After spending a week attending The Army School System Leader Course hosted by the 80th Training Command, Sgt. 1st Class Howard Dennis, who has spent the majority of his Army career in the operational and functional environment, said the class has given him a better understanding of TASS.
The course, conducted quarterly, familiarizes leaders who transfer from the operational and functional environment with TASS policies and procedures in accordance with U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Regulation 350-18.
"In a line unit your mission is to make sure that they [the unit Soldiers] are mission ready…whereas in the TASS world your mission is to make sure your instructors can teach," said Dennis, who for nearly a year has been the operations noncommissioned officer at 7th Ordinance Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 94th Training Division, 80th Training Command (TASS).
"It's two entirely different animals," the Reserve Soldier added. "My mission here is too make sure instructors have all their schooling and are certified [to teach]."
The class also presented an overview of the Department of the Army directed Concept Plan developed by the 80th TC, designed to accommodate the One Army School System, which standardizes education for Army schools regardless of component. Under the OASS Active Duty Soldiers and National Guardsmen can train at 80th TC facilities with Reserve Soldiers.
The 80th TC supports United States Army Reserve Command and TRADOC by conducting Military Occupational Specialty reclassification, as well as NCO and Officer Education System training. With units located nationwide, the 80th TC consists of more than 7,300 Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to 13 brigades aligned under three major subordinate divisions, one of which is the 94th Training Division headquartered at Fort Lee, Va. The other two are the 102d Training Division headquartered at Fort Leonardwood, Mo., and the 100th Training Division, headquartered at Fort Knox, Ky.
Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Wills, the 80th's senior NCO, said the TLC has improved compared to previous years.
"We've matured the lesson plan, as well as the information that we've got in our POI," Wills said. "A lot of that is the result of the relationship's we've built with TRADOC and the proponent schools…over the last 24 months."
Dennis said the TLC, which took place April 20-25, 2015, has help he has a better grasp of course has also given him a better understanding of how his headquarters functions.
"It gives me knowledge…of how the school system is structured and the way things operate at brigade and higher," he said. "I learned how they put together Programs of Instruction, how they put together…the quotas for the schooling…how they figure out how many instructors they need, as well as the TASS readiness report."After spending a week attending The Army School System Leader Course hosted by the 80th Training Command, Sgt. 1st Class Howard Dennis, who has spent the majority of his Army career in the operational and functional environment, said the class has given him a better understanding of TASS.
The course, conducted quarterly, familiarizes leaders who transfer from the operational and functional environment with TASS policies and procedures in accordance with U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Regulation 350-18.
"In a line unit your mission is to make sure that they [the unit Soldiers] are mission ready…whereas in the TASS world your mission is to make sure your instructors can teach," said Dennis, operations noncommissioned officer, 7th Ordinance Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 94th Training Division, 80th Training Command (TASS).
"It's two entirely different animals," the Reserve Soldier added. "My mission here is too make sure instructors have all their schooling and are certified [to teach]."
The class also presented an overview of the Department of the Army directed Concept Plan developed by the 80th TC, designed to accommodate the One Army School System, which standardizes education for Army schools regardless of component. Under the OASS Active Duty Soldiers and National Guardsmen can train at 80th TC facilities with Reserve Soldiers.
The 80th TC supports United States Army Reserve Command and TRADOC by conducting Military Occupational Specialty reclassification, as well as NCO and Officer Education System training. With units located nationwide, the 80th TC consists of more than 7,300 Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to 13 brigades aligned under three major subordinate divisions, one of which is the 94th Training Division headquartered at Fort Lee, Va. The other two are the 102d Training Division headquartered at Fort Leonardwood, Mo., and the 100th Training Division, headquartered at Fort Knox, Ky.
Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Wills, the 80th's senior NCO, said the TLC has improved compared to previous years.
"We've matured the lesson plan, as well as the information that we've got in our POI," Wills said. "A lot of that is the result of the relationships we've built with TRADOC and the proponent schools…over the last 24 months."
Dennis said more importantly, the TLC, which he attended April 20-25, 2015, will enhance his relationship with his brigade headquarters.
"It gives me knowledge…of how the school system is structured and the way things operate at brigade and higher," he said. "I learned how they put together Programs of Instruction, how they put together…the quotas for the schooling…how they figure out how many instructors they need, as well as the TASS readiness report."
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