WPAOG Parent Handbook 2018-19

42 COW YEAR Cadet Leader Development Training — CLDT Military Leadership 300 (ML300) is the capstone military training event at West Point and ensures that cadets leaving the Military Academy have the aptitude required to lead American soldiers in combat. Successful completion of ML300 is a graduation requirement for first-class cadets and selected second-class cadets (assessed by their chain of command to have suitable proficiency in Military Science and individual skills). Success requires individual preparation and the characteristics of decisiveness, adaptability, and strength of character. Although the complexities of today’s battlefields require more from our officers than simple memorization and a mechanical adherence to processes, leaders must be well-versed in the body of knowledge that constitutes our Army’s doctrine. Using that doctrine as a starting point, a good officer is able to quickly adapt to the ever-changing and highly complex conditions of contemporary operating environments.