It is often the first exposure to the Active Army and it is the only arena where cadets from various college campuses undergo a common, high quality training experience. Advanced Camp is an intensive 5 week training experience, held during the summer at Fort Lewis, Washington. It is intentionally tough and introduces stress. The days are long with considerable night training and no days off in short, a tough camp. Throughout the five weeks cadets encounter physical and mental obstacles which challenge them as a person, soldier, and leader.
Cadets gain self-confidence through accomplishment of tough training.
Platoon competition develops collective cohesion from individual performance. Training at camp uses small unit tactical training as the vehicle for evaluation cadet potential to server as a commissioned officer. Training is sequenced at Advanced Camp in a logical, building-block manner. The cadet regiments report to camp on separate dates. The training covers the basic military skills that are needed for the tactical exercises at individual and squad levels.