Articulate goals, put plans into action to attain them. Assess organizational cohesion and develop strategies to improve it. Develop confidence in skills to lead people and manage resources. Classroom instruction continues strong focus on the Army's 12 Leadership dimensions with particular emphasis on developing each cadet's particular leadership style. Subjects include the study of the Army's training philosophy, military correspondence, military justice system, and staff functions.
Academic classes meet three hours per seek.
Leadership laboratory meets every other week for four hours. Optional activities include participation in Ranger Challenge, Cadet Club, Raider Club, and Color Guard. The course is intended to expose students to the dynamics of battle by examining those factors which interact to produce victory and defeat. Areas addressed will include operational art, principles of war, relationship between technology and doctrine, studies in leadership, studies in unit cohesion, logistical considerations, and the effects of terrain on operations. The course will consist of preliminary study and research as well as the actual field study phase or staff ride through a historic battlefield location.