Other Camps and Schools

Air Assault: Cadets need basic training on rope climbing techniques, sling load operations, rappel operations and intense road marching preparation prior to attending Air Assault School. The bottom line is to train on everything before reporting. For more information visit: http://www.campbell.army.mil/aas/air_assault_school.htm

Airborne: Cadets must report to school physically fit and prepared to train. Cadets must be able to complete a 4-mile run within 36:00 minutes. The nine-minute-mile progressive run in the Georgia heat and the distances (2.5, 3, 3.5, and 4 miles) usually causes cadets to fail. Effective 1 Oct 03, pending TRADOC approval, basic airborne students are required to meet the following standards on day 1 in order to continue training with assigned company:

1. APFT. All students take and pass the APFT based on the 17-21 age/gender groups with a minimum of 60 points in each event.
2. 10 second hangs. All students mount a pull-up bar. After a three second hang, arms fully extended with the palms facing the students face the command of “UP” is given. Student then pulls him or herself up, unassisted with their chin above and not resting on the bar. Student is then required to hold themselves up, unassisted for ten seconds. After the ten second time requirement has passed, the command of "DROP" is given. The command of drop is the point in which the student may release themselves from the bar.

Cadet Field Training (CFT): The mission of USMA CFT is to train upper-class cadets to effectively lead the Corps of Cadets, and to train the Third Class Cadets in individual and small unit collective skills and prepare them to serve as corporals in the Corps of Cadets. CFT is an eight-week program of instruction divided into two details providing training and instruction in the following areas:

1. Military Training (e.g., rifle marksmanship, communications, combat skills, CCT skills, etc.).
2. Physical Training (e.g., PT, physical testing, etc.).
3. Moral, Ethical, Professional Development (e.g., honor, instruction, leadership training, etc.).

Combat Diver Qualification Course: CDQC is a male only course. Each attendee must have passed a SCUBA physical examination IAW AR 40-501, chapter 5, paragraph 5, within two years of course completion date and must report with medical records on the day of in processing. Cadets must have successfully completed a pre-CDQC program and report to Key West, FL with certification of completion signed by the Battalion Commander. CDQC will train personnel as qualified military combat divers trained in waterborne operations to include day and night ocean subsurface navigation swims, deep dives, diving physics, marine hazards, tides and currents, submarine lock-in/lock-out procedures, and closed-circuit and open-circuit swims. Before a cadet can attend CDQC, he must attend, successful complete pre-scuba, and make the Cadet Command OML in order to attend CDQC in Key West, FL. Pre-scuba will be coordinated, resourced, and executed by Cadet Command with the assistance of USASOC where necessary. All interested cadets should be involved in some kind of pre training to ensure readiness when reporting for pre-scuba.
For more information visit: http://members.tripod.com/~thede/scuba.html

Combat Survival Training: The CST at the USAFA program, trains skills that enhance survival and evasion prospects, regardless of climate conditions or hostile environments. The course objective is to facilitate the return to friendly forces without rendering aid or comfort to an enemy, with or without organized rescue and recovery assistance. Course graduates are awarded a Certificate of Training that is a requirement for many aircrew members throughout all services. Cadets will not receive daily pay; however, billets, meals and travel are paid for. The CST program is open to all MS II's with a security clearance of secret.

Mountain Warfare: This course is both physically and mentally demanding and requires a concentrated effort by cadet and cadre to complete successfully. A passing score on the APFT does not necessarily ensure that the cadet will have the physical stamina to complete the course. Develop a physical training program that will prepare cadets to carry a 45-65 pound rucksack, five to eight kilometers daily in mountainous terrain, sometimes under severe environmental conditions. Summer phase is focused toward field training. Less than 10 percent of the course training hours (173 winter/161 summer) are in the classroom. The course is 14 days of continuous training, with an average of 14 hours of training every day. The emphasis during the course is on practical, realistic, and strenuous hands-on skills which are consistent with current army doctrine. The student becomes increasingly proficient in the fundamentals, principles, and techniques of conducting small unit operations in mountainous terrain. Applicants for training must have completed basic combat and advanced individual training/OSUT or other service equivalent training or ROTC cadets, as a minimum, must have completed their second year of military science, basic or NALC, prior to attending basic military mountaineer training (Basically, cadets have to be prior service or finished the MS II requirements).
For more information visit: http://www.benning.army.mil/AMWS/

Northern Warfare: Cadre must ensure that cadets are trained according to the POI located on the Northern Warfare Web site. Land navigation in mountainous terrain and knot tying are keys to the successful completion of this school. The 'One Rope Bridge' failed our cadets last year because of the lack of knowledge of the knots used in securing the bridge. Northern Warfare trains selected cadets in the fundamental knowledge/skills required to successfully conduct small unit operations in typical, mountainous terrain found throughout the world. Emphasis is placed on developing the Level 1 mountaineering tasks described in FM 3-97.61, Appendix A.
For more information visit: http://www.wainwright.army.mil/nwtc/

Sandhurst Competition: Cadet Command sends selected university Ranger Challenge teams to the United States Military Academy at West Point to compete in the annual Sandhurst Competition. Our cadets compete against over 40 other teams from USMA, United States Air Force and Naval Academies, and the United Kingdom. The competition requires each company at the USMA and other agencies to provide 9 member squads that are required to perform a series of military tasks while moving non tactically, as rapidly as possible, over 9 Kms in less than 3 hours. Each squad will be required to perform a series of military tasks. The competition scores will be determined by the squad's performance on each military task and on the total time required for the squad to negotiate the course. Briefings at task sites will be minimal to enable squads to complete the course as quickly as possible. The following tasks were tested in the 2003 competition

	Tasks:	Max Points:
	(1) Movement	150
	(2) Equip. Inspection	75
	(3) NBC	75
	(4) Boat Movement	75
	(5) Marksmanship	145
	(6) Grenade Throwing	90
	(7) River Crossing	100
	(8) Wall Obstacle	100
	(9) Rappelling	100
	(10) Commandant's Challenge	90

For more information visit: http://www.usma.edu/dmi/sandhurst_competition.htm

United Kingdom Officer Training Course (UKOTC): The mission of the UKOTC is not primarily to produce officers for their Army but to introduce the Army in a favorable manner to the future doers and thinkers in the United Kingdom. The OTC Regiment is divided into five training wings (Infantry, Armor, Artillery, Engineers, and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Corps) and commanded by a Territorial (reserve) Officer and a Regular Army Sergeant Major. Training is conducted once a week at night and during four weekends each school term. Training culminates in a two-week annual camp during the summer that all cadets are expected to attend. Camp consist of three distinct phases: Pre-camp at RAF Uxbridge which included 3 days of equipment and weapons familiarization, exposure to the British orders process, a Tower of London tour and a visit to the Imperial War Museum; two weeks of camp and post-camp activities which primarily consist of sightseeing in London.
For more information visit: http://www.ulotc.co.uk/