MS 302 - Applied Leadership in Small Unit Operations

3 Credit(s)

Students study, practice, and apply the fundamentals of Army leadership, officership, Army values and ethics, personal development, and small unit tactics at the platoon level. At the conclusion of this course, students will be capable of planning, coordinating, navigating, motivating, and leading a squad and platoon in the execution of a mission during a classroom PE, a Leadership Lab, or during a Leader Training Exercise (LTX). They will be required to write peer evaluations and receive feedback on their abilities as a leader and how to improve those leader skills that further develop them into successful officers. This course includes reading assignments, homework assignments, small group assignments, briefings, case studies and practical exercises, a mid-term exam, and a final exam. Students receive systematic and specific feedback on their leader attributes, values, and core leader competencies from their instructor, other ROTC cadre, and MSL IV Cadets who will evaluate them using the Cadet Officer Evaluation System (OES). Successful completion of this course prepares students for the ROTC Cadet Summer Training (CST), which they will attend in the summer after their junior year at Fort Knox, KY.