United States Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course

United States Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course (formerly Long Range Surveillance Leaders Course, or LRSLC) is an 29 day (four weeks and one day) school offered by the 3d Squadron, 16th Cavalry Regiment's Department of Reconnaissance and Security. The course was formerly hosted by the 4th Ranger Training Battalion prior to unit reorganizations at the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia. The school is open to Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen to train them to expert levels in reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, battle damage assessment, communications, planning, foreign vehicle identification, and other skills. The school was originally created to serve leaders from Long Range Surveillance units (LRSU's), but now provides the specific reconnaissance training needed to ensure the effectiveness of small unit reconnaissance elements (Teams and Squads) for the U.S. Army and Joint force. Given the training focus and difficulty of the Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course (RSLC), the school is still commonly attended by Soldiers from U.S. Army Special Forces, 75th Ranger Regiment's Regimental Reconnaissance Company, Navy SEALs, and Marine Recon; today students are primarily soldiers from conventional Infantry, Stryker and Armored Brigade Combat Teams (BCT). Following the US Army decision to disband US Army LRS Companies, the reconnaissance fundamentals taught in the course also provides U.S. Military commanders the ability to preserve key LRS skills and abilities within the conventional force.

Given the importance of timely, accurate and relevant battlefield information, U.S. Military commanders require reconnaissance professionals be well-trained, highly skilled and disciplined, and capable of operating forward of Brigade Combat Teams (BCT). The course curriculum is primarily designed to train small unit leaders assigned to reconnaissance formations to include Infantry, Stryker and Armored BCT Cavalry Squadrons; Infantry, Stryker, and Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) Scout Platoons; and SOF personnel. The Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course (RSLC) Program of Instruction is continuously assessed and refined to ensure it meets these needs, the needs of reconnaissance units, and those of a U.S. Joint force at war.

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