Commandant Leadership School (CLS)

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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:

  1. Staff Organization
  2. Personnel Management
  3. Communicate by Radio
  4. Counseling & Mentoring
  5. Army Writing
  6. Briefing
  7. CACC Commandant Regulations
  8. CACC Cadet Regulations
  9. Property Management
  10. Cultural Awareness
  11. Composite Risk Management
  12. CACC Command Policy
  13. Review of Drill & Ceremonies
  14. Battalion & Brigade Level Review Ceremonies
  15. Training Management System
  16. Team Development
  17. Inspections
  18. Conducting an After-Action Review
  19. Develop a Physical Fitness Program
  20. Heritage of the CACC
  21. Role of the NCO/Officer and Warrant Officer
  22. The Operations Order (CACC) and Planning Process
  23. CNG/Military Department Organization
  24. CACC Leadership Doctrine
  25. Ethics and Ethical Decision Making
  26. Customs & Courtesies