Northern Warfare School Northern Warfare is taught at the Northern Warfare Training Center in Fort Greeley, Alaska. This course is designed to familiarize selected cadets with the skills required for movement in mountainous terrain and cold regions during summer months. Emphasis is placed on basic military mountaineering skills and river operations on the inland waterways. This consists of a 3-5 week assignment at an Active Army unit. Each cadet is assigned as a Junior officer, often as a platoon leader or assistant executive officer.
Nurses have a similar program in which they serve in army hospitals.
They are given leadership experience and practical knowledge of the daily functions of an active Army unit.