Spc. Calvin Battaglia, a U.S. Army EOD tech who serves with the 754th Ordnance Company (EOD), earned honor graduate by achieving the highest GPA out of the 50 servicemembers who attended the course.

The culminating event of the Basic Military Mountaineering Course was climbing up to Smugglers Notch, about 45 minutes from the school. “We ascended nearly 1,000 feet up the side of the mountain ...

The Army plans to increase the length of its Basic Leader Course, or BLC, in fiscal 2026, which starts in October 2025, Sgt. Maj. Jason Stadel, a service spokesperson told Military.com.