If jumping out of a perfectly good airplane sounds
like fun, then Airborne School may be of interest to
you. Earn the wings of a U.S. Army Paratrooper at this
three week school located in beautiful Fort Benning,
Georgia. Airborne School is offered to qualified cadets
during the summer of their freshman, sophomore, and
junior years. AIRBORNE!!!
Learn how to establish helicopter landing zones,
prepare sling loads for Air Assault operations, and
learn how to rappel from a helicopter at this two week
course. Qualified cadets can attend any one of the
schools located in Schofield Barracks, HI, Fort Drum,
NY, Fort Polk, LA, or Fort Campbell, KY.
Leaders Training Course is a four week course
Leadership course located in Fort Knox, KY. Cadets are
taught leadership, teamwork, and problem solving by
being placed in rigorous and challenging exercises.
Cadets also learn to rappel, fire an M-16, perform
several obstacle courses. This course is generally
taken in the summer between your sophomore and junior
year.
The ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course
(LDAC) or operation WARRIOR FORGE is the most important
training event for an Army ROTC cadet or National Guard
Officer Candidate. The 33-day training event
incorporates a wide range of subjects designed to
develop and evaluate leadership ability. The challenges
are rigorous and demanding, both mentally and
physically. WARRIOR FORGE tests intelligence, common
sense, ingenuity and stamina. These challenges provide a
new perspective on an individual's ability to perform
exacting tasks and to make difficult decisions in
demanding situations.
WARRIOR FORGE places each cadet and officer candidate in
a variety of leadership positions, many of which
simulate stressful combat situations. In each position,
cadets will receive evaluations from platoon tactical
and counseling (TAC) officers and noncommissioned
officers. In addition to proving their leadership
ability, cadets and officer candidates must meet
established standards in physical fitness, weapons
training, communication, combat patrols and demonstrate
their proficiency in many other military skills. Cadets
and officer candidates must excel at WARRIOR FORGE to be
considered competitive for a commission as an Army
officer.
Over 5000 Army ROTC
cadets and National Guard Officer Candidates from
throughout the nation will attend WARRIOR FORGE. WARRIOR
FORGE will consist of training cycles beginning in June
and the last cycle graduating in August.
CTLT is a four week leadership experience conducted
at units in the Continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, and
Europe. Students are placed in charge of a regular Army
platoon of approximately 35 soldiers. The student's
objective is to perform the leadership and management
tasks necessary to train the platoon's soldiers and
maintain it's equipment. While in CTLT,
cadets continue to receive a rate of pay and allowances
equivalent to that received at Advanced Camp.
Transportation to and from the unit is provided. In
addition, cadets stay in the Bachelor Officer Quarters
and eat meals in the unit's dining facilities.
The experiences, insights and firsthand knowledge
received will better prepare the cadet for his/her
future as an officer. To attend CTLT a cadet must:
- Have successfully completed Advanced Camp
training. - Be selected by the Professor
of Military Science.
This is
the best way to "check out" a branch before selecting
the one you would like to be assigned in the fall of
your senior year.
Drill Cadet Leader Training (DCLT)
Training is conducted in Basic Training and One
Station Unit Training for four weeks. Cadets will work
closely with Drill Instructors as they train soldiers in
their basic skills. The cadets will leave with an NCOER.
