Commandant (DCMS-DPR-5)
U.S. Coast Guard
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE
Stop 7907
Washington, D.C. 20593-7907

Senior Leader Transition Course (SLTC) (100437)

About the Course

As officers and civilian personnel advance in the Coast Guard they must activate their transition from operational leaders focused on tactical competency to leaders who can effectively engage on the strategic and organizational level required as a future senior leader. O4s and GS13s must expand their ability to become intellectual agile and engage in finely tuned diagnostic skills to maneuver in the dynamic conditions of highly complex, strategic environments. The primary focuses of SLTC are Leading Performance and Change and Leading the Coast Guard with learning outcomes that enhance decision making, strategic and systems thinking, and teaming, shared leadership and change management. SLTC aims to provide graduates developmental experiences to prepare them for service as Coast Guard leaders who:

  • Assess, develop, and articulate reasoned judgments on tactical and strategic issues
  • Develop and interpret the role of strategic and systems thinking throughout their world of work
  • Generate the processes and capabilities to lead the collaboration with teams and external stakeholders to execute innovation and positive change

Read more about the course in this MyCG article.

Read the business rules here.

Duration

SLTC encompasses a blended learning format of six weeks of pre-resident online instruction and two weeks of residency. Online coursework requires a 2-3 hour commitment per week and includes reading, participation in online discussion boards and various other assignments. Students who fail to to complete the online coursework will be disenrolled prior to the residency period. The online portion of this course requires internet access, CG workstation not required.

Eligibility

The target audience for STLC is Active Duty and Reserve O-4s and GS-13 civilians.

Application Procedures

Active duty and civilians should coordinate with their Training Officer or ESO to submit an Electronic Training Request (ETR) using Direct Access. Reservists must route their request through their command to (DXR/AREA/DOL) via the the CGR-TMS process.

 

Class Convening Dates

Course Pre-Residency Residency

STLC 1-24

LDC - New London, CT

30 Oct 23 27 Nov - 8 Dec 23

STLC 02-24

New Orleans, LA

25 Dec 23 22 Jan - 2 Feb 24

STLC 03-23

LDC - New London, CT

25 Dec 23 22 Jan - 2 Feb 24

STLC 04-24

Washington, DC

8 Jan 24 5 Feb - 16 Feb 24

SLTC 05-24

Portsmouth, VA

29 Jan 24 26 Feb - 8 Mar 24 

SLTC 06-24

LDC - New London, CT

12 Feb 24 11 Mar - Mar 24 

SLTC 07-24

LDC - New London, CT

26 Feb 24  25 Mar - 5 Apr 24

SLTC 8-24

LDC - New London, CT

18 Mar 24  15 Apr - 26 Apr 24

SLTC 9-24

Milwaukee, WI

1 Apr 24 29 Apr - 10 May 24

SLTC 10-24

LDC - New London, CT

1 Apr 24 29 Apr - 10 May 24

SLTC 11-24

LDC - New London, CT

15 Apr 23 13 May - 24 May 24

SLTC 12-24

LDC - New London, CT

10 Jun 24 8 July - 19 Jul 24

SLTC 13-24

LDC - New London, CT

24 Jun 24 22 Jul - 2 Aug 24

STLC 14-24

Alameda, CA

8 Jul 24 5 Aug - 16 Aug 24

SLTC 15-24

Washington, DC

22 Jul 24 19 Aug - 30 Aug 24

SLTC 16-24

New London, CT

19 Aug 24 16 Sep - 27 Sep 24

SLTC 17-24

Honolulu, HI

19 Aug 24 16 Sep - 27 Sep 24

Please contact Romon Copeland in ETQC at Romon.D.Copeland@uscg.mil for inquiries about course availability or adjustments to previously submitted ETRs.

Program Manager

LCDR Merrill Gutowski, email Merrill.Gutowski@uscg.mil