What value did you get the most from the Company Commander/1SG course?

CPT Jacob Swartout — Fri, 09 May 2014 16:56:50 -0400

I will be attending this course here soon. For those who have attended this in the past, what is covered in this course to help you to be successful in command? I'm assuming topics like EO, SHARP, Suicide Awareness, FRG, CSDP, Leadership, Army Values, etc. Any information is much appreciated.

Response by SGM Matthew Quick made May 9 at 2014 7:41 PM

SGM Matthew Quick — Fri, 09 May 2014 19:41:05 -0400

You'll receive a foundational overview in which to successfully command...I went through it once and taught a couple retention classes.

Response by 1SG Shane Hansen made May 9 at 2014 11:15 PM

1SG Shane Hansen — Fri, 09 May 2014 23:15:46 -0400

Sir, I have been thru this course 3 different times at 3 different installations now. The biggest take aways that I got were the POCs from all the agencies and every time the legal briefs were very helpful.
Command teams always need legal information. Apparently CYA means "call your attorney" and not what I used to think it meant. Honestly, from my perspective, anyone that has been in the military longer than 4 years and has paid attention to their surroundings could skip the course and get the legal briefings and a list of points of contact and you would be good.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 10 at 2015 9:06 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:06:54 -0500

For me, it was meeting and networking with other future commanders. If the class is being run well, it's less about Powerpoint and more about discussing leadership approaches to the various topics (SHARP, CSDP, etc) in a case-study type open forum.