Ground Safety Officer Course (GSOC)

Please reach out to your unit schools/training section. You must be assigned or projected on assignment into a Unit Duty Safety Officer (USO) or civilian equivalent USO position to attend the course. Course quotas are set by Department of the Army strength requirements and filled by HRC, NGB, USARC, and SATFA (for IMS).

The Ground Safety Officer Course must comply with the Fort Rucker Institutional Training Travel Guidance. Lodging and Meals are directed IAW the Institutional Training Directed Lodging and Meals-5 (ITDLM-5) Program. Meals are not provided for students during this course; students should refer to the course welcome letter for details. You have a choice to reside in on- or off-post quarters, pending Fort Rucker IHG availability. Due to travel to and from classes and training areas, units are highly encouraged to authorize rental cars for students.

GSOC is an Additional Skill Identifier-producing course awarding the Officers Skill Identifier (SI), Warrant Officer, and Enlisted Service Members Additional Skill Identifier (ASI) Code "6Q", to graduates; therefore, students must pass all examinations and attend all training. Do not plan on scheduling routine appointments during the course. Students who miss more than eight hours of the course will not graduate.

A welcome letter will be sent to the email entered with the ATRRS registration approximately 30 days from the course start date. It will have instructions for completing the prerequisites and pre-course forms and uploading them to ATIS. You must complete all items.

SOCOM Students: An active @army.mil email address is required before attending. Inactive addresses may prevent access to required systems due to network differences.

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