CAIT Training Opportunities
Basic Military Mountaineering Course (BMMC):
Only contracted Cadets are eligible to attend BMMC.
This 15 day course trains selected Cadets in the fundamental knowledge/skills required
to successfully conduct small unit operations in typical, mountainous terrain found
throughout the world. Located at both the Northern Warfare School, Fort Wainwright,
Alaska and the Army Mountain Warfare School, Jericho, Vermont.
Cadet Field Training (CFT):
Only MSII contracted Cadets are eligible to attend Cadet Field Training.
CFT is a 4-week event conducted at the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West
Point during their Cadet Summer Training (CST) cycle. The purpose of CFT is to integrate
ROTC Cadets into the West Point Corps of Cadets during CST, where they will train
on individual and collective small unit tasks.
Combat Diver Qualification Course (CDQC):
Only contracted Cadets are eligible to attend CDQC.
CDQC is a 6 week training course conducted at Key West, FL.
Cadets receive instruction in specialized physical conditioning, waterborne operations
to include day and night ocean subsurface navigation swims, day and night team infiltration
dives, deep dives, search dives, diving physics, physiology and injuries, cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, marine hazards, tides and currents, US Navy dive tables, submarine
lock-in/lock-out familiarization, closed-circuit and open-circuit dives, surface swims,
small boat operations, and a course culmination situational training exercise (STX).
Cold Weather Operations Course (CWOC):
Only contracted Cadets are eligible to attend CWOC.
The CWOC serves as a CONUS based center of excellence for training Army Leaders on
essential cold weather military skills, located at the Total Force Training Center,
Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The two-week course (includes 6 days of overnight operations)
that teaches a finite set of individual, leader, and small unit collective tasks within
a structured crawl, walk, and run methodology. Course training will prepare Cadets
for future deployments to cold weather regions and assist in the proper planning and
execution of missions resulting in a greater chance of injury mitigation and overall
success. CWOC is a train-the-trainer course for Army leaders from all branches and
components. The CWOC is operated by the Winter Warfare Training Team, DPTMS, and Fort
McCoy.
Cadets receive cold weather training and instructions in the following tasks:
- Cold Weather Injury Identification and Treatment
- Description & Wear of Cold Weather Clothing
- Set-Up/Tear Down, Safe Use of Arctic Heater
- Set-Up/Tear Down of 10 Man Cold Weather Tent
- AKHIO Sled Packing & Movement
- Improvised Shelters/Camouflage & Concealment
- Winter Fighting Positions & Movement Techniques
- Snowshoeing, Cross Country/Downhill Skiing, Skijoring.
- Land Navigation in an Extreme Weather Environment
- Adverse Effects of Cold Weather on Military Equipment
- Unconventional Winter Survival Techniques
Jungle Operations Training Course (JOTC):
Only contracted Cadets are eligible to attend JOTC.
Located at Schofield Barracks, 25th Infantry Division (Lighting Academy) Hawaii. The
school is two weeks long. Soldiers learn skills such as jungle survival, communication,
navigation, waterborne operations and more. The Soldiers who go through the course
become jungle trainers and receive the Jungle Expert tab.
Sapper Leader Course (SLC):
Only contracted Cadets are eligible to attend SLC.
The Sapper Leader Course trains Army Engineer leaders in small unit tactics, leadership
skills, and War-fighter tactics required to perform as a member of a combined-arms
team in a contemporary operating environment. The course is also designed to build
cohesion and esprit-de-corps by training soldiers in troop leading procedures, demolitions
(conventional and expedient) and mountaineering operations. The course culminates
in an intense field training exercise that reinforces the use of the battle drills
and specialized engineer techniques learned throughout the course. Located at Fort
Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Phase I: The first 14 days cover general subjects including medical, land navigation, demolitions,
air and water operations, mountaineering, landmines and weapons used by enemy forces
Phase II: The remaining 14 days cover basic patrolling techniques and battle drills that emphasize
leadership. The subjects include urban operations, breaching, patrol organization
and movement, and reconnaissance, raid and ambush tactics. It concludes with a three-day
situation training exercise, and five-day field training exercise. These missions
are a 60/40 mix of engineer and infantry missions. Each training event is graded and
scored. To graduate, a sapper must earn 700 out of 1000 points in order to wear the
sapper tab.
Cadets to Civil Affairs Assessment and Selection:
Eligibility Criteria for Cadets to attend US Army John F Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Civil
Affairs Assessment and Selection:
- High performing.
- MSIII Cadet.
- Seeking Active Duty.
