Reporting and Information

ELIGIBILITY

All Army Components:

• Rank: E3 with waiver
• E4- E7, and O1-O3
• AOC/MOS: 12A, 12B, 12C, and 12N

All USMC Components:

• Rank: E4- E7, and O1-O3
• AOC/MOS: 1302, 1345, and 1371

ABC Foreign allied Soldiers are authorized. Check with your international student office for assistance.

Any service member that does not meet these criteria must request a waiver.

A COPY of the physical examination must accompany the student to the course, all three pages for the DD2807-1, DD2808 and supporting documents. The exam must be dated within 18 months of the report date, and state the applicant is medically qualified to attend. A Ranger physical meets the criteria required, however more stringent physicals are accepted. For example, SF, HALO, or Dive.

Medical waiver:

For those that have been found not qualified IAW AR and DA Pam 40-501 may request a medical waiver. Prepare DD Form 2870, Authorization for Disclosure of Medical or Dental Information. Scan all front and back pages, to include supporting documents of physical. Email the disclosure form and full physical to the Course inbox.

Medical Waivers are good for 90 days once approved.

Use the physical exam checklist, example DD2807-1, and DD2808 to assist you in completing your physical:

Contact lens MFR
Physical Exam Checklist
DD2807-1 Example
DD2808 Example

Report Day:

• Sign in on provided roster at BLDG 6021, Sapper Training Company Classroom.
• Uniform is Duty Uniform with pen
• Fill out provided Personnel data sheet (White Sheet)
• Ensure you have following documents in this order

1. 1. Physical (DD2807-1 and DD2808)
   2. White Sheet completed
   3. 1610/Orders bringing you to Sapper School
   4. ERB/ORB
   5. DA Form 705 (from your unit within 180 days scoring at minimum 230 total points with no less than 70 points in each event)
   6. Organizational Certification Letter of preparedness
   7. Hard copy of approved waiver (if applicable)

• 1300-1500 Sapper Leader Course Headquarters, BLDG 6021-Physical and documents screening
• Lodging is available and open: BLDG 810 & 812 (see "Barracks Location" tab for strip map)
• There is only one authorized parking location

ENTRANCE FOR IN-PROCESSING BLDG 6021 (1300-1500)

Start Day (Day Zero) Sapper PT Bubble:

• 0430 Bags stacked inside PT bubble
• 0500 Formation
• 0500 Roll call
• 0510 Medical records screening
• 0510 Ops document screening
• 0530 SPFT

The Sapper Physical Fitness Test (SPFT) is graded IAW current ACFT guidelines. The three events are: Hand-Release Push-Up, Leg Tuck, and the Three Mile Run.

Starting with Sapper Classes 4-20 and 5-20, Sapper candidates are required to report with a valid APFT Score Card (DA Form 705) within the past 180 days with a minimum score of 230 over all with at least 70 points in each event. The APFT will no longer be conducted at Sapper School, this is now part of the home station Battalion Commander's endorsement. Sapper Cadre strongly recommend APFT testing within 30 days of reporting to ensure students are in peak condition. The SPFT will be administered in place of the APFT on the first day of Sapper Leader Course prior to equipment layout. Results will be used for these two classes to determine an OML for entrance to Sapper Leader Course from the wait list. All Sapper Candidates will take the new SPFT, but during this OML based pilot phase, walk-on students will earn the right into the course based on their performance of the SPFT.

For those Soldiers who desire to excel at the SPFT, we recommend they train to meet or exceed the current ACFT standards for the hand release push-up and the leg tuck.

- Hand release push-up (30)

- Leg Tuck (5)

- 3-Mile Run is based on the existing Sapper standard of 24 minutes (8 min/mile pace) and remains an event for points.

The Sapper Leader Course 12 mile road march is one of the most grueling routes in the Army. The RM is a mandatory training requirement that must be successfully completed to meet graduation requirements. The RM must be completed within 3hours with 35lbs of Ruck weight. The weight does not include water, FLC, and weapon.

The difficulty of the route is not the length, but the drastic changes in elevation. The most notable are the infamous 6 mile and 8 mile hills.

For medical waivers see the 'Physical Exam/Medical requirements block' above.

Once Approved Waivers are good for:

- Ordinary waiver (12 Months)

- ITT Memos (6 Months)

- Medical Waivers (90 days)

To request a waiver, individual or unit, must fill out STC Form 1-W. When completed it must be endorsed by the first O-5 in your Chain of Command and sent to the Sapper Leader Course email box for approval. Accompanying all waiver requests there must be a Soldier Talent Profile and DA form 705 (5500/5501 if applicable) for the individual dated within six months.

To allow processing time, all waivers must be submitted NLT 30 business days prior to requested class start date. It is highly encourage to submit waiver as early as possible.

Waiver must be completed and signed digitally.

Waiver Types:

• Rank (E-1 to E-3, E-8, E-9, O-4 and above)
• AOC (Branch)
• MOS (ENLISTED)
• Refusal to Train/SOR
• Other/Multiple
• Inter Service

For Students that have previously attended the course, but were dismissed for Lack of Motivation, Refusal to Train, or Serious Observation Report (SOR) a waiver must be submitted with that option selected. This waiver must be endorsed by the first O-6 in the SM's Chain of Command.

STC Form 1-W (Waiver Request)

Students will receive a DA Form 1059 for the following reasons.

Graduation of the Sapper Leader Course:

• Honor Graduate
• Distinguished Leadership
• Successfully completion

Referred Report (Negative DA From 1059)

• Refusal to Train
• Serious Observation Reports
• Excessive De-Merits
• Violation of regulation, policy or established discipline standards
• Negative attitude or lack of motivation

Students will not be given an DA Form 1059 for the following reasons:

• Failure to meet entrance requirements
• Dropped for Medical reasons
• Dropped for Administrative Reason (e.g. Emergency Leave, Deployment)
• Failure to meet graduation requirements outlined in the Program of Instruction

Sapper Leader Course Barracks BLDG 809 & 811

Please Call a week prior to graduation to confirm location.

• The Engineer Regimental Room is Located in the FLW Engineer Museum