Warrant Officer Candidate School - WOCS

Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS) continues to evolve to better align its philosophy and activities to meet the needs of an Army at war. The driving force is the desire to produce warrant officers better qualified to operate effectively in the demanding operational environment (OE).

 

The current focus emphasizes officer roles and responsibilities more, and individual activities less. Candidates are required to meet high standards for maintaining their personal living areas; however, the standards are based on the need to maintain a clean and orderly living environment rather than what many in the past perceived as arbitrary specifications designed to heighten stress levels.

 

There are experiential learning events throughout the program, particularly warrior tasks and battle drill related activities that provide leadership opportunities while emphasizing lessons relevant to the OE. These activities culminate in afield leadership exercise (FLX) that draws heavily on recent lessons learned. This capstone event provides candidates expanded opportunities to apply flexible, adaptive leadership principles in stressful, sometimes ambiguous, situations to reinforce and build upon previous classroom theory studies and discussion.

 

Training, Advising, and Counseling Officers (TACs) and academic instructors concentrate primarily on training and secondly on assessing candidates’ performance. This becomes apparent in the time and effort TACs and instructors devote to serving as role models, mentors, and coaches.

 

Throughout all the changes, rigor is maintained—even increased—and the goal continues to be to provide candidates the foundation they need to succeed as warrant officers in a changing Army, and to be adaptable to the ever increasing challenges of the OE.

 

WOCS Requirements

 

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Candidates must have a secret clearance to attend WOCS.

 

If your current enlistment exceeds your projected graduation date from WOCS you do not need to extend your enlistment.On successful completion of WOCS you will be discharged from your enlistment contract and take the appointment oath of a Warrant Officer.

 

IF YOU ARE BRINGING YOUR FAMILY: Candidates authorized to move their dependents to Fort Rucker must do so PRIOR to their report date for WOCS. is the individual’s responsibility to request 10 days permissive temporary duty (PTDY) for house hunting, from the losing command, and to settle their family prior to signing in to HHC. signed in, candidates will NOT be authorized PTDY until completion of WOCS. who are intra-service transfers will be processed case-by-case due to the limitations and restrictions placed upon them by their losing branch of service. All personnel arriving to Fort Rucker, PTDY for house hunting, are required to first report to the Post Housing Office (located in Bldg 5700) to have their PTDY paperwork stamped. Officer Candidates are authorized on post quarters, if available.

 

PREPARE PHYSICALLY! You will participate in daily physical training to include weekly road marches up to 10K. Condition yourself in advance and bring comfortable marching boots. FM 21-18 discusses conditioning road marches. , during the summer months you can expect high temperatures with extremely high humidity.

 

Wear of the Army Service Uniform (ASU) - It is highly encouraged that candidates wear the ASU for WOCS graduation. Per ALARACT message 099/2011, it is not a mandatory possession item until 1st Quarter, FY 2016; however, the Army blue uniform is required for all officers on extended active duty for periods of six months or more per AR 670-1, Table C-1, Note 3. Additionally, if you are attending flight school after WOCS, you will be required to wear the ASU for flight school graduation.

 

For questions regarding Phase 1 or 2 resident, please contact HHC personnel section, 334.255.1287/1967 or DSN 558-xxxx.

 

For questions regarding Phase 1 dL, please contact the WOCS dL manager, 334.255.1326 or DSN 558-xxxx.

 

Please send all email requests to usarmy.rucker.cac.mbx.wocc-web@mail.mil

 

WOCS Curriculum

 

Phase 1 of WOCS is available as either distributed learning dL or resident training. Attendance at the Phase 1 (Resident) course is MANDATORY for all Soldiers in the grade of E-1 through E-4 and for E-5's that are not WLC/PLDC graduates.

 

Phase 1 dL. There is only one Phase 1 dL class scheduled, covering the entire training year.Once you have been enrolled in ATRRS for Course 911-09W (DL), you must access the training at https://blackboard3.leavenworth.army.mil by logging in with your AKO short name and password.Supplemental instructions for WOCS Phase 1 dL students:

1. NCOs who are fully qualified/selected (FQS) and fall into one of the following categories are required to complete the Phase 1 dL.
   1. US Army E-5 WLC/PLDC graduates and Army E-6 or higher.
   2. USMC E-5 or higher with WLC/PLDC operational leadership training.
   3. US Navy E-7 or higher (E-5 and E-6 must request a wavier to be enrolled in Phase 1 dL. Proof of operational leadership schooling/experience must be provided to the Commandant, WOCC).
   4. US Air Force E-7 or higher (E-5 and E-6 must request a waiver to be enrolled in Phase 1 dL. Proof of operational leadership schooling/experience must be provided to the Commandant, WOCC).
2. Soldiers (E-1 thru E-4) that have completed WLC/PLDC are PROHIBITED from enrollment into Phase 1 dL. Soldiers promoted or advanced to the grade of E-5 solely to attend WOCS will be disenrolled from the Phase 1 dL and enrolled in the next Phase 1 resident course.

 

 

Phase 1 dL is a MANDATORY non-resident course that must be completed not later than two weeks prior to attending resident WOCS Phase 2 training at Fort Rucker or ARNG Regional Training Institute (RTI) locations.

 

Phase 1 Resident.(E5 non-graduate from PLDC/WLC and all E1 to E4.All others ineligible to complete Phase 1 dL)should be enrolled in corresponding Phase 2 class.Example: Student enrolled in Phase 1 (resident) class 06-012 should also be enrolled in Phase 2 class 06-012.

 

WOCS FY12 Course Dates Phase 1 Resident

WOCS FY13 Course Dates Phase 1 DL

 

WOCS Phase 2

 

WOCS FY12 Course Dates Phase 2 Resident

WOCS FY13 Course Dates Phase 2 Resident

 

Uniform Issue for Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard selected for Army WOCS

The initial uniform issue will be at the MEPS or HHC, Warrant Officer Career College, but, regardless of who does it, it is furnished by the Army before training.

 

How do I find out if I've been selected?

Do NOT phone the Warrant Officer Career College or Recruiting Command

 

ARNG - Notification through state headquarters. Check with your state.

 

Active - Results are shown on the Warrant Officer Recruiting Team page. The process of notifying and placing candidates on orders may take up to 90 days after the board results are published. If you are a newly-selected candidate, wait at least 90 days before contacting Human Resources Command about assignment instructions

 

USAR - A link to selection board results is on the USAR recruiting page.