Description of Civil Affairs Branch:
Mission. Civil Affairs forces execute Civil Affairs operations in support of unified
land operations in all theaters, at all echelons, across the competition continuum
to achieve unity of effort. A force multiplier for every commander, Civil Affairs
forces are one of the primary resources a commander has to assist in understanding
and managing the complex and ever-changing civil component of the operational environment.
Civil Affairs forces are trained, organized, and equipped to plan, execute, and assess
Civil Affairs operations in support of Army and joint operations. Cultural orientation,
regional expertise, linguistic capabilities, advisory skills, civil network development
expertise, and civilian-acquired professional experience in common government functions
distinguish Civil Affairs forces from other enablers. This makes Civil Affairs forces
essential to the success of all missions that occur near, among, or with civilian
populations, governments, or inter-organizational partners.
Description of Civil Affairs Assessment and Selection (CAAS):
CAAS is a two-week course to determine the potential of candidates to become Army
Special Operations Civil Affairs Soldiers based on a whole-of-person assessment including
physical fitness, intellect, and character. Candidates will endure a battery of physical
and mental stressors ranging from individual tasks to team problem solving events.
Selected Cadets become eligible to attend the United States Army JFK Special Warfare
Center and School's Civil Affairs Qualification Course once promotable to Captain.
Cadets to Psychological Operations Assessment and Selection:
Eligibility Criteria for cadets to attend US Army John F Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Psychological
Operations Assessment and Selection:
- High performing.
- MSIII Cadet.
- Seeking Active Duty.
Description of Psychological Operations (PSYOP):
Mission. Psychological Operations is the premier influence capability for the Joint
Special Operations and interagency community. Focused on shaping the environment across
the full range of military operations and competition continuum, PSYOP applies tactical
through strategic level planning to engage foreign audiences, enemy, allied, or neutral
groups to achieve the right effect, in the right way, at the right time. PSYOP forces
leverage diverse and unconventional capabilities, cultural acuity, and multimedia
platforms to shape narratives and deliver tailored messaging to weaken enemy capacity,
enhance partner legitimacy, and win local support.
Description of Psychological Operations Assessment and Selection (POAS):
POAS is an eleven-day course to determine potential for Army Special Operations Forces
(ARSOF) Soldiers based on physical fitness, mental toughness and acuity, and overall
character. Candidates will endure physical and mental stressors ranging from individual
tasks to team problem solving events. Selected Cadets become eligible to attend the
United States Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School's Psychological Operations
Qualification Course (POQC) once promotable to Captain (O3).
Master Fitness Trainer Course (MFTC):
Only contracted Cadets are eligible to attend MFTC.
The Master Fitness Trainer Course trains selected Cadets in all aspects of the Army’s
Physical Readiness Training (PRT) System, so they can be unit advisors on physical
readiness issues and monitor the unit and individual physical readiness program.
The MFTC is taught in a two phase format. The first Phase consists of 60 academic
hours of Distant Learning (DL) comprised of exercise science classes.
The second Phase is a 2 week, 76 academic hour resident course which covers all PRT
exercises and drills. You will be expected to tie in the knowledge gained from the
DL portion of the course and put it into practice. The second Phase is offered as
a resident course at Fort Jackson, SC.
Upon graduation from this course, Soldiers will be awarded the Additional Skill Identifier
(ASI) of P5 for enlisted Soldiers and 6P for Officers.
- FM 7-22
- AR 600-9
- Physical Readiness Training Quick Reference Card
Mountain Planners Course (MPC):
Only contracted Cadets are eligible to attend MPC.
Is located the Army Mountain Warfare School, Jericho, Vermont. The MPC is one week
in length with content in three basic categories:
- Route planning in mountainous terrain.
- Troop sustainment in mountainous terrain.
- CASEVAC considerations for mountainous terrain.
The intent is to provide senior leaders with the tools and training to utilize their
qualified Level I & II mountaineers in planning, developing and executing mountain
operations. The end state for leaders will be an increase in unit mobility, lethality
and sustainability.
Robin Sage (RS):
Only contracted Cadets are eligible to attend RS.
Robin Sage introduces Cadets to squad and platoon level tactics and the many associated
challenges of operating in a sustained tactical environment. It’s a two week exercise
located within 15 North Carolina counties near Fort Bragg. Throughout the exercise,
Special Forces candidates and Robin Sage role-players (Cadets) not only conduct training
missions such as controlled assaults and key-leader engagements, but also live, eat
and sleep in these civilian areas.
