What rank do you have to be to attend all the courses in the light fighters school at Fort Drum?

2017-12-28T17:15:12-05:00

Does anyone know what grade you have to be to attend the courses offered by the Light Fighters School at Fort Drum?

Response by SSG Dennis O'Connor made Dec 28 at 2017 5:59 PM

2017-12-28T17:59:22-05:00

I left Drum in 96 so this is probably outdated information but I attended the cold weather leader course and was a specialist. My battle buddy was from the same unit with the same rank and we were the lowest ranked soldiers in the course

Response by SGT Christopher Hayden made Dec 28 at 2017 7:33 PM

2017-12-28T19:33:39-05:00

If IMLARM is still a thing, that was E5+ back when I was there.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 28 at 2017 9:39 PM

2017-12-28T21:39:11-05:00

Any rank as long as you qualify. Talk to your team leader and let him know what you’re interested in.

Response by SGT William Brown made Dec 29 at 2017 8:10 AM

2017-12-29T08:10:43-05:00

It was preferred that a soldier be E4(P) or up when I was there but that was nearly 20 years ago

Response by SSG Jeffrey Monk made Jan 1 at 2018 9:55 AM

2018-01-01T09:55:00-05:00

That's a tricky ones as you have several schools that fall under Light Fighter but are Rank Specific. Most can be attended as a Specialist E4 but E5 Sergeant is your best bet for all of them. My first time through Pre-Ranger was as an E3 private First Class. Now its called Mountain Leader Combat Certification Course (MLCCC). Mandatory for non-ranger tabbed NCO's between 95-03. Not sure now.
Hope this helps. You can always go down and ask, most instructors aren't dicks when not on the range and are more than willing to help.

Response by SGT William Browne made Sep 16 at 2020 6:39 AM

2020-09-16T06:39:11-04:00

That's going to depend a lot on what course it is to you want to attend.