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NEW YORK GUARD -- SCHOOLS

PREFACE

FOR THE COMMANDER

PIERRE DAVID LAX
Major General, New York Guard
Commander

OFFICIAL:

ERIC
ERIC G. G. WIENER, Col, NYG
WIENER
Col, Air, NYG
Chief of Staff

1. Purpose. This directive provides New York Guard (NYG) Commanders and Staff the
concept and purposes of NYG Schools and the policies and procedures to enroll their
members.

2. Application.

a. This directive applies to the NYG and all its MACOMs and subordinate units,
hereafter referred to collectively as “the NYG”.

b. This publication is directive in nature and is to be implemented upon receipt.

3. Scope. This directive provides the concept and scope of NYG Schools and
establishes the procedures and qualifications to enroll students in accordance with their
professional development requirements and qualifications.

4. TAG-NY Approval. Reviewed and approved by The Adjutant General – New York on
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NEW YORK GUARD -- SCHOOLS

TABLE of CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

POLICY……………………………………………………………………………… I–1
1. General……………………………………………………………………… I–1
2. Situation…………………………………………………………………….. I–1
3. Operational Concept………………………………………………………. I–1

COURSES’ CONCEPTS……………………………………………………..…… II – 1
1. General……………………………………………………………………… II – 1
2. MOS/AFSC Certifying Courses .…………….…………………………… II – 1
3. Leader Professional Development Courses..…………………………… II – 2
4. Special Courses and Seminars ……………………………………………II– 2
5. Course Catalog 1322.11 …………………………..……………………… II – 3

ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES………………………………………………..… III – 1

1. Purpose……………………………………………………………………… III – 1
2. Certifications……………………..…………….…………………………… III – 1
3. Application Manual 1322.12 ……………………………………………… III – 1

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CHAPTER I
POLICY

1. General. It is the policy of the New York Guard to develop and conduct a system of
schools and courses to ensure the professional and operational knowledge base
necessary to maintain a professional quality soldier, airman and leader.

a. Schools are one of the three pillars of Professional Development for members of
the Military Forces in general and the NYG in particular. Schools provide the theories,
concepts, doctrine and tools for our soldiers, airmen and leaders to perform their duties
in a competent, standardized manner across the Commands.

b. The other two pillars are:

(1) The experiences where our soldiers, airmen and leaders are able to
practice and put into operation what they learned in their schools and,

(2) The mentorship by their leaders as they guide, tutor and teach them
through their experiences/operations/duties.

2. Situation. The New York Guard needs to develop its own courses because it is a
State Defense Force, not a part of the federal military. As such, it is organized with
military structure, but as part of New York State government, must operate within the
laws and regulations regulating state agencies and additionally those federal laws
regulating State Defense Forces. Therefore the training needs for the New York Guard
are different than those required of individuals within the federal military.

3. Operational Concept. 12th Regiment Training Institute (12th RTI) was activated to
provide centralized training instruction, guidance and certification in MOS/AFSC and
professional development for Enlisted, Warrant Officer and Officer members of the New
York Guard; i.e., to be the New York Guard’s School House.

a. 12th Regimental Training Institute’s (12th RTI ) missions are to provide:

(1) Centralized training instruction for professional development for enlisted,

warrant officers and officers

(2) Lesson plans and teaching materials for basic MOS/AFSC courses which
will be conducted at the Major Subordinate Command (MSC) level.

(3) Certification for basic MOS/AFSC Specialties

(4) Intermediate and advanced MOS/AFSC courses

(5) A Library consisting all course materials and supplemental materials.

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b. The School Training Year runs from October through September.

(1) Generally, officer and NCO professional development courses will be

conducted throughout the year at various sites. Basic Enlisted Training, Basic
MOS/AFSC certification and intermediate or advanced MOS/AFSC courses will be
conducted during the summer at Camp Smith.

(2) The 12th RTI will develop and publish a “Schools LOI (Letter of Instruction)”
laying out the next Training Year by end-July. That provides sufficient time for
MACOMs to incorporate the schools into their Training Calendars.

(3) Prior to publishing the “Schools LOI”, 12th RTI will hold a Training Meeting
in May-June at which 12th RTI will draft the LOI for the upcoming Training Year.
Present at that Training Meeting will be Cdr 12th RT, ArDiv. DC Opns, NYG J3 and
the school’s assigned LNOs. The purpose of this Training Meeting is to ensure that
the 12th RTI ’s Schools LOI meets the needs of the NYG MACOMs for the coming
year. It is envisioned that upon closing that training meeting, the 12th RTI will have
a coordinated Schools LOI that meets the needs of all MACOMs within NYG
resources.

(4) A Training Briefing from the 12th RTI will be held by the end of July for the
Commander NYG, MACOM Commanders and their respective training staffs to
enable them to plan the Training Calendars, based on the School LOI.

c. 12th RTI is a MSC of Army Division that serves the entire New York Guard. It is
staffed by personnel from Army and Air Divisions. Changes/additions/deletions of
courses will be coordinated through the normal MACOM training staffs to Cdr ArDiv for
approval. Major course changes are forwarded by CDR ArDiv to CDR New York Guard
for approval.

d. 12th RTI will establish a schedule to periodically review all courses. This review
is to be a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of the course and not just a review of
After Action Reviews from completed sessions.

e. 12th RTI is structured to provide the Directors for functional areas and Course
Administrators and some of the instructors for the classes. However, most of the
instructors are expected to come from the NYG “at large”; that is, every officer and
every NCO is available to 12th RTI to teach classes. Cdr 12th RTI will maintain a roster
of officers and NCOs qualified to teach specific subjects and draw from that pool to
organize courses.

