Soldiers are placed in a small classroom environment and interact daily with their peers in simulated combat scenarios. This is a great opportunity for selected platoons to conduct prime time field training with young Officers. The FTX will run for a period of five days and nights with a four day recovery period. The presentation of awards is designed to recognize those students displaying meritorious academic or leadership achievements. Distinguished Honor Graduate Top Graduate eligible for the Commandant's List.
Selection is based on leadership evaluations, instructor evaluations and academic average.
The Leadership Award winner is nominated by his peers and selected by the cadre chain of command. Each small group selects one student who has demonstrated the best qualities of leadership during the course. Selected students are boarded to determine the Leadership Award Winner. Deputy Commandant's Teamwork Award Presented to one member of each platoon who, through evaluations both by his instructor and peers, has provided the greatest contribution to the platoon's mission accomplishment. The top 20 percent of the students receiving no negative counseling statements and attaining the highest academic average in all testable training objectives with the least amount of NO GO's.