COURSE DESCRIPTION: UMOC is a two-week course designed to assist the Unit Movement Officers in performing their United States Army Reserve pre-mobilization duties. Course objectives are met by combining Forces Command and United States Army Reserve Command policy with hands-on training. Critical hands-on training includes:

   Truck loading

   Chain and wood deck rail car loading

   Aircraft and containers loading

Students complete approximately 60 hours of course work, 10 hours of homework, and multiple practical exercises that encompass the duties and the responsibilities of the Unit Movement Officer. Practical Exercises Include:

   Load Planning, Convoy Operations

   Blocking and Bracing

   Containerization

   Palletization

   Air loading

   Rail loading

Special Topics Include: Automated Unit Equipment List, Motor Movement Planning, Rail Movement Planning, Air Movement Planning, and Sea Movement Planning.

READING MATERIAL:

   1) Forces Command Regulation, 55-1, Unit Movement Planning

   2) Forces Command Regulation, 55-2, Unit Movement Date Reporting and Systems Administration

   3) United States Army Reserve Command Pamphlet, 55-1, Unit Movement Officer's Handbook

   4) Field Manual, 55-30, Army Motor Transport Units and Operations

   5) Field Manual, 55-65, Strategic Deployment by Surface Transportation

   6) Technical Manual, 38-250, Packaging and Materials Handling: Preparing of Hazardous Materials for Military Shipment

   7) Technical Manual, 55-2200-001-12, Transportability Guidance for Application of Blocking, Bracing and Tie down Materials for Rail Transport.

   8) Technical Bulletin, 55-46-1, Standard Characteristics for Transportability of Military Vehicles and Other Outsize/Overweight Equipment

   9) Air Mobility Command Pamphlet, 36-1, Army Materiel Command Affiliation Program for Airlift Planners

 10) Forces Command Regulation, 500-3-3, Reserve Component Unit Commander's Handbook

LENGTH: 2 Weeks