Commandant Leadership School (CLS)
Dates | Circular | Link |
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Online | NA | CLS Online Course |
CLS is the Cadet Corps equivalent of Officer Candidate School (OCS). It is required for all commandant personnel who have no commission-producing equivalent training from federal or state (OCS, ROTC, Academy) and are appointed as officers. It is required prior to any promotion with the commissioned officer system and is not grandfathered (many CACC officers had OCS waived in the past; to be promoted now, they must complete CLS). It is a two phased course. With Phase 1 being distributed learning (on-line) and Phase 2 being resident training.
Phase 1: An online course, consists of the following classes:
- Staff Organization
- Personnel Management
- Communicate by Radio
- Counseling & Mentoring
- Army Writing
- Briefing
- CACC Commandant Regulations
- CACC Cadet Regulations
- Property Management
- Cultural Awareness
- Composite Risk Management
- CACC Command Policy
- Review of Drill & Ceremonies
- Battalion & Brigade Level Review Ceremonies
- Training Management System
- Team Development
- Inspections
- Conducting an After-Action Review
- Develop a Physical Fitness Program
- Heritage of the CACC
- Role of the NCO/Officer and Warrant Officer
- The Operations Order (CACC) and Planning Process
- CNG/Military Department Organization
- CACC Leadership Doctrine
- Ethics and Ethical Decision Making
- Customs & Courtesies