Purpose

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Enhance the capability of midgrade leaders to recognize and address the factors of optimal performance through mental skills training designed to maximize leader attributes and accelerate unit excellence. This training provides skills for mitigating the impact of operations on unit resilience, and identifies how resilience and performance skills can be adapted for all operations on and off the battlefield.

Course Description

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The 40-hour (5 days) Leader Development Course (LDC) is designed to target Soldiers in the grade of SGT– CPT or DA civilian equivalent in direct leadership roles.

Scope

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The LDC Course address the 3 critical targets, during the 5-Day course targeting direct level leaders to become force multipliers of performance enhancing mental skills training. In concerted efforts across multiple R2 Training Centers, the Leader Development Course (LDC) is now executed alongside existing initiatives and in support of the R2 vision to increase the physical and psychological health, resilience and enhanced performance of Soldiers, Families and Army Civilians.

Course Outcome

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The LDC’s process of learn, do, coach follows a progression of training similar to crawl, walk, run that is familiar to Soldiers. The course is set up for Soldiers to (1) Learn - gain an understanding of human performance and the skills that have shown to build mental toughness; (2) Do - gain practical knowledge of the material as they apply and integrate the skills in a performance setting; (3) Coach - practice coaching and communicating course concepts in the context of their leadership position. Enhance the capability of leaders to recognize and address the factors of optimal performance through means of mental skills training designed to maximize leader attributes and accelerate unit excellence

Length

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1 weeks (5 training days for a total of 40 academic hours)

Course Prerequisites

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Students’ should be in a direct leadership role. Soldiers should be E-5 or above. All students attending to course shall be exempt for all additional duties while in attendance. Students cannot miss more than two (2) hours of class. Students will be rescheduled for a later class to insure they do not miss necessary appointments.

Location

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Report to Building 224, Class room 128

For additional information contact:
R2 Performance Training center support Specialist, phone 706-545-4814.

Course Start Time

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0730 hours in APFT uniform for reporting Monday to Building 224 room 128

FY 24 Schedule - Coming Soon

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