INTRO TO LEADERSHIP

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to fundamental components of service as an officer in the U.S. Army. These initial lessons form the building blocks of progressive lessons in values, fitness, leadership, and officership. This course also addresses life skills, including fitness, communications theory and practice (written and oral), interpersonal relationships, and the ethics of Christian service. Emphasis on hands-on learning also includes blocks of instruction on map-reading, orienteering, marksmanship, and rappelling, as well as weekly leadership laboratories, one weekend field training exercise, and physical training. Upon completion of this semester, the cadets should be prepared to receive more complex leadership instruction.