Leadership - Officer Development School

Officer Development School
Regimental Oversight	LTG Rip Tharen
Motto	To Lead is to Serve
HQ Staff
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2IC	{{{DepXO}}}
3IC	{{{DepNCOIC}}}
Aide to Officer Development School	{{{DepAide}}}
Aide to SecOps	{{{Aide}}}
Lead	LTC Justin Robbi
Senior	MAJ Ben Francis Ryan
Reporting Units

Introduction

The Officer Development School (ODS) is a regimental-level school. The Officer Development School conducts on-demand courses to train members of the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment in the fundamentals of leadership, administration, and tactical orders production. The School tests Soldiers via a competitive process to produce Army Officers capable of commanding at the Platoon level.

Mission and Vision

The mission of the Officer Development School is to train and mentor the next generation of Platoon Leaders within the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment, with an emphasis on servant leadership, building morale, and tactical mission planning, as well as knowledge of administrative tasks and standard operating procedures.

The vision of the Officer Development School is to foster a culture of servant leadership across the Regiment while also ensuring students have a basic understanding of infantry platoon-level tactics, various administrative SOPs, and our Code of Conduct. We aim to provide the Regiment with well-rounded officers who are proficient tactically and administratively, and who put the needs of their unit before their own.

"We work for the troopers, not the troopers for us." - MAJ Delvanoc Carter.

Officer Development School (ODS)

The Officer Development School Course is distinct from other courses, as it requires significant prerequisites. Students must be a Specialist, complete NCOA, and the Server Administration Course. Aside from these requirements, students must also receive a letter of recommendation from their Sub-Unit or equivalent commander. The Officer Development School is divided into two days, with each day taking about 1-2 hours. Students will learn about the roles of junior Officers, how to formulate orders products, and how to manage and administer subordinates.

Prerequisites

Rank of Specialist or higher

No pending or current negative action

NCOA Phase 1 and 2

Server Administration Course

History

Leadership

Here represents the dedicated officers who have helped pass hundreds of new officers into leadership in the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment. The ranks reflected here are either their current or when they served as ODS Lead.

Lead Instructor

Rank	Name	Dates of Service
Lieutenant Colonel	Robbi.J	09JAN26 - Present
Major	Gerrish.T	09MAR25 - 13DEC25
Brigadier General	LaCombe.M	16MAY23 - 09MAR25
Major General	Tharen.R	30DEC19 - 16MAY23
Captain	Argus.J	07MAY17 - 13JUN18

School Standard Operating Procedures

Instructor Qualification Policy

Due to the specialized nature of the Officer Development School, new instructors must meet specific requirements.

• Must be a current Officer with the rank of Captain or higher.
  • Or, must be a current Officer with the rank of 2LT or higher, having previously held the rank of Captain or higher for more than 6 months.
• Must not have had any negative action for the past 12 months.
• If you meet the above rank requirements and are interested, please contact the ODS Lead.

Note: ODS Lead may waive some requirements on a case-by-case basis.

Applicable Policies

Document Number	Policy or Standard Operating Procedure
7CAV-R-031	Officer Development School