MS 420 : ADVANCED MS LAB FOR MS 410

The Advanced MS Lab focuses on the practical application of the subjects taught in the classroom during MS 410. Emphasis is on the practical knowledge and skills that cadets will need as commissioned officers and Army platoon leaders. Cadets will practice training management and subordinate development through regular interaction with underclass MS cadets. They will have numerous opportunities to exercise collective leadership reinforced by consistent instructor mentorship. Through collective training, they will also maintain their basic military skills throughout the year. Cadets are required to participate in one field training exercise each semester, in which they will play an active role in planning and conducting training for all MS cadets. This laboratory course companions the 410 class, and all contracted cadets must take the appropriate lab section simultaneously with those classes each semester (non-commissioning cadets will enroll in LS 451).