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Year: Freshman | Sophomore
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Freshman Year, Fall Semester - MSL 101: Leadership
and Personal Development
Overview
MSL 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, physical fitness, and stress
management 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
- Describe the relationship between leader character
and competence
- Identify the sixteen dimensions of the Army Leadership
Model
Values and Ethics
- Explain the Warrior Ethos
- List and define the seven Army values
Personal Development
- Define standards for the Army Physical Fitness
Test (APFT)
- Write short-term and long-term goals to prepare
for APFT
- Define the basic elements of time and stress management
Officership
- Explain the importance of being a model citizen
as an Army officer
- React to passing colors, National music, and approaching
officers
Tactics and Techniques
- Find on-campus locations by reading a campus map
| Lesson 1 |
Lab 1 |
| ROTC & Course Overview |
Drill & Ceremony |
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| Lesson 2 |
Lab 2 |
| ROTC Rank Structure |
Combat Water Survival Training I |
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| Lesson 3 |
Lab 3 |
Time Management
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Land Navigation I |
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| Lesson 4 |
Lab 4 |
| Orienteering |
Land Navigation II |
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| Lesson 5 |
Lab 5 |
| US Military Customs & Courtesies
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Individual & Squad Movement Techniques |
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| Lesson 6 |
Lab 6 |
Midterm Exam
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Battle Drills |
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| Lesson 7 |
Lab 7 |
| Officership & the Army Profession |
Squad Tactics I |
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| Lesson 8 |
Lab 8 |
| Health & Fitness |
Squad Tactics II |
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| Lesson 9 |
Lab 9 |
| Intro to Stress Management |
Squad Tactics III |
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| Lesson 10 |
Lab 10 |
Intro to Warrior Ethos
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First Aid |
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| Lesson 11 |
Lab 11 |
| Intro to Army Leadership |
Fieldcraft & Pre-Combat Checks & Inspections |
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| Lesson 12 |
Lab 12 |
| Final Exam |
Commander’s Time |
Freshman Year, Spring Semester - MSL 102: Introduction
to Tactical Leadership
Overview
MSL 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 values, attributes, skills, and actions
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 values, attributes,
skills, and actions
- Illustrate leader influencing, operating, and developing
actions
Values and Ethics
- Explain how values impact leadership
- Describe the importance of credibility for effective
leadership
Personal Development
- Develop personal mission statement and goals
- 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
| Lesson 1 |
Lab 13 |
| ROTC & Course Overview |
Platoon Movement |
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| Lesson 2 |
Lab 14 |
| Goal Setting - Personal Mission Statement |
Leader Reaction |
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| Lesson 3 |
Lab 15 |
Intro to Effective Army Communication
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Combat Water Survival Training II |
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| Lesson 4 |
Lab 16 |
| Intro to Tactics I |
Platoon Tactics - Patrolling I |
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| Lesson 5 |
Lab 17 |
Intro to Tactics II
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Platoon Tactics - Patrolling II |
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| Lesson 6 |
Lab 18 |
Midterm Exam
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Platoon Tactics - Offense |
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| Lesson 7 |
Lab 19 |
Intro to Map Reading
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Platoon Tactics - Defense |
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| Lesson 8 |
Lab 20 |
Intro to Land Navigation
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Land Navigation III |
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| Lesson 9 |
Lab 21 |
Army Leadership - Values and Attributes
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Land Navigation IV |
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| Lesson 10 |
Lab 22 |
Army Leadership - Skills
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Weapons - Pre-Marksmanship Instruction |
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| Lesson 11 |
Lab 23 |
Army Leadership - Actions
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Tactical Communication, Reporting, & Call for Fire |
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| Lesson 12 |
Lab 24 |
| Final Exam |
Readiness Assessment |
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