Leader Development and Assessment Course

The Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) or LDACistan as it is commonly referred to by members of Army ROTC, is the most significant and exhausting training event for an Army ROTC cadet in his or her four years as a member of the training corps. LDAC is only conducted during the summer months (June, July, and August), and it is intended for cadets who will be entering their final year of ROTC. For the most part cadets between their junior and senior years of college attend. The course totals 33 days in which cadets are tested on land navigation skills both during night and day, tactical leadership proficiency, basic rifle marksmanship (BRM), and various other military activities. During each event the cadet who is in a leadership position is evaluated by and given a grade of Needs Improvement (N), Satisfactory, or Excellent (E). The evaluation grade of each cadet is averaged together to form an overall evaluation of that particular cadet, and in order to pass the course and become a commissioned Army officer an individual must receive at least an overall grade of S.