Origins and evolution of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Tactics, strategies, and political and social contexts of the conflict. Discussion of post-Vietnam military events, including terrorism and the Gulf War. Basic rope work to include knots and rappelling, basics of orienteering and land navigation, basic marksmanship and military briefings. A six-week training program during the summer.
Training is held and pay provided at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Practical work to augment classroom instruction. Weekly morning laboratories plus one field trip each semester. Attendance at all functions is voluntary. Practical work to augment classroom instruction. Weekly morning laboratories plus one field trip each semester.