AUX-05A Course Schedule

1. The Auxiliary Mid-Level Officer Course (AMLOC) is designed for mid-level appointed and elected Auxiliarists utilizing the entire Senior Leadership Principles and Skills Course (SLPS) modified for the Auxiliary audience. These members are the individuals in the organization that provide direction and visions to groups or teams. They are responsible for developing and communicating the context of direction down the chain to first line supervisors, work groups, and individual workers.

2. Emphasis is placed on classroom discussion of various leadership concepts and models. Students should use this knowledge so that they can better lead the workgroups under them to understand and buy into organizational mission and goals. The course objective is to develop skills in the following areas: communicating for understanding, exerting a positive influence over others, creating an environment which encourages continued motivation in times of change, recognizing diversity and its value, recognizing generational differences and the need for appropriate leadership techniques, getting the job done while taking care of your people, transitioning from executing vision to developing vision, transitioning from tactical to strategic thinking, recognizing conflict resolution principles and positive communication skills, recognizing synergy as an advantage to teams, achieving ethical fitness in leadership management, and recognizing team-building structures and group dynamics.

3. The course is taught in 3 day sessions at district locations arranged by a host Point of Contact (POC). The course has been developed around the US Coast Guard Senior Leadership Principle and Skills (SLPS) material based upon the work of James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner and their THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE material. The leaders that we hope to attract to the sessions are the following in Priority Ranking-

Priority 1 (P1)- DCDR; VDCDR; FC (Second year in office)
Priority 2* (P2*)- FC First Year; DVC; DSO; VFC * MUST have AUXLAMS Completion Certificate.
Priority 3* (P3*)- All other Auxiliarists with AUXLAMS Completion Certificate. *MUST have AUXLAMS Completion Certificate.

4. If interested in the Coast Guard C-School funded (AFC-56) classes, submit a Short Term Training Request (STTR) with a copy of your AUXLAMS Completion Certificate via your Chain of Leadership (COL) to be considered for a class. Ask your highest point in the COL to submit your STTR to your DIRAUX for entry into Direct Access (DA), this is important since the classes fill fast once they are listed in Direct Access. They are now listed in Direct Access so you can inform your COL to forward your STTR to your DIRAUX so your name can entered for the class. There are some non-AFC-56 funded seats available in all of classes if you do not get a AFC-56 funded seat. If interested in a non-AFC-56 funded seat contact the class POC directly about getting a seat, you will be required to obtain no cost District generated orders to attend.

Member wishing to attend AMLOC must have a priority of P1 or P2 ranking and submit their Certificate for AUXLAMS completion with the STTR to DIRUAX. P3* will be considered on a case by case basis for funded quotas. A funded student will need to prove they live a distance greater than 51 miles from the training venue. Use MAPQuest to get the distance from your home to the training location if you live within the general area of the training. If a student wishes to attend the session but lives within 51 miles of the training site they will need to do so as “local/ non-funded”.

ALL applicants must submit a STTR and AUXLAMS Completion Certificate through the Chain of Leadership and Management as well as submitting a copy of the STTR and the AUXLAMS Completion Certificate to Peter Graham [email protected].

5. Some of these classes have contracted hotels or government billeting arranged. Contact the class POC directly to find out about deadlines to get the special hotel contracted pricing or to make reservations for government billeting.

6. Perspective students interested in attending any of the below classes should contact the POC directly with name, AUX ID#, and email address to get on the roster. There are limited AFC-56 funded seats this FY. Students not on AFC-56 funded orders will be attending on no-cost, non-reimbursable orders issued by the DIRAUX. ALL students must contact the course POC to make sure they are on the roster in order to receive pre-class announcements and assignments.

7. Perspective students interested in attending any of the above classes should contact the POC directly with name, AUX ID#, and email address to get on the roster. There are limited AFC-56 funded seats this FY. Students not on AFC-56 funded orders will be attending on no-cost, non-reimbursable orders issued by the DIRAUX. ALL students must contact the course POC to make sure they are on the roster in order to receive pre-class announcements and assignments.

8. Uniform: TROPS for Instructors and Students. ALL outerwear will be AF Windbreaker or FWPII with appropriate office device. Gloves will be black. Cover Garrison only. When an Auxiliarist in TROPS does not present an appearance in keeping with organizational standards of wear, contact the POC.

A uniform inspection will be conducted during the course of the instruction. Please consult The Auxiliary Manual Chapter 10 and the Coast Guard Uniform Regulations, COMDTINST M1020.6 (series) for guidance on the correct wear of the Auxiliary uniform.

9. Auxiliarists are required to successfully complete a minimum of seven (7) credits from three categories of courses to receive the AUXOP qualification. The list of courses in the leadership category includes the Auxiliary Mid-Level Officer Course (AMLOC). AMLOC is also a prerequisite for District Captains (DCAPT) to attend the Auxiliary Upper Level Officers Course (AULOC).

10. If wish additional information contact Peter Graham at [email protected] directly.