Has anyone ever been to the Company Command / First Sergeant Pre-Command Course? Thoughts?

Yeah, I was sent to the pre-command course. 6 months AFTER I got out of company command because they had a slot that needed filled and I was the only guy they could get to go. Would have been nice to have before being a company commander. Gotta love the National Guard.

I finally went to the course 2 months into my third year as Detachment Sergeant. I will say that the Instructors are adamant on training to time. They adhere to that schedule as gospel. If you are going to FT Knox for the course, I highly recommend a rental vehicle. The reason is that the POI usually lasts til after everything closes on base. The best part was that they give you a binder with all kinds of reference material up to and including a disc with all the information you could use.

Yes, I went at the end of my 1st year of command. I thought they provided a lot of valuable information. Would have been nice if I had the opportunity to go prior to taking command, and with my 1SG. All in all, I think I was able to pick up a few key things that helped me during my 2nd year in command.