Complete the below assessment 60 days prior to attendance
*** The Chemical Defense Training Facility (CDTF) is a requirement for CBRN C3 students.Ensure to read the CDTF Student Prep Memo and come prepared to execute as this is a graduation requirement. Click here for more information***Purpose:To provide company grade CBRN Officers the technical skills and knowledge to perform the duties and responsibilities required of company commandersandbrigadelevelstaffCBRNOfficers.Thisinstructionisbothexternally and internally directed. Course completion is required for branchqualification.
Scope:To further develop and reinforce CBRN Officers with the skills and knowledge in the areas of leadership, training management, written and oral communications, Army Operations (fundamentals and doctrine), staff procedures, CBRNdefense(fundamentalsanddoctrine),decontamination,reconnaissance,Basic Radiological Safety, HAZMAT response, Counter-WMD, consequence management and threat doctrine and capabilities (to include currentthreat).
Prerequisites:Active, Reserve, or National Guard component; U.S. and foreign, commissioned Officers in the rank of first lieutenant promotable and above, and assigned a primary specialty/mission of AOC74A.A secret security clearance level is required. Soldiers must meet requirements outlined in AR 350-1. Meeting height and weight standards is a requirement for enrollment. Soldiers with a temporary profile cannot attend the course. Active Army and AGR personnel over age 40 must complete medical screening at their local installation before attending this course. These students will hand carry a copy of their medical screening report. USA Officers incur a one-year service obligation upon coursecompletion.
Special Information:Completion of toxic agent training provided at the Chemical Defense Training Facility (CDTF) is required for all students. The Commandant is the only person authorized to waive this requirement (for US and Country LNO for IMS) based on justifiable circumstances addressed on a case-by-case basis. All students are requiredtoarrivewithmedicalrecordsandopticalinserts,ifnecessary,IAWAR40-63. Student may acquire optical inserts once enrolled in the course. American Council on Education: In its August 2016 report, the American Council on Education(ACE)MilitaryProgramsEvaluationrecommendedtheUSACBRNSCBRN C3 Course earn thefollowing: In the lower-division baccalaureate/associate degree category: 3 semester hours in Emergency Management; 3 in chemical and biological hazards, 1 in hazardous materials, and 1 in introduction to radiological hazards. In the upper-division baccalaureate category: 3 semester hours in operations management and 3 in leadership. Webster University offers CBRN C3 students’ academic credit for a Master's DegreeinEnvironmentalManagement.Studentscompletingthecoursesubmittheir Form 1059 for earning credit.
Foreign Disclosure:The course developer in coordination with the USACBRNS foreign disclosure authority reviewed the materials contained in this CMP and this course. Restrictions on some components of this course may not be releasable to students from foreign military schools/countries.