If BOLC B is not completed within two years of commissioning, 2LTs will be administratively separated from the service unless there are extenuating circumstances.
This a progressive model designed to produce US Army officers with leadership skills, small unit tactics and certain branch-specific capabilities.
At this stage officer candidates learn basic leadership skills and small unit tactics.
Direct commissioned officers (primarily medical/dental, legal and chaplains) not from a pre-commission training source must attend the Direct Commission Course (DCC) in place of BOLC A. DCC consists of a six-week course at Ft. Moore, Georgia or Ft Sill, OK (AMEDD).
It is during this phase that they learn the specifics of their branches, and the systems and equipment they will use in their duty unit.