These lessons emphasize the preparation of products commonly used by all staff officers. Students routinely use computers to prepare documents, solve decision matrices, etc. This lesson provides an overview of the Army's role in joint operations and organizations. Students are exposed to the organization, missions, and concerns of the unified commands, as well as the organization, missions, and functions of joint task forces. The Leadership lessons afford students opportunities to explore and discuss timely leadership issues, such as emerging leadership doctrine, consideration of others, ethical decision making, and stress management.
Students develop assessments of themselves and their peers during briefings and group work sessions.
Students also use a narrative Self and Peer Assessment Form to provide leadership feedback to their fellow officers and to receive feedback from them. Students learn techniques of professional growth and performance counseling during actual counseling sessions with their staff leader. The Mobilization, Training, and Deployment lessons provide opportunities for students to apply and practice the skills needed to develop a coordinated staff plan of action for mobilizing a Reserve Component enhanced brigade and planning the brigade's post mobilization training. The Preparation for Combat Operations lessons provide opportunities for students to study and apply the military decision-making process to plan a defensive operation for a heavy division facing a notional heavy threat force. The Reserve Component Staff Leader Training Course prepares U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard officers to serve as staff leaders in the Staff Process Course.