- Advanced Camp

Catalog description

Fort Knox hosts the national senior-level Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) summer training event, bringing together Cadets representing more than 275 college and university ROTC programs form all 50 states, two U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. A requisite step in the Cadet's training for a commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, the scope and duration of the operation make it the largest annual training exercise conducted by Training and Doctrine Command. Each cycle of training emphasizes team-building and leadership skill development. Cadets and candidates are provided with guidance, assigned leadership responsibilities and allowed to exercise small-unit leadership skills in a variety of positions ranging from squad leader to company commander. Camp Cadre provide guidance and training and assess each Cadet's leadership abilities using the principles laid out in FM 22-10, Army Leadership. Each Cadet receives developmental feedback in the form of individual counseling, providing the necessary corrective actions to be taken before the next leadership opportunity.