Posted on Jul 14, 2020
SSG 12 B Instructor
14.4K
26
20
4
4
0
Hello all, I am scheduled (again) to go to BLC. I was scheduled in Feb and it was cancelled. They are now saying it will be all online. Has anyone done an online version of BLC and would be willing to explain the flow of it? Did you have to be online each day for 8 hours? Or was it more structured like online college courses in which you had assignments with specific due dates and times? Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Avatar feed
Responses: 2
1LT Senior Consultant
5
5
0
It’s dependent on where you ‘go’ for BLC. I went through Ft. McCoy, and was able to do it from the comfort of my bedroom. The two things that were not assessed were D&C and an in-person APFT (however had to submit a passing record DA 705)
We had accountability starting at 0630, followed by morning battle rhythm, and then class from 0700-1130, lunch break until 1300, and then more class from 1300-until done. Class was a mixture of lecture from the SGL’s, or group-guided discussions as a small team. Some days went right until 1700, others we were done at 1400, depending on the pace and material that needed to be covered. The only non-classroom part that we had to do was conducting PRT over Teams, definitely felt weird to do that! Please let me know if I can elaborate on any more or if you have any questions!
(5)
Comment
(0)
SPC Army Musician
SPC (Join to see)
>1 y
Were you in uniform the whole time? And for PRT, you did that live over teams?
(0)
Reply
(0)
SPC Army Musician
SPC (Join to see)
>1 y
I'm going through Fort McCoy also. When did you go/graduate? Did you get any time off for weekends?
(0)
Reply
(0)
1LT Senior Consultant
1LT (Join to see)
>1 y
SPC (Join to see) No, there were only a few days where uniform was required, and only if you were going to be on video answering questions or teaching a class. Most of it was just through voice/mic. It does vary by platoon though. I went June 4th-26th, and we worked through the weekends. Sunday’s seemed to be a lighter workload however.
(1)
Reply
(0)
SPC Army Musician
SPC (Join to see)
>1 y
Thank you very much for sharing your experience! Any words of advice you have? What was the most challenging or most manageable?
(0)
Reply
(0)
Avatar small
SGT Team Leader
5
5
0
Yes you’ll be doing eBLC (Emergency Basic Leaders Course)! It’ll be dependent on the school house of how long you all will stay in class because we were released after our class got done with the discussions and assignments due that day! This only started happening towards the end of the course because in the first week we were constantly doing things! So, yes it’s more of a college based course! Feel free to message me for any further questions, I’d be happy to assist!
(5)
Comment
(0)
LTC Hardware Test Engineer
LTC (Join to see)
>1 y
SGT (Join to see) - Just seems kind of stupid to call it virtual when you are actually together in a room. And if you are in a room anyway, why bother with online? Seems like you they could find an auditorium where they could socially distance and just do everything in person and skip the online bit.
(1)
Reply
(0)
SSG 12 B Instructor
SSG (Join to see)
>1 y
LTC (Join to see) SGT (Join to see) - State of Ohio is doing all remote virtual class. That is what I am referring to. Not a hybrid course. We will conduct the full course from our homes, not on base.
(1)
Reply
(0)
SGT Team Leader
SGT (Join to see)
>1 y
SSG (Join to see) Wow!! I really don't know how that would go CPL! I'd love to hear the results!
(0)
Reply
(0)
SSG 12 B Instructor
SSG (Join to see)
>1 y
SGT (Join to see) yeah, gonna be crazy... I'll try and remember to update this post after the class
(1)
Reply
(0)
Avatar small

Join nearly 2 million former and current members of the US military, just like you.

close