Infantry Officer Advanced Course (IOAC)


The reserve component Infantry Officer Advanced Course is correspondence course number 071 A11.

Objective. To prepare commissioned officers of the Reserve Component who are not on active duty to command at company level.

Eligibility. RC commissioned officers of the rank first lieutenant or higher who have completed an officer basic course and whose branch is infantry or are on orders for an infantry assignment. To enroll, send DA Form 145 to AIPD, along with a copy of your OBC diploma, and (if not infantry branch) a copy of the orders assigning you to an infantry position, or a copy of a request for branch transfer approved at ARPERCEN (IMA/IRR), USARC (TPU), or NGB (NG) pending completion of educational requirements.

Phase I. Correspondence. Must be completed before attending Phase II.

Phase II. 2 weeks resident training conducted at the Infantry School.

Correspondence Course

24 Subcourses Total

  1. IS1801 Legal Aspects of Armed Conflict, Law of War
  2. IS1802 Basic Course on Geneva/Hague Conventions
  3. IS7006 Military Operations Other than War
  4. IS7038 Leadership
  5. IS7045 Describe NBC Defense Concepts
  6. IS8720 Explain Leader Training Responsibilities
  7. IN0821 Tactical Doctrine (Offense)
  8. IN0822 Tactical Doctrine (Defense)
  9. IN0504 The Estimate
  10. IN0764 Operations
  11. IN0760 (might be MOUT)
  12. IS3003 Soviet Armed Forces
  13. IT0462 Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield
  14. EN5485 Obstacles and Survivability Operations
  15. IN0766 Company Fire Support Operation
  16. IN0768 Light Infantry Company/Battalion Plans
  17. IN0721 Infantry Company in Offensive Operations
  18. IN0753 Inf Rifle Co/Co Team in the Defense-Part I
  19. IN0754 Inf Rifle Co/Co Team in the Defense-Part II
  20. IN0769 Mechanized Infantry Organizations and Planning
  21. IN0810 Mechanized Company/Team in Offensive Operations
  22. IN0531 Combat in Built-up Areas
  23. IN0772 Planning a Bn Deployment/FTX
  24. IN0710 Staff Functions