failed out of ranger school anyways and you&#39;re there to graduate not compete for a ranger slot.<br /><br />Keep in mind I went through in 2016. It might be different now. CPT Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 17 May 2020 15:19:00 -0400 2020-05-17T15:19:00-04:00 Response by LTC Jess Capel made Feb 24 at 2021 10:48 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/starting-fa-bolc-this-august-how-difficult-are-the-courses?n=6774353&urlhash=6774353 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It&#39;s no piece of cake. Stay focused and stay out of Girdlestones (at least during manual gunnery and manual meteorological calculations &lt;if they still do that&gt;). LTC Jess Capel Wed, 24 Feb 2021 22:48:09 -0500 2021-02-24T22:48:09-05:00 Response by LTC Jess Capel made Feb 24 at 2021 10:51 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/starting-fa-bolc-this-august-how-difficult-are-the-courses?n=6774356&urlhash=6774356 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It&#39;s no piece of cake unless you&#39;re the genius sort. Stay focused and stay out of Girdlestones/Fiddler&#39;s during gunnery and the manual meteorological calculations (assuming they still do that). LTC Jess Capel Wed, 24 Feb 2021 22:51:49 -0500 2021-02-24T22:51:49-05:00 2020-02-04T11:18:12-05:00