Introduces professional challenges and competencies critical for effective Army leadership. Topics include critical thinking, time management, goal setting, fitness, basic map reading, and land navigation. Intended for students with fewer than 60 credit hours.

Covers Army ethics and values, the Laws of Land Warfare, Principles of War, and how they affect an Army Leader’s decision-making. Includes military map reading: intersection, resection, terrain association, and orienteering.

Introductory practical application of military skills: rappelling, first aid, individual marching, and weapons familiarization. Field trip may be required. May be repeated.

Continuation of MILS 112 to include actual firing of weapons. Field trip may be required. May be repeated.

Surveys the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force — their history, organization, structure, and customs. Covers the National Command Authority, joint military operations, and emerging DoD issues. Satisfies General Education: Humanities – Hist & Phil.

Focuses on leadership styles, Army Values, ethics, and their relationship to the Law of Land Warfare. Cadets conduct a leadership analysis of famous leaders and a self-assessment of their own style. Intended for students with fewer than 60 credit hours.

Focuses on Army doctrine and team development. Covers Army Values, Warrior Ethos, and the Law of Land Warfare. Develops the ability to lead and follow through squad-level team building. Available to students with fewer than 60 credit hours.

Intermediate practical application — mountaineering, rappelling, advanced first aid, weapons firing, and physical fitness. Field trip required. May be repeated.

Continuation of MILS 212 to include military radio communication procedures and small unit tactics. Field trip required. May be repeated.

First in the Advanced Course sequence. Study and apply Army leadership, officership, ethics, and small unit tactics at squad level. Includes Field Training Exercises and peer evaluations. Prepares cadets for ROTC Advanced Camp at Fort Knox, KY. Prerequisite: MILS 101, 102, 201, 202.

Principles of leadership including management practices, problem solving, decision making, human behavior, motivation, and superior-subordinate relations in a military environment. Includes field practical application. Prerequisite: MILS 301.

Advanced practical application with emphasis on directing and supervising others. Covers advanced land navigation, first aid, platoon and company drill, and advanced communications. Field trip required. May be repeated.

Continuation of MILS 312 to include small unit tactics and patrolling techniques. Field trip required. May be repeated.

Supervised reading and research in a selected area of Military Science. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Requires department approval.

Third in the Advanced Course sequence. Develops critical thinking in Army leadership, officer skills, values, ethics, and doctrine. Includes FTX, peer evaluations, and the Cadet Officer Evaluation Report. Mandatory for commissioning. Prerequisite: MILS 301/312 and 302/314.

Examines all military management systems: personnel, supply, logistics, training, maintenance, finance, and administration. Covers briefing techniques, motivation, counseling, and Army environmental protection policies. Prerequisite: MILS 341.

Advanced course students fully plan, execute, and supervise military training for other cadets. Emphasis on leadership, organizing activities, decision making, and effective instructional techniques. Field trip required. May be repeated.

Continuation of MILS 322. Field trip required. May be repeated.