In this month’s episode, Zach hosts Major Conor Keating, an infantry officer who recently finished up a tour as the Company Commander for Division Training Company, 2d Marine Division. His responsibilities include planning and executing the Division Leader Assessment Program (DLAP). Conor came on the podcast to shed some light on this program and to help prepare officers headed to future DLAP iterations.
In this episode we discuss:
How DLAP has evolved since first coming online
A detailed description of the DLAP POI as it stands today
Conor’s experience going through DLAP
How DLAP differs across MOSs
The impact DLAP has on where a Marine goes upon completion
What participants consistently show up and absolutely crush
What participants show up unprepared for
Conor’s advice for Captains coming to 2DMARDIV who are preparing for the DLAP
Whether there is any appreciable difference in a captain’s performance based on prior B-billet or school experience
How Captains receive feedback on their performance on the DLAP
Whether you can fail the DLAP and what remediation looks like
Selection of the DLAP instructor Cadre
The future of DLAP
What Conor would change about DLAP
Points of contact for Marines who want to learn more
We also covered several other DLAP topics.
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Episode 5: DLAP with Major Conor Keating