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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
1 hour A course designed to introduce the student to small unit ground tactical operations. Emphasis is placed on the organization, capabilities, and employment of the rifle squad. Additional instruction is presented on the art of land navigation, including military and topographic map symbols, reference systems, and determining location, and the ability to accomplish terrain evaluation by map analysis.
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1.00 Credits
1 hour A continuation of small unit ground tactical operations instruction. Additional instruction includes performance oriented training designed to introduce the student to various military skills. Included is practical instruction in marksmanship and the use of military radios, radio net theory, codes, and ciphers.
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1.00 Credits
1 hour Prerequisite: Permission of PMS/DOI. A supervised research project under the mentorship of the MS II Instructor. Study project may be selected by the student with approval of the instructor or may be directed. Subject areas will require independent research and analysis concerning military problems or historical examples of significance. May be taken in lieu of, or in addition to, other military science courses with permission of PMS or DOI.
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2.00 Credits
2 hours A performance-oriented program designed to develop students in those areas important to platoon level leadership. Instruction includes the organization, mission, and capabilities of the light infantry platoon. The course focuses on the important aspects of leadership through the use of case studies and participatory exercises. Areas covered include operations orders, troop leading procedures, fundamentals of offensive operations, and military planning process. The concept of combined arms integration for warfighting is introduced.
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2.00 Credits
2 hours This course continues the leadership development initiated in MILS 3000 and utilizes the same performance-oriented style and organizational model. Students are introduced to advanced decision-making and the command estimate process. Additional areas of emphasis will be the fundamentals of planning combat, patrols, non-conventional tactics, and leadership development.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours This course is intended for cadets preparing for a military career and other students majoring in political science, business or history. MILS 3200 will develop an understanding of the philosophy of war in its various forms and an understanding of the theoretical concepts involved at the tactical, operational and strategic levels of the military art, with application to military operations, national and international politics, business planning and practices and to the understanding of military history.
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2.00 Credits
2 hours Prerequisite: Permission of PMS. A supervised research project under the mentorship of the MS III Instructor. Study project may be selected by the student with approval of the instructor or may be directed. Subject areas will require independent research and analysis concerning military problems or historical examples of significance. May be taken in lieu of, or in addition to, other military science courses with permission of PMS.
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2.00 Credits
2 hours A study of command and staff relationships, staff structure, and staff functions. The course also covers inter-staff communications, military writing and corre315 spondence and military briefings. Extensive use of the military decision making process is accomplished through case studies and problem-solving practical exercises. The modern battlefield is examined using the tenets of Army Operations and the seven operating systems.
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2.00 Credits
2 hours A study of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and its use by the junior officer. Includes a study of non-punitive corrective measures as well as an introduction to the Law of War. The last part of the semester is oriented toward providing essential information to the graduating cadets to ease their transition from student to Army officer. Focus is on key survival issues like finance, transportation, housing, evaluations, officer records, etc.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours Corequisite and Prerequisite: Must meet all MS-IV prerequisites, be a graduate of NCOA in conjunction with successfully serving two semesters in the Corps as an NCO, be appointed an officer in the Corps of Cadets and have permission of the PMS. This is a Military Science preparation phase that enables cadets to enhance their leadership abilities. These leaders are responsible for discipline, morale, training, welfare and daily leadership of their subordinates. The theory and doctrine learned in NCOA and throughout the Military Science Junior (MSIII) and Senior (MS-IV) years are continually reinforced in the practical experiences of daily leadership and laboratories comprised of troop leading procedures, inspections, counseling subordinates, planning and executing activities, drill, and ceremonies.
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