ADVANCED TACTICAL THEORY

Instructor: Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Elious E. Zenon II and SFC Jeremy Brown
Office: Room 112, Building 451 (Military Science)
Office Hours: Tue. and Thu. 1400 – 1600 and by appointment
Phone: 893-2769/3042
Email: eezenon@milsci.ucsb.edu
Class Meeting Times: Tuesday and Thursday 1300-1350 (See lab schedule for lab times)
Meeting Place: Military Science Classroom, Building 451

Course Description and Objectives

The main focus of this course and the accompanying leadership labs is to prepare you for success at the Leadership Assessment and Development (LDAC) Course at Ft. Lewis, Washington this coming summer.  In order to succeed at LDAC, you are required to master a variety of tactical and technical Army skills that you will combine with your leadership abilities to accomplish missions in both garrison and tactical environments.  The ROTC basic courses covered many areas of leadership dimensions and as you continue in this advanced phase of the ROTC Program, you will put them into practice during leadership labs in various leadership positions.    

Areas of tactical learning such as map reading, land navigation, and platoon operations are an integral part of the course.  These are the foundational tools upon which you are expected to plan and execute/lead subordinates in various Army-type missions.  Your grade will depend on your active participation as well as your ability to effectively lead.  I encourage you to raise questions as they occur to you, even during lecture.  Asking questions is not an interruption, rather it is an essential part of learning.

In addition to lectures, students are required to attend leadership labs in order to practice what they have learned in the classroom and learn more tactical aspects of leadership. 

Uniform Policy

Uniform for the class is civilian attire.  For Leadership Labs, you are required to wear the Army Combat Uniform (ACU) with a tan t-shirt, digital pattern soft cap and brown suede boots.  For Physical Training (PT) you will wear the Army Physical Fitness Uniform (APFU).  See policy letter #9 for more details.  There may be classes, labs, & other events where you are required to wear the Class A or B uniform or equivalent civilian attire.  Have them prepared for wear & inspection at all times. You are expected to meet (and enforce) standards outlined in AR 670-1 when wearing any Army uniform to include the APFU (e.g. your hair must meet army standards & males must be cleanly shaven whenever wearing any of these uniforms).   If you do not have requisite uniform items, please make an appointment with the department supply tech, Mrs. Foster, to have them issued. 

Counseling

I will conduct at least one formal counseling session per quarter with each student.  These sessions are meant for me to become familiar with you and your goals and to give you feedback as to your performance in the program.  I may also conduct ad hoc counseling sessions if any personal issues arise in the course of the quarter.

Your Responsibilities

Your primary responsibilities, in addition to completing the required assignments, are to attend all classes and do all of the reading before coming to class.  Class lectures are based on the readings/outlines. 
-  You are responsible for all of the material covered in both readings and in lectures.
-   Students are also required to write a platoon operations order.      

Attendance and Make-up Exams

Being an active member of the class will determine part of your participation grade, and attendance is a prerequisite to participation. I must pre-approve any absences, especially on days of the exams so I can make other arrangements. Otherwise there will be no make-up.

Grading
Grades in this course will be based on in-class participation and PT (15%), Lab and Leadership Performance, (15%), two exams, a mid term (30%) and a final (40%).

The grading scale is as follows:  A =  94-100    A- = 90-93   B+ = 86-89   B = 83-85                                                 B- = 80-82     C+ = 77-79   C = 73-76     C- = 70-72
                                                D+ = 66-69    D = 63-65     D- = 60-62    F = <60                       

Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty. If I suspect that you have plagiarized a paper or cheated on a quiz or exam, I will follow university procedures to the letter.  Dishonesty has no place in the classroom, especially ROTC.  If you are not sure what constitutes plagiarism or a violation of academic honesty, consult the student handbook or ask!

Readings and Resources

The Department of Military Science provides readings for this course to all students.

            Tactical Leadership: MSL III, Pearson Custom Publishing: 2005

Blackboard (Bb) also contains material to augment your learning.  I will use Blackboard to electronically post documents, announcements, etc. Watch for changes and updates.  The URL is http://rotc.blackboard.com  or a direct link is available from the Surfrider battalion ROTC web page.  The course is listed as either MSL 132 or 302. You will need a user ID and password, which you will obtain from me if you don’t already have one.

SCHEDULE of CLA

January 8: Introduction/Class Overview
Course Overview

January 10:  Tactics Review
                       
January 15:  APFT

January 17:   Leadership Development Program (Tactical Leadership: MSL III Leadership                                                MSL301, Lesson 01c)

January 22:   Call for Fire/Tactical Comms

January 24:   Leadership Styles (Tactical Leadership: MSL III Leadership MSL301,                                  Lesson 10c)/Risk Management

January 29:   Intro to Platoon Tactics, Offence/Attack

January 31:   Leadership Behavior and Peer Evaluations (Tactical Leadership: MSL III                              Leadership MSL301,         Lesson 11a)
                                               
February 5:    Squad Tactics Capstone PE #1 (Receive Order, Ambush/Prep Warning Order)

February 7:    Squad Tactics Capstone PE #2 (Prep OPORDER, Ambush)

February 12:  Tactics Review

February 14:  Mid Term Review

February 19:  Squad Tactics Capstone PE #3 (Prep OPORDER, Ambush)

February 21: Support and Stability Operations

February 26: Patrol Base Operations (Tactical Leadership: MSL III Leadership MSL302,                         Lesson 03a)

February 28:  Intro to Platoon Tactics, Defense

March 4:       Leadership Behaviors and Peer Evaluations

March 6:       Map Reading Assessment/Advanced Land Navigation PE (FM 3-25.26)

March 11:     Warrior Ethos (Tactical Leadership: MSL III Leadership MSL301, Lesson
                        10b)

March 13:     Final Examination Review/LDP Revisited                   

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