Leader's Training Course is the Army’s 2-year ROTC Program entry point. Through the Leader's Training Course, students without ROTC Basic Course experience can examine the Army without incurring an obligation, and qualify for Advanced Course entry. The Army observes these students and determines their officer potential in a leadership oriented, challenging, and motivating 28-day training program

The Leader's Training Course Concept

Leader's Training Course is an intensive 28-day training experience for college students unable to meet the basic course requirements on campus.

Leader's Training Course is the Army’s 2-year ROTC Program entry point. Through the Leader's Training Course, students without ROTC Basic Course experience can examine the Army without incurring an obligation, and qualify for Advanced Course entry. The Army observes these students and determines their officer potential in a leadership oriented, challenging, and motivating 28-day training program.

A successful camp begins with recruitment of quality students who have a desire to learn about ROTC and an Army Officer career. Training during camp educates, challenges, motivates, and demonstrates to the student the demands and rewards of being an Army Officer. Leader's Training Course is the student’s and the Army’s vehicle for determining future ROTC involvement.

The camp philosophy is based on an action-oriented training plan. Emphasis is hands on, outdoor training with rapid, constructive feedback to the cadet. Above all else, Leader's Training Course is a leadership experience. The training program is designed to inspire students to become outstanding leaders with a sound understanding of traditional leadership values. At the Leader's Training Course, students are trained to lead and develop their officer leadership potential.

Training at the Leader's Training Course

The Leader's Training Course will give you some very special skills while simultaneously presenting you a combination of mental and physical challenges.  Challenges that are specifically designed to bring out your leadership potential.  It's full of adventure, excitement and it's fun.  An added benefit is the opportunity it provides to meet many other college students and establish some valuable and potentially lifelong relationships.  In many ways, this course will raise your leadership stock in an amazingly short period of time --twenty -eight days.

The 28-day leader's Training Course is conducted during the summer at Fort Knox, Kentucky and it consists of three phases --the "Future leader" phase, "Bold Leader" phase and "Discover Gold" phase.

During the "Future Leader" phase you'll rappel, participate in a leadership reaction course, learn water survival and stream crossing techniques, first aid, weapons and how to navigate on land using a map and compass during the day and night.  You'll be challenged physically throughout this entire phrase.  You'll learn when to lead and when and how to follow.:

During phase two, the "Bold Leader" phase we'll teach you small unit tactics.  We'll put you through a self confidence building obstacle course, rock climbing, paintball and the tarzan assault course.  With your newly established confidence in water survival you'll participate in small boat or raft operations.  Additionally, this phase highlights the importance of teamwork and a balanced lifestyle of work and recreation.

Finally, during the "Discover Gold" phase you'll participate in some very entertaining social events, a family day and the culmination of the course -- the graduation ceremony.