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Junior Year, Fall Semester - MSL 301: Adaptive Tactical Leadership

Overview

MSL 301 challenges cadets to study, practice, and evaluate adaptive leadership skills as they are presented with challenging scenarios related to squad tactical operations. Cadets receive systematic and specific feedback on their leadership attributes and actions. Based on such feedback, as well as their own self-evaluations, cadets continue to develop their leadership and critical thinking abilities.

The focus is developing cadets’ tactical leadership abilities to enable them to succeed at ROTC’s summer Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC).

Course Objectives

Leadership

• Explain the Leadership Development Program (LDP) evaluation cycle
• Write a self evaluation of leader actions taken during Leadership Labs

Values and Ethics

• Recognize the Warrior Ethos in historical scenarios
• Embody the Warrior Ethos in Leadership Labs and cadet interactions

Personal Development

• Define standards for the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT)
• Write short-term and long-term goals to prepare for APFT
• Describe the dimensions of stress management for Soldiers

Officership

• Apply the Army risk management process

Tactics and Techniques

• Apply troop leading procedures to accomplish squad tactical missions
• Apply land navigation and terrain analysis to small unit operations

Junior Year, Spring Semester - MSL 302: Leadership in Changing Environments

Overview

MSL 302 uses increasingly intense situational leadership challenges to build cadet awareness and skills in leading tactical operations up to platoon level. Cadets review aspects of combat, stability, and support operations. They also conduct military briefings and develop proficiency in garrison operation orders.

The focus is on exploring, evaluating, and developing skills in decision-making, persuading, and motivating team members in the contemporary operating environment (COE). MSL 302 cadets are evaluated on what they know and do as leaders as they prepare to attend the ROTC summer Leader Development Assessment Course (LDAC).

Course Objectives

Leadership

• Apply situational leadership actions in leading a small unit
• Analyze the factors that motivate Soldiers

Values and Ethics

• Explain rules of engagement and the Law of Land Warfare
• Apply rules of engagement in tactical training exercises

Personal Development

• Apply principles of time management, effective writing, and communication
• Present an effective brief

Officership

• List the sixteen Army branches
• Describe stability and support operations (SASO)

Tactics and Techniques

• Explain the dimensions of terrorism awareness in the COE
• Demonstrate knowledge of platoon tactical operations