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ALS enhances the development of senior airmen by strengthening their ability to lead, follow, and manage while they gain a broader understanding of the military profession. ALS is attended by Senior Airmen (E-4) and required for promotion to Staff Sergeant (E-5). Course 15: computer-based training that is a prerequisite for attending NCO Academy.
COL Jason H. Rosenstrauch. The United States Army Command and General Staff College ( CGSC or, obsolete, USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is a graduate school for United States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives, and international military officers. The college was established in 1881 by William Tecumseh Sherman ...
The Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon is a green ribbon inches (35 mm) wide. It has a center strip of inch (6 mm) of Flag Blue, bordered by inch (2 mm) stripes of yellow. Equidistant from the edge and center stripes on each side are inch (3 mm) stripes of yellow. The green and yellow of the ribbon represent the chevrons worn by NCOs.
Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) is a form of Professional Military Education (PME) in the United States that emphasizes a multiservice approach. [ 1] Joint Professional Military Education was established following greater awareness during World War II of a need for effective cooperation between the branches of the United States ...
United States Army Air Assault School. United States Army Air Defense Artillery School. United States Army Airborne School. United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence. United States Army Cavalry School. United States Army CBRN School. United States Army Combatives School. United States Army Command and General Staff College.
The U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School, known as USMAPS, the Prep School, or West Point Prep, was formally established in 1946, but the history of "prepping" soldiers for West Point has been done since Congress enacted legislation in 1916 authorizing soldier appointments to West Point. The school exists today as an avenue of opportunity ...
Badges of the United States Army are military decorations issued by the United States Department of the Army to soldiers who achieve a variety of qualifications and accomplishments while serving on active and reserve duty in the United States Army . As described in Army Regulation 670-1 Uniforms and Insignia, badges are categorized into ...
The Army Physical Fitness Test ( APFT) was a test designed to measure the muscular strength, endurance, and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of soldiers in the United States Army. The test contained three events: push-ups, sit-ups, and a two-mile run with a soldier scoring from 0 to 100 points in each event based on performance.