Proficient at Land Navigation
O1 – Individual Proficiency Proficient at Land Navigation | In-Class Land Navigation Quiz and a practical exercise (graded) during Lab | Cadets must score 80% or higher on the quiz and find at least 75% of the Land Nav points at Lab | Cadets who fail to achieve the standards will be partnered up with more proficient Cadets and be retested during our FTX |
Proficient at maintaining self and equipment in the field
O2 – Individual Proficiency Proficient at maintaining self and equipment in the field | Weekly pre-lab inspection of equipment and self, conducted by peers | Deficiencies will be identified and reported up the chain of command | Deficient Cadets will be counselled by peer and faculty |
Subordinates self-interest to the needs of the team
O3 – Member of a Team Subordinates self-interest to the needs of the team | Cadets will be put into tactical situations weekly enabling leadership to identify selfless service to others | Cadets displaying selfless service (aka putting needs of others above their own) will be recognized during the AARs | Cadets who are observed showing signs of only caring about themselves will be counselled by faculty |
Understand, can explain and takes proper actions on contact
O4 – Member of a Team Understands, can explain and takes proper actions on contact | In-class quiz on actions on contact as well as tactical operations during weekly labs that will require reacting to direct and indirect enemy contact | Cadets must score 80% or higher on the quiz and will need to react properly during tactics lab or risk being “shot” by the enemy | Cadets who fail to achieve the standards will receive one on one training by their Cadets peers and or their Cadet mentors |
Understand the roles and capabilities of a brigade combat te
O5 – Tactical Problem Solver Understands the roles and capabilities of a brigade combat team in combat | In-class quiz on small team organization and proper movement techniques as well as practical app during LAB | Cadets must score 80% or higher and physically demonstrate moving as part of a team during LAB | Cadets who fail to achieve the standard will be counselled and retested at LAB by their peers and Cadet mentors/ evaluators |
Communicates plans effectively
O6 – Tactical Problem Solver Communicates plans effectively | Cadets will each get to brief an operational plan/ order in-class and be evaluated by their peers | Cadets must score 80% or higher | Cadets who score below 80% will receive counselling and receive a second chance to brief |
Can discuss critically the role of the Army officer as train
O7 – Roles of NCOs Os Can discuss critically the role of the Army officer as trainer and leader | Written book review on an Army officer of their choice, highlighting both good and bad leadership traits |
Cadets must score 80% or higher on the book review, which will be read and graded by their instructor |
Cadets who fail to achieve the standard will receive their graded book review back and be asked to rewrite it |
Accepts sacrifices required as a servant of the nation
O7 – Roles of NCOs Os Can discuss critically the role of the Army officer as trainer and leader | Written book review on an Army officer of their choice, highlighting both good and bad leadership traits |
Cadets must score 80% or higher on the book review, which will be read and graded by their instructor |
Cadets who fail to achieve the standard will receive their graded book review back and be asked to rewrite it |
O8 – Roles of NCOs Os Accepts sacrifices required as a servant to the nation |
Leads by example
O9 – Leadership Leads by example | Cadets will receive leadership opportunities and be observed weekly during tactics Lab and recognized during After Action Reviews | Cadets must demonstrate basic leadership skills while working as a member of a team, squad or platoon | Cadets who fail to lead in positive ways will be counselled by their Cadet evaluators and on-scene faculty members |
Judged by subordinates as capable, confident and trustworthy
O10 - Leadership Judged by subordinates as capable, confident and trustworthy | Cadets will conduct written peer evaluations on each other as part of their midterm and final exams | Cadets must receive an overall peer evaluation rating of 70% or higher | Cadets who fail to reach 70% will be counselled by their MS instructor and plan a course of action for the rest of the semester |
Lives the Army Values
O11 – Character Lives the Army Values | Will write a comparative essay on one of their personal heroes and how they demonstrated the Army Values | Cadets must score 80% on their essay, which will be read, marked up and returned to them by their instructor | Cadets who fail to achieve the standard will be asked to rewrite their essay and resubmit it to their instructor |
Demonstrate Resilience
O12 – Character Demonstrate Resilience | Cadets will conduct a multi-day Field Training Exercise during which they will asked to conduct graded tactical operations on little or no sleep and in austere mountainous conditions | Cadets must demonstrate the ability to stay positive, work as a member of a team and complete (or at least attempt) each task or mission despite poor eating and sleeping conditions | Cadets who fail to demonstrate resilience during training will be counselled and asked to continue training with a new perspective. If they refuse to complete training they will not get full credit for the FTX |
