RGB Soldiers complete Basic Combat Instructor Course

Courtesy Photo | Regional Guard Brigade non-commissioned officers conduct live-fire range operations with the AK-47 rifle as part of the 20-day Basic Combat Instructor Course at the Zeravani Training Center in Beneslawa Oct. 28.  

BAGHDAD, IRAQ

11.04.2010

Courtesy Story

United States Forces – Iraq, Deputy Commanding General (Advising and Training)

BAGHDAD – Thirty-One Regional Guard Brigade soldiers from the Sulaymaniyah, Arbil and Dahuk provinces completed the Basic Combat Instructor Course at the Zeravani Training Center in Beneslawa, Oct. 28.

This 20-day course consisted of classroom instruction and hands-on practical exercises including: leadership, first aid, land navigation, marksmanship, security operations, physical fitness and warrior skills. Additionally four individuals, who qualified as instructors from two previous iterations of this course, received their certification as Master Instructors.

Training seasoned infantry non-commissioned officers to become Basic Combat Instructors is the first step toward the creating a cadre of instructors capable of training all Regional Guard Brigade personnel in basic soldier skills, according to a United States Forces-Iraq official.

“This is a very good course I’m learning a lot of new skills that I know I would have never learned unless I attended the course,” said Bahroz Taha Ahmed, a BCIC student. “I really like to learn new things especially the First Aid portion of the course that’s something I can use even when I’m at home.”

As qualified instructors, these soldiers will report to the new Bapshtian Training Center to begin training solders in a Basic Combat Training Course that is scheduled to begin Nov. 20.

• Date Taken: 11.04.2010
• Date Posted: 11.04.2010 08:02
• Story ID: 59397
• Location: BAGHDAD, IQ