Lightning Academy :: U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii

Basic OnBoarding LightFighter Training

BOLT is a CG’s initiative to provide a top-notch integration experience for service members entering the 25th Infantry Division. Each service member, regardless of rank or MOS, entering the 25th ID will attend BOLT the week following in-processing at Reception Company. The goal of BOLT is to increase operational readiness, establish and uphold the Division's standards and discipline, embody the culture, and preserve the rich legacy of the Tropic Lighting Division.

Jungle Operations Training Course

o The Jungle Operations Training Course (JOTC) spans 12 days. Students focus on the individual skills associated with Jungle Dismounted Mobility, Land Navigation, Combat Tracking, Jungle Tactics, and Survival Training. Graduates of JOTC learn tactics, techniques, and procedures required to fight, win, and survive within any jungle environment. The course consists of two weeks of training following the "crawl, walk, run" methodology embedded within each activity as well as the overall training path. For more information, see Course Description and Joining Instructions below.

FRIES/SPIES Master Course

All FRIES/SPIES courses have been CANCELLED for FY25.

Signed LA Form 100 is only valid for 90 days following date of earliest signature. Students will not be accepted in LA courses if their signatures are expired on the day of reporting

LA Form 100: Course Enrollment Form (required for all courses)

Air Assault Course

The Lightning Academy Air Assault Course (LAAAC) is designed to provide parent units with subject matter expert Soldiers, Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO), and junior Officers in the full spectrum of LAAAC Operations. Students are trained on the missions performed by rotary wing aircraft, aircraft safety, aero-medical evacuation procedures, pathfinder operations, principles and techniques of combat assaults, rappelling techniques, and sling-load operations. The core POI requires minimum support assets and is adaptable to organic aviation elements. Both the core instruction and the additional instruction are conducted in a classroom/field environment.

Small Unit Ranger Tactics

The 25th ID Small Unit Ranger Tactics (SURT) program serves as a progressive physical and tactical preparation program designed to prepare 25th ID Soldiers to be successful during the Ranger Assessment Phase and Darby Phase of Ranger School. All graduations will occur at Lightning Academy on the last day of the course.

*All Students must bring a personally owned copy of the Ranger Handbook.

Rappel Master

The Rappel Master Course is a one-week course consisting of 5 active training days (Monday through Friday) and designed to provide parent units with subject matter expert Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) and junior Officers in the full spectrum of Rappel Master Duties. Students will become proficient on the Rappel Master Personnel Inspection (RMPI), tower training, rappeller sustainment training, and rotary wing operations.