FORT SILL, Okla. Aug. 13, 2015 -- Sgt. 1st Class John Moore Jr., Fort Sill Noncommissioned Officers Academy (NCOA) Senior Leader Course instructor, has reached the highest level in his field.
Moore went to the first Master Army Instructor Badge board and passed to receive it July 27 in Fort Eustis, Va., where Training and Doctrine Command is headquartered.
He was one of only two Soldiers to pass the inaugural board.
"Sergeant First Class Moore's dedication to his students is admirable. He develops NCOs in such a way that when they return to their units, they are combat multipliers and a more professional leader," said Command Sgt. Maj. Philip Brunwald, NCOA commandant.
The Army recognizes the value of having well-trained instructors leading in the classroom. So much so they created the Instructor Development and Recognition Program (IDRP) in 2014.
"We develop along the way and along the way we're getting recognized," said Moore.
He said it's not strictly a badge program and the purpose is to develop instructors as they gain experience teaching.
To become a basic instructor you have a certain skill set, a certain amount of knowledge. You keep progressing until you get to that senior instructor level which has a higher skill set and stronger base for the instructor and more knowledge on the Army Learning Model 2015. By the time you get to the master level you should be pretty well rounded; an expert in instructing everything you do," said Moore.
Soldiers are qualified for the instructor badge after serving as primary instructors for the Warrior Leaders Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Seniors Leaders Course or the Battle Staff NCO Course.
The three levels of the Army Instructor Badge authorized according to Army Regulation 614-200 are the Basic Army Instructor Badge (BAIB), Senior Army Instructor Badge (SAIB) and the Master Army Instructor Badge (MAIB).
Moore completed all the courses required for the SAIB along with the advanced facilitator skills course or the faculty development program-1 and the evaluating instructors workshop.
He also had 400 hours of instruction as a primary instructor after being awarded the SAIB and met evaluation requirements and master instructor board requirements outlined in TRADOC regulation 600-21.
"Now it's just another tool in my bag to be able to help other instructors here. After you've gone to that evaluation instructor course just being able to come back and have a very strong knowledge base on the IDRP to be able to help others is great," said Moore.
By completing all the levels of training Moore is able to hold boards consisting of a committee of senior leaders and civilians here to develop other master instructors.
"Master Army Instructor Boards held at Fort Sill will be determined by the eligibility and progression through the Instructor Development Program for Instructors that have earned the Senior Army Instructor Badge. It is a very rigorous process and only a few NCOs will ever qualify," said Brunwald.
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