University of Kansas
Army ROTC Department
Military Science Bldg
1520 Summerfield Hall Drive
Lawrence, KS 66045-2524
(785) 864-3311
FAX (785) 864-4395
goldbar@ku.edu
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Resources
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT
COURSE (LDAC)
LDAC is the most important training event for an Army ROTC cadet. All
cadets go to LDAC in the summer between their MS III (Junior) and MS
IV (Senior) years. The 32-day camp incorporates a wide range of subjects
designed to develop and evaluate leadership ability. The challenges are
rigorous and demanding, both mentally and physically. They test intelligence,
common sense, ingenuity and stamina. These challenges provide a new perspective
on a cadet's ability to perform exacting tasks and to make difficult
decisions under demanding conditions.
The camp places each cadet in a variety of leadership positions, many
of which simulate stressful combat situations. In each position, cadets
are evaluated by platoon tactical officers and noncommissioned officers.
In addition to demonstrating their leadership ability, cadets must meet
established standards in physical fitness, weapons training, communication,
combat patrols and additional military skills. Cadets must excel at camp
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LEADERSHIP
TRAINING COURSE (LTC)
The Leader's Training Course is the Army's 2-year ROTC Program entry
point. Through the Leader's Training Course, students without the ROTC
Basic Course who are serious about a career as an Army officer can qualify
for entry into the advanced course. The Army observes these students
and determines their officer potential in a leadership oriented, challenging,
and motivating 5-week training program at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Students will have an opportunity to experience cadet and Army life first-hand.
They will live, eat and work together in platoons consisting of approximately
40 cadets each. They will learn topics including Military Formations
and Drill, Physical Training, Map Reading and Land Navigation, M-16 Rifle
Marksmanship and other Weapons Familiarization. They will experience
the esprit de corps of cross-platoon rivalry and competition, which will
earn their platoon honors. Cadets will have a chance to bond from amongst
a diverse group of people from hundreds of schools all over the nation.
It's an experience unlike any other! |
ACCELERATED
CADET COMMISSIONING TRAINING (ACCT)
ACCT is an accelerated 2-year Advanced ROTC Program entry point in which
the cadet enrolls in the advanced course. It is available to both non-scholarship
and scholarship cadets. The cadet would be required to fulfill an additional
40 hours (flexibly scheduled) of individual training. This additional
training substitutes for the ROTC basic course. This program is for college
students who will be entering into their junior year during the fall
semester and who did not take the ROTC Basic Course.
ACCT philosophy is based on an action-oriented training plan. Emphasis
is hands on, outdoor training with rapid, constructive feedback to you.
Above all else, ACCT is a leadership experience. The training program
is designed to inspire you to become an outstanding leader with a sound
understanding of traditional leadership values. |
NORTHERN
WARFARE TRAINING COURSE (NWTC)
Highly motivated and physically qualified cadets may apply for a limited
number of openings in the Northern Warfare Training Center (NWTC) in
Fort Greeley, Alaska. The three-week training period is designed to familiarize
the cadet with winter operations, to include a River Phase and a Glacier
Phase. The rivers, mountains, and ice fields of Alaska provide physical
and mental challenges as well as tactical experiences in a mountainous
region. Requirements of applicants are: volunteer to attend this training
in addition to normal ROTC training and perform the training without
pay. |
MOUNTAIN
WARFARE TRAINING
Mountain Warfare School is on the slopes of Vermont's Green Mountains. "Tough" is
a good way of describing the winter phase of phase of the Mountain Warfare
School. In two weeks, soldiers learn to ski and snowshoe. They patrol
through waist-deep snow, using altimeter barometers instead of compasses.
They climb 30-feet walls of solid ice, perform crevasse rescues and learn
survival skills. |
AIR ASSAULT SCHOOL
The Air Assault School , is two weeks of mental and physical challenges.
The school is designed to teach assault skills and procedures, improve
basic leadership skills, instill the Air Assault spirit and award the
Air Assault Badge. Army Air Assault school is a two week course. The
course is divided into three phases: Combat Assault Phase, Sling Load
Phase, and the Rappelling Phase.
 Phase I: Combat Assault Phase
During the Combat Assault Phase, soldiers receive instruction
on the following tasks: Aircraft Safety, Aircraft Orientation, Aero
Medical Evacuations, Pathfinder Operations, and Combat Assault Operations
including simulated combat assault on UH-60 aircraft.
Phase II: Sling Load Phase
During the Sling Load Phase, soldiers receive instruction
on the following task: Preparation, rigging and inspection of loads,
such as: M119 105mm Howitzer, M998 HMMWV, M998 HMMWV, Fuel Blivets,
Cargo Nets, and LMTV’s.
 Phase III: Rappelling Phase
During this phase soldiers receive instruction on the following
tasks: Tying of the Swiss rappel seat, Hook-up techniques, Lock-in
procedures, Combat rappel, and Belay procedures.
Soldiers will conduct 2 rappels on the wall side of the 34' tower
9-12 rappels from the open side, and 2 rappels from a UH-60 Blackhawk
helicopter with and without equipment.
AIRBORNE SCHOOL
Army Airborne School is a three week course held at Fort Benning
, GA. The three weeks are divided into Ground Week, Tower Week, and
Jump Week.
Ground Week
The
Lateral Drift
Apparatus
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During Ground Week, you begin an intensive program of instruction
to build individual airborne skills, prepare you to make a parachute
jump, and land safely. You will train on the mock door, the 34 foot
tower, and the lateral drift apparatus (LDA). To go forward to Tower
Training Week, you must individually qualify on the 34 foot tower,
the LDA, and pass all physical training (PT) requirements.
Tower Week
The Swing Landing
Trainer (SLT)
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The individual skills learned during Ground Week are refined during
Tower Week and team effort or "mass exit" concept is added
to the training. The apparatuses used this week are the 34-foot towers,
the swing landing trainer (SLT), the mock door for mass exit training,
the suspended harness, and the 250-foot free tower. Tower Week completes
your individual skill training and builds team effort skills. To go
forward to Jump Training Week you must qualify on the SLT, master the
mass exit procedures from the 34-foot tower, and pass all PT requirements.
Jump Week
Successful completion of the previous weeks of training prepares you for Jump
Week. During Jump Week you will make 5 jumps. One of which will be a night
jump.
CADET TROUP LEADERSHIP TRAINING
CTLT provides select LDAC graduates the opportunity to increase their
leadership experience by assignments to platoon leader or like positions
with Active Army units or with government agencies for three to four
weeks.
CTLT is conducted at Army units in the Continental United States,
Alaska , Hawaii , and Europe . Under this program, cadets 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 LDAC. 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. If a cadet
is assigned to a unit on jump status, and if a cadet is already airborne
qualified, the cadet may participate in unit jumps on a permissive
basis if approved in advance. The experiences, insights and firsthand
knowledge received will better prepare a cadet for his or her future
as an officer. CTLT is the best way to "check out" a branch
before placing branch preferences during accessions at the beginning
of the MS IV year.
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