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CHAPTER II
COURSE CONCEPTS

1. General. There are three types of courses that are needed for the development of
soldiers, airmen and leaders in the NYG. They are:

a. MOS/AFSC certifying courses, that teach mission and duty area skills.

b. Leader Development courses, that provide the tools a leader needs to build an
effective team.

c. Staff/ Function courses and Specialty Professional Development seminars, that

update NYG leaders and practitioners of professional specialties in changes to laws,
standards, procedures and policies that affect the New York Guard or provide refresher
classes in these areas.

2. MOS/AFSC Certifying Courses.

a. Soldiers and airmen of the NYG will be certified in their assigned MOS/ AFSC’s
by the 12th RTI. After qualification in assigned MOS/AFSC, soldiers and airmen may
attend other MOS/AFSC courses for cross training or future assignment purposes.

b. MOS/AFSC courses will use a task/conditions/standards format to certify

competence in the MOS/AFSC.

c. MOS/AFSC Courses will be taught at the Brigades and Air Groups level with
course syllabus and course materials supplied by the 12th RTI. This will be followed by
a certification process by the12th RTI during school week.

(1) Courses will be developed by the 12th RTI using Soldier Skill Manuals,
Soldier Job books and relevant civilian course material.

(2) Brigades and Air Groups are responsible to insure that instruction given is
to current professional and NYG standards. This can be formal instruction,
supervised on-the-job training, acceptance of other institutes of learning’s courses,
or a combination of these methods.

(3) Soldiers/Airmen needing certification in their MOS/AFSC will attend a short

school phase for a proficiency test and final instructional items, run by the 12th RTI .
The 12th RTI will certify satisfactory proficiency to the standards.

(4) The 12th RTI will develop advanced levels of MOSs and AFSCs proficiency
utilizing accepted civilian certification processes. e.g. EMT, HAM, SAR Tech, etc.
Individuals wanting to acquire these civilian skills through the New York Guard will
have to take the basic level course at the Brigade or Air Group level and be certified
as qualified by the 12th RTI, before enrolling in an intermediate or advanced course.

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3. Leader Professional Development Courses.

a. All Leader Development Courses, required for progression in the NYG, will be
instructed by 12th RTI. These do not include additional professional development
sessions organized by unit leaders to mentor their subordinate leaders. These courses
are designed to provide tools for the emerging leader through the various levels as that
leader progresses upward in the NYG.

b. NCO Professional Development Courses currently organized are:

(1) Basic NCO Course (BNCOC) for E5s.

(2) Advanced NCO Course (ANCOC) for E6s.

(3) Senior NCO Course (SNCOC) for E7 and above.

c. Warrant Officer Courses:

(1) Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC). Aspiring WO’s will enroll in the
Basic Officers Course appropriate for their qualifications.

(2) Warrant Officer Advanced Course (WOAC) for CWO2s.

d. Officer Professional Development Courses currently are:

(1) Basic Officer’s Course (BOC). This is an all encompassing Officer entry-
level course and combines three different Officer acquisition programs. There may
be some additional requirements based on access assessments;

(a) Officer Candidate School (OCS) for aspiring officers including Warrant
Officers with little or no leadership experience.

(b) Pre-Commissioning Course (PCC) for aspiring officers with professional

skills other than medical or legal.

(c) Officer Basic Courses (OBC) for newly accessed professional service
members in the medical, legal and clergy.

(2) Company Grade Officers Course (CGOC) for Captains.

(3) Field Grade Officers Course (FGOC) for Majors.

(4) Senior Officers Course (SrOC) for LTCs and above.

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4. Special Courses and Seminars. Will be developed as needed to update NYG

leaders and practitioners of professional specialties in changes to laws, standards,
procedures and policies that affect the New York Guard or provide refresher classes in
these areas.

5. Course Catalog. The 12th RTI will publish a Course Catalog 1322.11 as a
supplement to this Directive. The Course Catalog will contain the following information
for each course conducted or certified by the 12th RTI;

a. The promotion the course is required for.

b. Course synopsis or POI (Plan of Instruction).

c. Criteria of rank, prior training completions/ certification and if applicable, duty

position.

d. Training cycle information.

e. Soldier availability.

f. Application instructions

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CHAPTER III
ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES

1. Purpose: NYG MACOMs and the 12th Regimental Training Institute will screen all
NYG MACOMs applicants to ensure they meet the course enrolment prerequisites and
requirements as outlined in the Course Catalog 1322.11.

2. Certifications: Unit Commanders will certify all soldiers enrolled in institutional

training meet course pre-requisites.

a. To enroll, the soldier must submit a completed application and requirement

checklist, to their Brigade, Air Group Commander or their designee for approval and
signature. It is to be submitted, after required approval and signature IAW suspense
date requested by the 12th RTI for that school. The completed application and
requirement checklist will be used to verify routine pre-requisites and for planning
purposes of 12th RTI.

b. Documentary evidence of a required level of physical fitness or other non-routine

prerequisites may be required for specific courses.

c. Soldiers reporting for training who have not been pre approved for attendance by
their MSC or MACOM Commander and the 12th RTI will be returned to their unit.

d. Soldiers reporting for training who do not satisfactorily complete a pre-test, after
remedial training and re-test, will be returned to their unit.

d. Students attending training with 12th RTI will be under control of 12th RTI for the
duration of course training.

3. Application Manual: The 12th RTI will publish an Application Manual 1322.12 as a
supplement to this Directive. This manual will include a generic application form and
specific guidance on completion of the form. The manual will also identify special
requirements and documents that may be required to be submitted with the application.

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