Army Armor Basic Officer Leader Course

Nineteen weeks at Fort Moore learning to lead the heaviest formations in the Army — tanks and cavalry. Armor BOLC covers gunnery, maneuver, and the art of commanding a 70-ton M1 Abrams in conditions where one wrong radio call puts a round in the wrong place. The gunnery simulators are impressive, the field exercises are loud, and you'll develop a personal relationship with the smell of diesel and hydraulic fluid. Your first tank will feel like the most powerful thing you've ever touched. It is.