MSAL 401 - Mission Command and the Army Profession

3 Credits
45 Contact Hours
This course focuses on the development of an Army Officer committed to the ideal that America and its founding documents remain the most powerful force for good in human history. It is an academically challenging course where you will develop knowledge, skills, and abilities required of junior officers pertaining to the Army in Multidomain Operations. You will also learn to plan, resource, and assess training at the small unit level using the Training Management Process. At the conclusion of this course, you will be familiar with the Operations Process and Planning, conducting Unit Training, Multidomain Operations, and Unit Readiness. The course includes physical readiness training and weekly labs overseeing MS III Cadet facilitated training supervised by ROTC Cadre.

Note: This course for ROTC participants only
Grade Note(s): Grade of C or better is required
Prerequisite(s): MSAL 101, MSAL 102, MSAL 201, MSAL 202
Course Learning Outcomes:
All MSAL courses build to the following standardized outcomes.

Leadership and the Army Profession

Proficiency in creating and sustaining an organizational climate in which all members of the Army profession treat others with dignity and respect

Proficiency in the Army leader attributes and competencies as described in the Leadership Requirements Model (LRM)

Proficiency in developing others (i.e. setting conditions, creating opportunities, providing feedback, and enhancing learning) across the institutional, operational and self-development domains

Proficiency as an Army professional who embraces the Army’s culture of service, instills discipline, and lives the Army Values

Mission Command

Proficiency in the principles of mission command

Proficiency in the elements of C2

Proficiency in C2 Warfighting Function tasks and employment of the C2 system to generate and apply combat power

Proficiency in the fundamentals of the operations process to enable leaders to understand, visualize, describe, direct, lead, and assess operations

 Proficiency in critical & creative thinking

Operations

Proficiency in synchronizing all Warfighting Functions in Multi-Domain Operations in support of Joint Operations

Proficiency in understanding the Operational Environment across all domains

Proficiency in sustainment functions supporting Army Operations

Training

Proficiency in prioritizing, planning and preparing, executing, evaluating and assessing training