DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

U.S. ARMY ROTC INSTRUCTOR GROUP, SENOR DIVISION

CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY

BUIES CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA 27506

ATOE-DNC-CU                                                                                                              18 March 2004

MEMORANDUM FOR Campbell Battalion   

SUBJECT:  Annual Training Guidance for School Year (SY) 2004-2005 

1.      References.

            a.  Field Manual 22-100, dtd 31 August 1999, Army Leadership, Be, Know, Do. 

b.  Cadet Command Regulation 145-3, Reserve Officers Training Corps Precommissioning Training and Leader Development, dtd 29 October 1998, revised 3 June 2003. 

            c.  United States Army Cadet Command, National Advanced Leadership Camp Standard  
            Operating Procedure, dtd 2003.  Subject: Annex E Cadet Evaluations 

d.  Memorandum, United States Army Cadet Command (USACC), Eastern Region dtd 17 September 2003, Subject:  Annual Command Training Guidance for School Year 2003-2004. 

e.  Memorandum, USACC, Fourth Brigade, Subject: Command Philosophy.

2.  Purpose.  To provide training guidance for the Campbell Battalion for SY 2004-2005.

3.  Commander’s Training Philosophy.  Bottom line up front:  We must produce quality lieutenants who can arrive at their first units ready to lead from the front.  They must learn the basics of leadership now.  Therefore, we must ensure each of us is committed to the following:

            a.  Living the Army Values:  We must commit ourselves as leaders to living and teaching the values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless-service, honor, integrity and courage.  Leadership built on the foundation of these values will never fail. 

            b.  Continuous Leader Development:  At commissioning, all second lieutenant must have a solid foundation of how to lead soldiers.  This, however, is only a starting point.  We must motivate out cadets to continuously strive for self-development through individual study. 

            c.  Fitness:  George Patton remarked that fatigue makes cowards of us all.  We can ill-afford to have lieutenants on the battlefield who lose their metal before their troops because they are not physically or mentally fit.  Leadership of a platoon is 90% personal example.  We must instill in each lieutenant we commission the knowledge, skills, abilities and motivation to be the most fit person in their platoon. 

            d.  Excellent Communicators:  Leadership is about influence.  Highly refined oral and written communication skills are essential qualities of an effective Army leader.  Our cadets must be able to apply the fundamentals of counseling; and clearly articulate their thought process through venues such as formations, decision briefings and operations orders. 

            e.  Plan, Prepare and Execute:  Our cadets must be able to plan, prepare, and execute training and combat operations.  They must be cometent with the orders process, troop leading procedures, the training management approach to battle focused training, and the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP).

4.  Training Assessment. 

            a.  The mission statement for our battalion remains a reflection of Cadet Command:   To commission quality future officer leadership of the United States Army. 

            b.  The following tasks make up the mission essential task list for this battalion, listed below are the current assessments of those tasks.

            METL Task                             METL Assessment                   Proj Assessment (Spr 05)

Recruit Quality Prospects                                  P                                              T

Develop Competent and Confident leaders        P                                              T

(Educate, Mentor, Counsel, and instill Army

values)

Train (FTX, Leadership Labs, Camp                T                                              T

Retain Quality Cadets                                       P                                              P

            c.  The following skills are critical for training during the school year, LDAC and commissioning: 

Land Navigation                                   Water Survival Training/Swim Certification (CWST)

Orders Preparation                               Basic Rifle Marksmanship

Oral Communication                             Basic Grenade Training

Physical Fitness                                    Individual Movement Techniques (IMT)

Teamwork/Teambuilding                       Troop Leading Procedures

LDP/Counseling                                   ESTP

Time Management                                Mission Analysis/MDMP

5.  Training Events:  Preparation for events and understanding proper timelines for resource coordination is critical.  Calendar highlights for this academic year are as follows:

                        20-22 August               MSIV/Cadre offsite-Location TBD

                        9 September                 Fall Awards Ceremony(Joint Lab)-Campbell University

                        11 September               Ranger Challenge Head to Head (Scholarship, Participants and   
                                                            Contracted cadets must attend)

                        23 September               Joint Lab: Audie Murphy Preparation

                        25-26 September         FTX Audie Murphy-Fort Bragg

                        22-24 October             Ranger Challenge-Fort Pickett (Ranger Challenge Team)

                        4 November                 Joint Lab: FTX Trailblazer preparation

                        6 November                 FTX Trailblazer-Fort Bragg

                        22-24 November         Record APFT (Decentralized)

                        9 December                 Christmas Social

                        10,11,18 December     Winter Commissioning

                        14-16 December          Cadre Winter Conference

                        10 February                 Joint Lab: Primary Marksmanship Instruction

                        12 February                 FTX Gunsmoke

                        19 March                     JROTC Drill Meet

                        1-2 April                      Gettysburg

                        7 April                          Joint Lab:Overlord Preparation

                        14-17 April                  Operation Overlord (15 Apr-Record APFT)

                        23 April                        Military Ball

                        7,9 May                       Spring Commissioning

6.  Training Strategy and Standards:

a.   Physical Fitness: 

·        All MS I’s pass the APFT with a minimum of 60 points in each event

·        All MS II’s pass the APFT with a minimum of 70 points in each event

·        All MS III’s are a first time go at LDAC (APFT and height/weight).  LDAC                         average:  275                                         

·        LDAC attendees:  Goal is 285 for spring APFT. Meet height/weight or have body

                         fat standards at least 1% under AR 600-9       

·        All MSIII’s and contracted MS I’s and II’s maintain a 260 or above average

·        All MS IV’s and Cadre maintain a 270 or above average  

b.  Land Navigation:

·        All MS I’s familiarized with land navigation techniques.

·        All MS II’s pass written and practical land navigation exams.

·        All LDAC attendees achieve a first time go, scoring no less than 80% in day, night and written land navigation assessments. 

·        All MS IV’s confident in land navigation skills and capable of teaching          

c.  Swimming: 

·        MS I’s and II’s:  Identify weak/non-swimmers, communicate swimming standards, assist developing an individual swimming proficiency plan, and monitoring their progress.

·        MS III’s:  Must be able to pass combat water survival training and swim tests prior to LDAC.

·        All MS IV’s pass CWST and swim test at any time and prior to receiving a commission.

7.  Risk Management:  Nothing that we do in training is worth a severe or permanent injury to one of our cadets or cadre.  Risk assessments are a mandatory part of every training event.  Cadets should prepare them for the training effect.  Ultimately, however, the cadre will perform the actual risk assessment.  After risk reduction factors are applied, any training that is medium or higher requires the Brigade Commander’s approval.  Everyone must be educated on how to train safely. 

                                                                                                             TEDSON J. CAMPAGNA

                                                                                                             LTC, IN

                                                                                                             Professor of Military Science

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