MSCI 412 - Transition to Officership

Credits: (4)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture; two hours laboratory; three hours physical training.
Prerequisites: MSCI 311 MSCI 312, and MSCI 411.
Prepares students for service as commissioned officers on either in the U.S. Army on Active Duty in the U.S. Army Reserves or Army National Guard. Students are introduced to Army management systems: personnel and logistics, the military’s legal system and its application at company level, and the officer/noncommissioned officer relationship. They are also taught how to prepare subordinate evaluation forms, and how to establish professional goals and objectives through preparation of the Officer Evaluation Report support form. The future officers learn leading “from the front” through providing instruction (both on and off- campus) to underclassmen. They are also required to complete a staff action which involves selecting a project, establishing milestones, estimating resources (sources and costs), presenting an “In Progress Review” briefing, and submitting a written final report summarizing the end results of the completed work at term end. Students plan, prepare and conduct field training exercises for the training of underclassmen. They also prepare and conduct selected leadership laboratory instruction for MSCI 100- 200- and 300-level students.