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Basic Leader Course
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<p>The Basic Leader Course (BLC), formerly the Warrior Leader Course (WLC) and Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC), is the first course of study in the <a href="/facts/US_Army/WACWBEK9">US Army</a> <a href="/facts/Non-commissioned_officer/Xo9BtG06">noncommissioned officer</a> <a href="/facts/United_States_Army_Sergeants_Major_Academy/fpTcvggp">Professional Development System</a> (NCOPDS). BLC is a month-long course that trains specialists and corporals in the fundamentals of leadership. As of 1 July 2021, all corporals are to have already completed BLC; in the interim those corporals who have not yet completed BLC are reassigned as specialists until they have passed the NCO promotion boards for junior leadership; specialists who have completed BLC and have been recommended for promotion are to wear corporal rank before their recommended promotion. </p>