BASIC COURSE
Freshman - Fall Semester
Course Overview
MS 101 introduces Cadets to the personal challenges and competencies that are critical for effective leadership. Cadets learn how the personal development of life skills such as critical thinking, goal setting, time management, stress management, and physical/mental fitness (resiliency training) relate to leadership, officership, and the Army profession.
The focus is on developing basic knowledge and comprehension of Army leadership dimensions while gaining a big picture understanding of the ROTC program, its purpose in the Army, and its advantages for the student.
Course Objectives
Leadership
- Explain the importance of time management
- Understand how time management impacts Troop Leading Procedures
Personal Development
- Develop short & long-term goals for a personal health and fitness program
- Define the basic elements of time and stress management
- Identify benefits of resiliency awareness in a personal fitness program
Values and Ethics
- Explain the Warrior Ethos
- List and define the Seven Army Values
Officership
- Explain the importance of being a model citizen as an Army officer
- React to passing colors, National music, and approaching officers
- Identify Army customs, courtesies, and Cadet rank structure
- Understand the impact of CULP on leader development
Tactics and Techniques
- Identify symbols and colors on a military map
- Work effectively in teams with fellow Cadets
Freshman - Spring Semester
Course Overview
MS 102 overviews leadership fundamentals such as setting direction, problem-solving, listening, presenting briefs, providing feedback, and using effective writing skills. Cadets explore dimensions of leadership attributes and core leader competencies in the context of practical, hands-on, and interactive exercises.
Continued emphasis is placed on recruitment and retention of Cadets. Cadre role models and the building of stronger relationships among the Cadets through common experience and practical interaction are critical aspects of the MSL 102 experience.
Course Objectives
Leadership
- Distinguish between leadership attributes and core leader competencies
- Illustrate how a leader leads, develops, and achieves
Values and Ethics
- Explain how values impact leadership
- Describe the importance of Warrior Ethos for effective leadership
Personal Development
- Develop a personal goals plan
- Explain the basic elements of Army communication
Officership
- Explain the importance of personal development for officership
Tactics and Techniques
- Describe the components of a fire team and squad
- Describe the three individual movement techniques
- Identify symbols and colors on a military map
Sophomore - Fall Semester
Course Overview
MS 201 explores the dimensions of creative and innovative tactical leadership strategies and styles by examining team dynamics and two historical leadership theories that form the basis of the Army leadership framework (trait and behavior theories). Cadets practice aspects of personal motivation and team building in the context of planning, executing, and assessing team exercises and participating in leadership labs.
Focus is on continued development of the knowledge of leadership attributes and core leader competencies through an understanding of Army rank, structure, duties and basic aspects of land navigation and squad tactics. Case studies provide tangible context for learning the Soldier's Creed and Warrior Ethos.
Course Objectives
Leadership
- Describe the three stages of team development
- Identify different leadership theories that contributed to the Army Leadership Framework
- Develop a PRT schedule
Personal Development
- Describe tools a leader or group can use to manage time
- Describe effective communication
- Deliver a formal information briefing
Officership
- Explain the importance of personal development for officership
Tactics and Techniques
- Practice map reading techniques
- Practice land navigation techniques
- Describe the seven steps of problem solving
- Describe the eight troop leading procedures
- Understand the linkage between Troop Leading Procedures (TLP), the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP), and the Operation Order (OPORD)
- Demonstrate knowledge of tactical movement under different METT-TC scenarios
- Define Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills
- Understand the Purpose of Offensive Operations
- Define the purpose of pre-combat checks and inspections
Values and Ethics
- Apply Values and Ethics principles
Sophomore - Spring Semester
Course Overview
MS 202 examines the challenges of leading tactical teams in the operational environment. The course highlights dimensions of operation orders, terrain analysis, and patrolling. Further study of the theoretical basis of the Army Leadership Requirements Model explores the dynamics of adaptive leadership in the context of military operations.
MS 202 prepares Cadets for MSL 301. Cadets develop greater self awareness as they assess their own leadership styles and practice communication and team building skills. Practical exercises give insight into the importance and practice of teamwork and tactics in real-world scenarios.
Course Objectives
Leadership
- Explain the situational, transformational, and adaptive leadership theories and their relationship to the Army Leadership Requirements Model
- Illustrate dimensions of transformational and situational leadership
- Describe methods of assessing leadership styles
- Explain your personal approach to leadership
- Describe the LDP process of evaluating behavior
Values and Ethics
- Explain the relationship Army Values and the Army's Equal Opportunity program
Personal Development
- Practice effective writing techniques in accordance with the Army standard for effective writing
Officership
- Describe the Army Threat Awareness and Reporting Program, Threat Levels and Force Protection Conditions, and the National Terrorism Advisory System
- Describe the Army's approach to Protection and Emergency Management
- Identify various sources of information about terrorism and to help you make informed decisions in an emergency
Tactics and Techniques
- Explain the five-paragraph format for an operations order
- Interpret an operation order
- Demonstrate terrain analysis and route planning skills
- List and describe the five aspects of military terrain using (OAKOC)
- Explain how squads and platoons plan for and conduct patrols
- Describe the characteristics of the defense
