Cadet Command

1. Cadet Command Core Concepts, Mission, Vision, Priorities

2. Central Concepts – “The Core” • Beliefs – fixed core beliefs in terms of what we provide the Army and the Cadet. • “Face of America,” located in every state and representing a broad spectrum of educational institutions • Enables a traditional American college experience concurrent with training to lead in The Army and society • The workhorse for Army officer commissions • Quality – best we can possibly recruit,develop, and commission • Quantity – carry the Army load -- all components • Principal source of officer diversity • Geographic • Ethnic • Educational • Graduates are poised to be successful in life, in and out of uniform • Functions • Recruit • Develop • Retain • Commission • Values – Army Values and Warrior Ethos

3. What’s in the box stays in the box – everything else is negotiable SAL Scholarships Demographic Goals Marketing/Advertising Nurse Bonus Purpose of “ outside the box” is to enhance capability: Initiative Ingenuity Resourcefulness Agility Energy Mil-to-Civ Conversions Recruit Beliefs LTC LDAC BOLC CPDT Curriculum Review Core CTLT Stipend MRIs Nurse Bonus Develop Retain Mission Values Commission Command and Control Standard Bde TDA Leverage Technology School Realignment APR Process Mandatory Requirements Order of Merit List Branching Component

4. Mission / METL To commission the future officer leadership of the US Army and motivate young people to be better citizens. METL • Recruit quality cadets • Develop competent, agile leaders • Retain quality cadets to commission • Sustain the force • Support JROTC Warrior Ethos

5. Scholar Athlete Leader Warrior Leader Vision Provides a crucible for leader development that attracts Scholar/Athlete/Leader students across the Nation’s Universities and transforms them into commissioned officers possessing the character, spirit, and warrior ethos for theArmy and a lifetime of selfless service to our Nation. Leader Development Recruit Develop Retain Commission Warrior Ethos

6. Higher Commanders’ Priorities TRADOC USAAC • Support the Army at War • Initial Military Training – Enlisted, Warrant, Officer • Accessions • Training and Leader Development • Transitioning to Future Force FY05 TRADOC Commander’s Training Guidance – 22 Jul 04 • Accessing the Force • Training the Force – IMT & Leader Development • Synchronizing Accessions & Training • Improve Relationships • Promote the Value of Being a Soldier • Plan Strategically • Guidance from Staff Call – 29 Nov 04

7. Priorities • Develop Warrior Leaders – inculcated with the Soldier’s Creed • Recruit and retain quality cadets (SALs) • Select, develop, and maintain competent, confident, committed cadre • Increase diversity and targeted mission success • Partner with the Reserve Components • Improve internal command and control • Execute equipment modernization plan • Sustain JROTC operations

8. Soldier’s Creed I am an American Soldier. I am a Warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values. I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade. I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself. I am an expert and I am a professional. I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat. I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life. I am an American Soldier. WARRIOR ETHOS

9. Command Philosophy • Five key areas: People, Leader Attributes, Leadership, Cadet Qualities, and Training. • People • We are in the people business. • Remember the Golden Rule…be fair. • Become involved in your university and community. • Define success and reward it. • Leader Attributes • Leaders possess diverse qualities and attributes: analytical, adaptive, decisive, patient, communicate in all directions and act in the absence of orders. • Leaders are team players who generate trust, underwrite honest mistakes, unafraid of decentralized decision-making and develop subordinate leaders. • Successful leaders do what is right. • You are a role model. • Leadership • Establish a good command climate. • Lead from the front and set the example. • I encourage initiative and risk-taking behavior. • Never give up – give cadets freedom to try and try again.

10. Command Philosophy (Cont) • Cadet Qualities • Incoming Fall 03 freshman are the future leaders of the first unit equipped (FUE) Future Force’s Unit of Action. • Must be capable of greater initiative and creativity than leaders of today. • Future leaders must exemplify the Warrior Ethos. • Must be quality individuals that possess Army Values. • Training • Everything we do must be training – make challenging, interesting, and exciting. Bottomline • Take care of those whom you are responsible for, lead by example, and have fun. • Bottomline: Take care of those whom you are responsible for, lead by example, and have fun.

11. The Cadet Command Planning Continuum Cadet Command Plans DA Officer Accessions Strategy Officer Accessions Strategy JROTC 5-Year Plan Strategic USAAC Strategic Plan Commander’s Operational Planning Guidance (COPG) Operational OPLAN USAAC OPLAN Training Guidance Recruiting and Retention Plan JROTC and Staff Annexes Tactical