and for military joint force training exercises with units from other countries. The camp has been used by many other groups, such as the Civil Air Patrol, JROTC, and Boy Scouts. HQ 209th RTI Headquarters (HQ) 209th RTI's mission is to provide leadership and support for the subordinate battalions of the 209th RTI, and also for the Camp Ashland Training Site Command (CATS). 1/209th RTI 1st Battalion's mission as an NCO Academy is to facilitate soldiers' training needs by providing tactical and technical training. The current primary course for 1st BN is the Basic Leader Course (BLC), which is taught at the 209th RTI to active duty U.S. Army Soldiers, Army National Guard Soldiers, and Army Reserve Soldiers. The course is currently a 22-day course. Unlike the active component, the course is taught straight through with no days off. Training focuses on leadership and war-fighting techniques, to prepare junior non-commissioned officers (NCO) for duty. The BLC course was formerly known as Warrior Leader Course (WLC), and prior to that was called Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC). 2/209th RTI 2nd Battalion's mission is to conduct the Officer Candidate School (OCS) and Warrant officer (United States) Candidate School (WOCS). The course teaches a variety of leadership skills and small-unit tactics. Traditional training takes place on the weekend for 16–18 months, plus two two-week periods. Accelerated training is an 8-week course. Students are referred to as "Candidates" during their training, and must successfully complete a rigorous training regimen to test them both physically and mentally, in order to receive a formal commission. OCS and WOCS graduates go on to become leaders as officers in the United States military. 3/209th RTI 3rd Battalion's mission is the operation of the Medium Transportation Military Occupational Specialty (88M United States military occupation code (MOS)) course as set forth by the U.S. Army Transportation Corps at Fort Lee, Virginia. This course is provided to members of the Army National Guard and Army Reserve who are reclassifying to the 88M MOS. The 88M course consists of two phases, each two weeks in length, and generally taught consecutively for 28 days. During Phase I, students are taught to operate of M1083 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) five-ton trucks, and M915 tractor trucks with M872 trailers. During Phase II, the students are taught to operate the M1120 HEMTT Load Handling System (LHS) trucks, along with the M1076 PLS trailer. The