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The Wait Is Over! CAP Officer Basic Course Replaces ADL-13 Beginning 1 January 2010 RESERVE YOUR SLOT NOW! The wait is over. The Civil Air Patrol Officer Basic Course (OBC), written by CAP members for CAP members, replaces ADL-13 as the activity requirement for the Level II, Benjamin O. Davis Award. General Information The OBC, hosted by Blackboard, is comprised of three blocks of instruction with each block examining CAP and leadership: the Personal Dimension of Leadership; the Professional Dimension of Leadership, and the Organizational Dimension of Leadership. Each block has several lessons included. Each lesson takes about 30 minutes to complete, and there is a total of 20 hours of instruction (ADL-13 has approximately 37 hours of instruction). Unlike ADL-13, there is no end-of-course examination. To complete the OBC, members must successfully pass an open-book online quiz at the end of each lesson within the blocks. When all the lessons in Block 1 are complete, members move to Block 2, etc. At the conclusion of Block 3, you’ll be able to print a certificate and your completion will be noted on your master record. Members will have 90 days to complete the OBC from the time their group (cohort) begins. Members work individually, and can access the course at any time. In beta testing, members completed the course in as little as two weeks, and all members completed the course before the 90-day deadline. Eligibility Requirements Eligibility requirements for the OBC are the same as eligibility requirements for ADL-13. For senior members this means that you must have completed Level I. Cadets must have completed their Mitchell Award *NOTE: The Officer Basic Course does NOT count towards the Leadership Academy requirement for Phase IV of the Cadet Program at this time. Cadet Officers who elect to take the OBC as personal development will have OBC completion carried over to their senior member record should they choose to transition to senior membership in the future. For Cadets: Cadets must complete a Leadership Academy to qualify for the Eaker Award. This requirement is met by attending Cadet Officer School, a Region Cadet Leadership School, or through the correspondence course AFIADL-13. Professional Development has now introduced the Officer Basic Course as a replacement to AFIADL-13. The new OBC program will not fulfill the leadership academy requirement. Once AFIADL-13 is no longer available, the requirement will have to be fulfilled by completing either COS or RCLS. Eligible members will be accepted on a first-come, first-placed basis. Classes will begin on the 1st of each month. You will receive notification of enrollment within 3 days, if you don’t receive follow on notification, please send an email to Ron Olienyk at rolienyk@capnhq.gov
Steps to Enrollment: There are three simple steps to enroll in the Officer Basic Course: 1. Confirm your eligibility to enroll in OBC. 2. Ensure you have not completed ADL-13. 3. Send the following information to this email address: officerbasiccourse@capnhq.gov - Name (Last, First, MI.) - Email Address - CAP ID # - Level I Completion Date - Charter #
To get the answers to OBC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): click here
While you are waiting for your class start date, feel free to download some of the lessons and get a head start on the material you will be learning in the OBC; the links are located below:
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