ATCC-CCM-OMR
SUBJECT: Attendance Instructions for Sapper School FY 2010
ATCC-CCM-OMR 5 April 2010
MEMORANDUM OF INSTRUCTION
SUBJECT: Attendance Instructions for Sapper School FY 2010
1. Stonehenge Battalion, Army ROTC from Missouri University of Science and Technology will be the LNO for all Cadets attending the Sapper Leader Course during FY 2010:
- Class 06-10 Report Date 06 May 10 Graduation Date 04 Jun 10
- Class 07-10 Report Date 03 Jun 10 Graduation Date 02 Jul 10
- Class 08-10 Report Date 01 Jul 10 Graduation Date 30 Jul 10
- Class 09-10 Report Date 29 Jul 10 Graduation Date 27 Aug 10
2. Submission of Names:
a. Each Battalion will nominate one individual as their Point of Contact (POC) and for all Cadets attending the Sapper Leader Course from their school.
b. Battalions/Schools: Each unit is responsible for ensuring all Cadets meet the course prerequisites as laid out in the Sapper Leader Course Pamphlet. Cadre will conduct PCC/PCIs to verify Cadets meet course requirements and packing list is complete. Each Battalion/School Professor of Military Science (PMS) will sign off on the memorandum of task proficiency and train-up completion. Please see the attached Sapper Pamphlet and Packing List, as well as the course website at http://www.wood.army.mil/sapper/default.htm.
c. Battalion will forward Cadet itineraries and a Battalion Point of Contact to the Sapper Leader Course Cadet Command LNO, 1LT Netanya Martin, at email or Fax#573-341-5160 NLT one week prior to Cadet’s report date.
3. Transportation:
a. Arrange flights so Cadets arrive early Thursday morning (NLT 1400 hours). Upon landing, Cadets will immediately call the LNO to confirm arrival (Office #573-341-6808, #573-341-4744, or Cell #816-507-2015). Cadets without cell phones should bring a calling card or enough change to make a call.
b. Cadets should then proceed to the James S. McDonnell USO, located on the lower level of Terminal 1 at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. The USO is a very robust facility to include offering beds at no cost to the Cadets. Information about facilities at the USO may be found at http://usomissouri.org/airport-facility#.
c. The LNO will only make one round-trip to the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL), pick up the Cadets and transport them to the Sapper Leader Course at Fort Leonard Wood.
d. Cadets in extreme situation arriving after 1400 hours at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport should arrange rental car transportation to the Sapper Leader Course at Fort Leonard Wood.
e. Cadets electing to drive a POV or rental car to Sapper Leader Course must meet the following requirements:
- Be within 350 miles (one way) of Ft Leonard Wood, MO
- Have an approved memorandum by their proper level of command authority
- Must have all required documents for legally registered POV: valid driver’s license, insurance, vehicle registration and a completed vehicle inspection, risk assessment and safety counseling (endorsed by PMS/XO)
- Reporting time and procedures still apply
- Use of the POV during the course will be restricted
- REIMBURSEMENT FOR POV TRAVEL IS NOT AUTHORIZED AND ALL EXPENSES WILL BE INCURRED AT THE CADET’S EXPENSE
f. On graduation day, Cadets are released at approximately 1700 hours. To allow for travel time to the airport and check-in, please schedule flights after 2130 hours the day of graduation. We will make one trip from Ft. Leonard Wood to the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (STL) the day of graduation, after Cadets are released. If Cadets are released early, they should call the LNO at Office #573-341-6808, #573-341-4744, or Cell #816-507-2015. Cadets who do not have flights until the next day should wait in the USO that night or provide lodging at their own expense.
4. Reporting:
a. Cadets should report to Building 6022, Sapper Leader Course compound at TA 147 NLT 0500 hours on Friday before the course start date. A complete list of course report, start, and graduation dates may be found at http://www.wood.army.mil/SAPPER/students.html.
b. Cadets should bring the following required forms in their carry-on luggage:
- Orders, include statement of early return in event of drop
- Ranger/Airborne qualified Physical Dated within 18 months of course start – this includes blood work (Students must also hand-carry their medical and dental records to the course)
- Previous cold / hot weather injury memorandum
- Memorandum of task proficiency and train-up completion signed by the PMS (example on p. 22 of Pamphlet)
- CWST roster indicating whether they are a strong, weak, or non-swimmer
- About $100 to defray personal expenses (cash or travelers checks); you won’t have time to use an ATM/bank
In addition, cadets should:
- Bring all equipment on the packing list
- Arrive with a fresh haircut; you won’t have time to get one
c. The LNO will require visual confirmation of the aforementioned forms at the airport before transportation to Ft Leonard Wood. Cadets arriving without a ranger/airborne physical dated within the last 18 months will not make it past the in-processing portion of the Sapper Leader Course. Please note that last year Cadets reported without the items in bold and were not admitted to the classes. We even had one Cadet not admitted because his physical was 19 months old. Additionally, cadre cannot sign a memorandum “attesting that no change to the physical status of the Cadet has occurred since the physical.”
5. Prerequisites:
a. Cadets should thoroughly read through the Sapper Leader Course Pamphlet to be prepared for the class. The tasks listed in the pamphlet are tested as part of in-processing.
b. Sapper Leader Course does not teach level 1 or 2 demolition tasks anymore; students are required to know it before attending. In the first week students will put over 50 miles on their legs running and with a 45 pound ruck on their back. Cadets should arrive in the best shape of their life.
6. LNO, USACC POC:
- 1LT Netanya Martin (LNO): Cell (816) 407-2015 or Work (573) 341-6808;
- 2LT Andrew Ferguson: Work (573) 341-6808
- Mrs. Angie Combs: Work (573) 341-4744
BRENDEN D. BURKE
LTC, AG
PMS, Stonehenge Battalion
Enclosures:
1. Sapper Course Pamphlet
2. Sapper Packing List
3. Memorandum of Task Proficiency (p. 22 of Sapper Course Pamphlet)
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