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Professional Military Education (PME)
Initial Entry Training (IET) 2021
Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Development Course (NCOLD)
FEMA (Independent Course Study)
Instructor Development Course (IDC)
MEMS (State Guard Association)
Staff Operations and Planning Course
Basic Training 2021
The Orientation and IIA courses are required to be completed within in the first six months of enlistment and completion of these courses is required prior to graduation from IET.
| VDF Orientation Course | Orientation Course January 2020 | Test Info |
| VDF Level IIA Course | Level II Orientation January 2020 | Test Info |
VDF Professional Military Education
Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Leadership is crucial to the success of the Virginia Defense Force (VDF), effective leaders are not born they are trained, re-trained, and trained again until they are ready confident to lead from the front.| Course | Description | Download |
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| Basic Leadership Course | The Basic Leadership Course (BLC) will be the first of many leadership courses in the VDF Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES). Upon promotion to SPC / E4, the VDF member automatically will be enrolled into BLC. The projected length of time to complete BLC is 24 months, at which time the VDF member is eligible to compete for SGT/E5. | VDF BLC |
| Advanced Leadership Course | The Advanced Leadership Course (ALC) will be the second of many leadership courses in the VDF Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES). Upon promotion to SGT/ E5 the VDF member automatically will be enrolled into ALC. The projected length of time to complete ALC is 24 months, at which time the VDF member is eligible to compete for SSG/E6. | VDF ALC |
| Senior Leadership Course | The Senior Leadership Course (SLC) will be the third of many leadership courses in the VDF Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES). Upon promotion to SSG/E6 the VDF member automatically will be enrolled into SLC. The projected length of time to complete SLC is 24 months, at which time the VDF member is eligible to compete for SFC/E7. | VDF SLC |
VDF General Education Courses
| VDF 100: Active Shooter Training | VDF 100 Course Material | ||
| VDF 101: VDMA/VDF Military Structure, Basic Operations & Emergency Response | VDF 101 Course Material | ||
| VDF 102: Soldier Values (Including Ethics/SHARP/EO | VDF 102 Course Material | ||
| VDF 103: Military Customs and Courtesies | VDF 103 Course Material | ||
| VDF 104: Uniform Wear and Inspection | VDF 104 Course Material | ||
| VDF 105: Drill and Ceremonies (including Formations) | VDF 105 Course Material | ||
| VDF 106: First Aid | VDF 106 Course Material | ||
| VDF 200: History | VDF 200 Course Material | ||
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Initial Entry Training (IET) 2021
| Basic Communications | Handout | Power Point | |
| Basic Guard Duty | Handout | Power Point | |
| Chain of Command and Insignia of Rank | Handout: Chain of Command and Insignia | Presentation: Chain of Command and Insignia | |
| Courtesies to the Flag | Handout | Power Point | |
| Drill and Ceremonies | Handout | Power Point | |
| History of the VDF | Handout | Power Point | |
| Military Customs and Courtesies (MCC) | Handout | Power Point | |
| VDF Mission | Handout | Power Point | |
| VDF Standards | Handout | Power Point | |
| Wear and Appearance of the Uniform | Handout: Wear and Appearance of the VDF Uniform | Power Point | |
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Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Development Course (NCOLD)
| VDF Non-Commissioned Officers Leadership Development (NCOLD) | Course | Test Info | |
FEMA (Independent Course Study)
| Below are the 4 FEMA IS courses. 100 and 700 are necessary to become state-active duty ready. You are encouraged to continue your training with these courses after you have completed the VDF Orientation and Level IIA located under ‘Basic Training‘. | |
| Introduction to Incident Command System: | FEMA IS-100 …Required for (PV1 through SPC) |
| ICS for Single Resources and Single Action Incidents: | FEMA IS-200 …Required for (CPL & above) |
| NIMS: An Introduction: | FEMA IS-700 …Required for (PV1 through SPC) |
| National Incident Framework: An Introduction: | FEMA IS-800 …Required for (CPL & above) |
| FEMA Professional Development Series: | FEMA PDS |
| REQUIRED for promotion to: MAJ / CW2 / SFC | |
| Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams: | FEMA IS-317 |
| Not required but, recommended. | |
| ICS 300, ICS 400. See VDFR 624-1 | |
| Additional FEMA Courses: | Additional |
| Not required. | |
Civil Security & Support
Training and Evaluations required.
The successful completion of the Traffic course and exam, along with the practical training at Force MUTAs, is required for completion of Traffic Control Training certification. Completion of this below course is preferred prior to the practical field training.
- CSS 100: Basic Guard & Access Control Duty
- CSS 101: Applied Guard & Access Control Duty
- CSS 102: Conduct Traffic Control Operations
- Traffic Direction Training Manual
- Traffic Control Exam
- GO/NO GO Arm and Hand Signals, SM 191-376-5107
- Force Certification of successful completion of 4way intersection exercise
ALL EVALUATIONS REQUIRE A FINAL 100% CORRECT SCORE
Communications
Instructor Development Course (IDC)
| Certification Process:
At a home station UTA or Force MUTA, The student will deliver classroom VDF instruction for a period of no less than twenty continuous minutes, as assigned by the REGT Cdr or REGT Cdr’s designee. The classroom delivery will follow the principles of instruction as set forward in the IDC course and will be evaluated by one authorized by the REGT Cdr.. A Memorandum from the REGT Commander, CSM or S3 denoting a successful evaluation and the evaluator’s name will be forwarded to the G3 section for the generation of an IDC completion certificate for the individual concerned and for the individual’s REGT and FORCE level personnel files. |
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| Instructor Development Course (IDC) 2016 | Course |