DCL103: STEP & NCOPDS Program Components
(Scenario Q&A)
Which PME courses?
DLC I, then Basic Leader Course
How familiar are you with the STEP concept?
It stands for Select, Train, Educate, Promote.
Let's get more specific. The S part of STEP: what does it take into account?
Mastery of skills, knowledge, and attributes for your current grade.
How about the T part? What does the Army hope you'll gain through training?
Tactical and technical competence.
How about the E part? Why do you have to go through certain educational
courses in order to be promoted?
To better prepare for complexities for today's operational environment.
And lastly, P for Promotion. What are some of the competencies the Army looks
for in Soldiers they want to promote?
Adaptability, team building, lifelong learning.
Now what do you know about NCOPDS?
It's the leader, technical, and tactical training.
ACT
Arm Career Tracker
SPC Reacher mulls over how to spend his free time
Start working on an IDP.
Which website should he pull up?
Army Career Tracker.
He thinks SSG Dickerson might be a good choice, but he's still not sure he
actually needs a mentor.
Ask Dickerson to be his mentor.
Drink?
Literally doesn't matter
SPC Rencher decides what to do now that SSG Dickerson has agreed to be his
mentor.
Request Dickerson as his mentor on the ACT.
It's the last call to enroll in the correspondence class, and I was just going to see
if you wanted to take it with me.
Agree to enroll
New Team Leader position
Agree to take the leadership position
which activity to prioritize in his planner
Study Questions for the Board
Day before promotion board
Have an NCO inspect his uniform
Which PME courses?
DLC I, then Basic Leader Course
How familiar are you with the STEP concept?
, It stands for Select, Train, Educate, Promote.
Let's get more specific. The S part of STEP: what does it take into account?
Mastery of skills, knowledge, and attributes for your current grade.
How about the T part? What does the Army hope you'll gain through training?
Tactical and technical competence.
How about the E part? Why do you have to go through certain educational
courses in order to be promoted?
To better prepare for complexities for today's operational environment.
And lastly, P for Promotion. What are some of the competencies the Army looks
for in Soldiers they want to promote?
Adaptability, team building, lifelong learning.
Now what do you know about NCOPDS?
It's the leader, technical, and tactical training.
ACT
Arm Career Tracker
SPC Reacher mulls over how to spend his free time
Start working on an IDP.
Which website should he pull up?
Army Career Tracker.
He thinks SSG Dickerson might be a good choice, but he's still not sure he
actually needs a mentor.
Ask Dickerson to be his mentor.
Drink?
Literally doesn't matter
SPC Rencher decides what to do now that SSG Dickerson has agreed to be his
mentor.
Request Dickerson as his mentor on the ACT.
It's the last call to enroll in the correspondence class, and I was just going to see
if you wanted to take it with me.
Agree to enroll
New Team Leader position
Agree to take the leadership position
which activity to prioritize in his planner
Study Questions for the Board
Day before promotion board
Have an NCO inspect his uniform
Which PME courses?
DLC I, then Basic Leader Course
How familiar are you with the STEP concept?
It stands for Select, Train, Educate, Promote.
Let's get more specific. The S part of STEP: what does it take into account?
Mastery of skills, knowledge, and attributes for your current grade.
How about the T part? What does the Army hope you'll gain through training?
Tactical and technical competence.
How about the E part? Why do you have to go through certain educational
courses in order to be promoted?
(Scenario Q&A)
Which PME courses?
DLC I, then Basic Leader Course
How familiar are you with the STEP concept?
It stands for Select, Train, Educate, Promote.
Let's get more specific. The S part of STEP: what does it take into account?
Mastery of skills, knowledge, and attributes for your current grade.
How about the T part? What does the Army hope you'll gain through training?
Tactical and technical competence.
How about the E part? Why do you have to go through certain educational
courses in order to be promoted?
To better prepare for complexities for today's operational environment.
And lastly, P for Promotion. What are some of the competencies the Army looks
for in Soldiers they want to promote?
Adaptability, team building, lifelong learning.
Now what do you know about NCOPDS?
It's the leader, technical, and tactical training.
ACT
Arm Career Tracker
SPC Reacher mulls over how to spend his free time
Start working on an IDP.
Which website should he pull up?
Army Career Tracker.
He thinks SSG Dickerson might be a good choice, but he's still not sure he
actually needs a mentor.
Ask Dickerson to be his mentor.
Drink?
Literally doesn't matter
SPC Rencher decides what to do now that SSG Dickerson has agreed to be his
mentor.
Request Dickerson as his mentor on the ACT.
It's the last call to enroll in the correspondence class, and I was just going to see
if you wanted to take it with me.
Agree to enroll
New Team Leader position
Agree to take the leadership position
which activity to prioritize in his planner
Study Questions for the Board
Day before promotion board
Have an NCO inspect his uniform
Which PME courses?
DLC I, then Basic Leader Course
How familiar are you with the STEP concept?
, It stands for Select, Train, Educate, Promote.
Let's get more specific. The S part of STEP: what does it take into account?
Mastery of skills, knowledge, and attributes for your current grade.
How about the T part? What does the Army hope you'll gain through training?
Tactical and technical competence.
How about the E part? Why do you have to go through certain educational
courses in order to be promoted?
To better prepare for complexities for today's operational environment.
And lastly, P for Promotion. What are some of the competencies the Army looks
for in Soldiers they want to promote?
Adaptability, team building, lifelong learning.
Now what do you know about NCOPDS?
It's the leader, technical, and tactical training.
ACT
Arm Career Tracker
SPC Reacher mulls over how to spend his free time
Start working on an IDP.
Which website should he pull up?
Army Career Tracker.
He thinks SSG Dickerson might be a good choice, but he's still not sure he
actually needs a mentor.
Ask Dickerson to be his mentor.
Drink?
Literally doesn't matter
SPC Rencher decides what to do now that SSG Dickerson has agreed to be his
mentor.
Request Dickerson as his mentor on the ACT.
It's the last call to enroll in the correspondence class, and I was just going to see
if you wanted to take it with me.
Agree to enroll
New Team Leader position
Agree to take the leadership position
which activity to prioritize in his planner
Study Questions for the Board
Day before promotion board
Have an NCO inspect his uniform
Which PME courses?
DLC I, then Basic Leader Course
How familiar are you with the STEP concept?
It stands for Select, Train, Educate, Promote.
Let's get more specific. The S part of STEP: what does it take into account?
Mastery of skills, knowledge, and attributes for your current grade.
How about the T part? What does the Army hope you'll gain through training?
Tactical and technical competence.
How about the E part? Why do you have to go through certain educational
courses in order to be promoted?
