This is the entry level certification course for personnel conducting mission 5a domestic operations in support of federal, state, and local Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA). It establishes the baseline training requirement for planning, regulation and policy, legal application and status, risk management, serious incident reporting, public affairs, hide site selection and legality, medical planning, sensory enhancement devices, rules for use of force, briefings, and handling of nonDepartment of Defense U.S. Persons information. State 5a programs are required to amplify situations unique to that State’s laws, legal precedents, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and task organization. Upon course completion, students will be able to safely and effectively provide mission 5a support to LEAs as directed by that State’s Counterdrug Coordinator (CDC) appointed and certified Ground Reconnaissance Specialist (GRS) Phase II graduate(s). Individuals must pass the end of course examination, once, with an 80% or better (2 attempts) before they are eligible to attend GRS Phase II. Students who fail the GRS Phase I end of course examination twice, are required to obtain their State CDC’s written consent (Memorandum for Record) in order to attempt a third retest; no additional waivers will be granted. Students will be required to apply and demonstrate all GRS Phase I TLOs during the GRS Phase II certification course.

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Course Length: 40 hrs

Course Description:  This course is designed to train assigned personnel in the policies, guidelines and hands-on-practices for effectively planning and executing joint counterdrug budgets. Attendees will understand the budget cycles and procedures for ensuring continuity of operations from one fiscal year to the next. Instructors will highlight tools and techniques for reconciling accounts and the procedures for requesting, transferring, returning and redistributing funds. Attendees will review legal issues, regulations, and guidance of importance to the financial manager and explore reports available to them.

Prerequisites:

• Assigned to 1A (Budget/Finance NCO or Off) within your CD Program • Two years (or less) of budget experience • Fiscal Law Course within 3 years of course start date • FTSMCS (State Finance and Document Library) permissions • Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office with an emphasis in Excel)

This course is a refresher to Ground Reconnaissance Specialist (GRS) Phase I or the entry level certification course for personnel conducting mission 5A (domestic operations in support of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs).  It reiterates the baseline training requirements for planning, regulation and policy, legal application and status, risk management, serious incident reporting, public affairs, and more.

State 5A programs are required to amplify situations unique to that State’s laws, legal precedents, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and task organization. Upon completion, students will be able to continue to safely and effectively provide mission 5A support to LEAs as directed by that State’s Counterdrug Coordinator (CDC) appointed and certified Ground Reconnaissance Specialist (GRS) Phase I graduates.

Discuss the Counterdrug mission, how it relates to the National Drug Control Strategy, and key points about CD Operations. We will then provide an overview of Service Member obligations, benefits, and protections as provided by Title 32 USC § 112 
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