LEADERSHIP IN CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS

Uses increasingly intense situational leadership challenges to build cadet awareness and skills in leading tactical operations up to platoon level. Cadets review aspects of combat, stability, and support operations, conduct military briefings, and develop proficiency operations orders and plans and focus on exploring, evaluating, and developing skills in decision making, persuading, and motivating team members. Cadets are evaluated on what they know and do as leaders in training. Requires participation in semiweekly physical fitness and a weekend field training exercise, with weekend exercises offered for optional participation. Prerequisite: MS 301. Corequisite: MS 399.