SCPME - Officership

MX400 - Officership

What is MX400?

Intent: West Point's Capstone Course for Officership (MX 400) provides all First Class Cadets a rigorous, interdisciplinary experience to complete development of their own personal and professional identity, their self concept of officership, as a leader of character, a warrior, a member of the profession, and a servant to the Nation, before graduation and commissioning from West Point as a second lieutenant in the US Army so they can better fulfill the trust placed in them in commanding and leading US Army Soldiers in combat.

Course Goals:
a. To hone your judgement and refine your decision making ability across the domains of expert knowledge.

b. To broaden your perspective on the expanding scope of responsibilities and expertise required during a career in the profession of arms.

c. To develop a distinctive professional outlook based on an Officer's (vice cadet's) way of thinking that is firmly grounded upon a synthesis of battle command, military professionalism and military leadership concepts.

d. To stimulate a personal, professional ethic that prizes life-long learning and professioal growth as an Army professional.

Structure of the Course: MX400 Officership builds upon the CLDS curriculum, especially the core curricula of the academic, physical, and military programs. The course interweaves three broad, interrelated themes – battle command, military professionalism, and military leadership—to highlight the four clusters of expert knowledge that undergird the Army’s core competencies and the professional responsibilities of an Army officer.