Sage Eagle (SE):
Only contracted Cadets are eligible to attend RS.
Sage Eagle iterations are demanding, tactically fast paced, and successful training
events that seeks Cadets as ARSOF partner force. Focus on critical military and leadership
skills in a current combat (simulated) environment taught by US Army Green Berets
preparing to deploy on overseas contingency operations. The situational training
exercises will push Cadets to discover their true leadership potential.
This training incorporates a wide range of subjects designed to develop and evaluate
combat leadership ability. SE iterations will test the intelligence, common sense,
ingenuity and stamina of future commissioned officers by placing individual in tasks
which requires difficult decisions in demanding situations.
Upon culmination of a SE exercise Cadets will have spent nearly 12 days in simulated
combat environment relevant to today’s battlefield; designed to development competency
in all eight Troop Leading Procedures (RCV MSN, issue WARNO, make a tentative plan,
etc..) . The Cadets leave SE ready to lead their battalions for the next academic
year and future Army career.
Located: Special Operations Force-Training Center (SOF-TC), Fort Bliss, TX.
Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) High Risk Level-C Course:
Only contracted Cadets are eligible to attend SERE.
This course is for the training of Army aviation combat aircrew members and Army non-Special
Operations Forces (non-SOF) personnel in the Code of Conduct / Survival, Evasion,
Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Level-C Full Spectrum operations as prescribed by DOD
Directive 1300.7, 1300.21 and AR 350-30. SERE Level-C training is for Soldiers whose
wartime position, military occupational specialty (MOS) or duty assignment has a high
risk of capture. It is intended for personnel whose position, rank or seniority make
them vulnerable to a greater than average risk of exploitation efforts by a captor.
Peacetime Level-C personnel are those who, due to assignment or mission, have a high
risk of being taken hostage by terrorists and/or being detained by a hostile government
in a peacetime environment. Note: other DOD service branch components and/or Federal
Agencies with appropriate authorization and approval may send personnel to this training
for SERE Level-C instruction SERE Level-C Full Spectrum training is an intensely physical
and mentally challenging training program. It provides knowledge and skills development
relative to survival, evasion, resistance to exploitation, and escape from captivity.
The training also provides knowledge and skills supporting the Code of Conduct and
survival fieldcraft with emphasis and application to worldwide environments. Specifically,
it provides instruction, tactics, techniques and procedures in both individual and
team environments during laboratory exercises and field training exercises (FTX) under
controlled conditions. Information provided during this course of instruction applies
equally to all active and reserve component personnel of the DOD armed forces of the
United States specified by DOD Directive 1300.7, 1300.21 and AR 350-30.
Tactical Information Operations Planner Course (TIOPC):
Only contracted Cadets are eligible to attend TIOPC.
The Tactical Information Operations Planners Course is designed to provide the knowledge
and skill to plan Information Operations (IO) at the tactical level to achieve the
commander’s objectives in the information environment. Cadets will gain a working
knowledge of IO and the various information related capabilities (IRCs) such as Civil
Affairs (CA), Psychological Operations (PSYOP), Public Affairs (PA), Combat Camera
(COMCAM), Electronic Warfare (EW), Military Deception (MILDEC), Operations Security
(OPSEC) Cyber-Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) and many more. Using a scenario-based
exercise, students plan, integrate, synchronize, coordinate and assess IO to support
a maneuver course of action, line of effort, or named operation. Cadets employ various
IO tools to capture and brief the results of their planning and analysis, such as
the Combined Information Overlay (CIO), IO Synch Matrix, and Concept of Support sketch
and narrative. Cadet knowledge will be exercised and validated during the culminating
exercise, in which they will apply their knowledge of information operations at the
tactical level. Graduates of this course will be eligible for the P4 Skill Identifier/Additional
Skill Identifier (SI/ASI). The TIOPC is a 12-day course with no online prerequisites,
located at the Information Operations School, Northfield, VT (Norwich Univ Campus),
or conducted remotely via Microsoft TEAMS.
WHINSEC - Cadet Leadership Development (Infantry):
Only contracted Cadets are eligible to attend WHINSEC.
Cadets receive instruction in leadership skills through the implementation of basic
light-infantry tactics, techniques, and skills. The training primarily focuses on
physical conditioning, risk assessment, land navigation, weapons (rifle), small-unit
operations and principles, and air-assault-operations planning. Intense focus is given
to performance in leadership positions and situational and field-training exercises.
Must be fluent, and read and write in Spanish. This is a four week course taught by
the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) at Fort Benning,
GA.
