AIR 451National Security, Leadership Responsibilities, and Commissioning Preparation I

3 credits · Air Force · Penn State

This course will provide a student the comprehension of the basic elements of national security policy and process. The student will understand the air and space power operations as well as grasp selected roles of the military in society, and current domestic and international issues affecting the military profession. Students will learn the responsibility, authority, and functions of an Air Force commander and selected provisions of the military justice system. The purpose of communication studies curriculum is to develop officers with effective thinking, writing, and speaking skills. The course encompasses advanced forms of communication by utilizing the skills previously learned and applying them to a written bullet exercise, individual current events briefing, space/cyberspace paper, and a group space/cyberspace briefing. These exercises are designed to provide an additional opportunity for students to refine their written and verbal communication skills and to reinforce the relevance of the ROTC curriculum by having students analyze the relationship of academic lessons and current world events.