CULP (CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING & LEADERSHIP PROGRAM)
Every year hundreds of Cadets travel the globe, spending up to three weeks immersed in foreign cultures, learning more about how others around the world view the U.S. and, in the process, learning more about themselves. The Army recognizes the need for young leaders to develop more cultural awareness and foreign language proficiency skills. Now more than ever, cultural awareness training is a vital component to the ROTC curriculum. Overseas immersions help educate future leaders in ways the classroom cannot. Cadets now have the opportunity to compete for immersion in more than 20 countries. These opportunities expose them to everyday life in different cultures and intensifies language study, which helps produce commissioned officers who possess the right blend of language and cultural skills required to support global operations in the 21st Century. In 2018, CU&LP deployed teams of ROTC Cadets (May thru August) to develop culturally astute future leaders, strengthen strategic relationships, and support theater security cooperation objectives.
CADET TROOP LEADERSHIP TRAINING (CTLT)
The Cadet Troop Leadership Training, or the CTLT program, is a leadership development initiative to help develop, retain, and ultimately commission quality ROTC cadets as second lieutenants. The intent of this mentorship opportunity is for cadets to shadow and learn from currently-serving platoon leaders.
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