Training

You will find many subjects in the U.S. Army Cadet Corps (USAC) training program that are taken directly from Army manuals.  There are entire chapters on field skills, including combat tactics.  It may seem odd to teach these things to young men and women who are years away from being old enough to determine if they want to serve their nation as Soldiers.  However, there is a long tradition of this type of training for young people here in the United States and around the world.

This training is included because it is a basic part of soldiering.  The USAC is an enlisted career exploration program.  That is: we try to give young men and women an idea of what a Soldier learns and does.  The USAC also works to promote the teamwork, selflessness, service to others and civic-mindedness that are some of the most basic qualities of American service members.

What we are not trying to do is to turn our Cadets into Soldiers.  That is far beyond our ability.  Only the Army can create Soldiers; and only among those who decide that is their calling.  Neither are we trying to recruit children into military service.  Our goal is to develop strong, independent, civic-minded young men and women, regardless of the path they choose as adults.

The USAC Cadet Training Program develops the “whole Cadet.”  The Cadet Training Program consists of five components, which create the requirements for each promotion:

1.  Military Science

2.  Leadership

3.  Ethical Leadership

4.  Community Service and Drug Demand Reduction

5.  Physical Fitness

The USAC’s Cadet Training Program is designed to provide Cadets with an extremely realistic and challenging view of Army life.  A number of exciting training opportunities may be scheduled by partnering with a local Army Reserve unit, allowing Cadets to train with U.S. Army Soldiers (of course, in compliance with Cadet Protection Program Training) as they train during their unit’s Multiple Units Training Assemblies (MUTAs).  USAC Cadets and recruits have trained with Soldiers during Field Training Exercises, land navigation, weapons familiarization and simulation, and much more.  For guidance on what can be scheduled, contact the DCS, G7.