MCOLS 2012:  The school will operate June 17-22, 2012. 

Cadre cadets will report Sunday, June17. 

Basic and Advanced cadets will report Monday, June 18.

Graduation will be on Friday, June 22. 

 MCOLS Command Post (24-Hour Contact) Telephone Number: Will be posted before school starts.

The Air Force Junior ROTC Mountaineer Cadet Officer Leadership School builds leaders. 

MCOLS is held at Concord University in Athens, West Virginia each June.  It is challenging and fun.  Enrollment is limited to 235 cadets.  Typically, cadets from about 20 high schools in six states attend.  Cadets do make friends that last into future years; many use these contacts to improve their AFJROTC programs. 

Generally, graduation from at least one MCOLS course is a prerequisite for a leadership position in most AFJROTC units.  Typically, the top cadet leaders have graduated from at least two courses.  Cadets desiring to be leaders within AFJROTC eagerly seek to attend and arrange their summer around "The MCOLS Week."

Each units' instructors select cadets having the potential and desire to serve as AFJROTC leaders to spend the week learning how to have a positive impact on others, their unit, high school, and community.

AFJROTC instructors understand the value of MCOLS graduates and how they positively impact individual and unit success.  Graduates return to their units and serve as leaders, role models, guides, and mentors to all cadets.  In reality graduates are largely responsible for the success of their unit, it's programs, and future enrollment.

The school immerses cadets in a college environment, helping them build confidence so they can later succeed in a college setting.  The curriculum stresses the importance of organization and attention to detail in a compact schedule that begins at 5 a.m. and continues to 9 p.m.  AFJROTC instructors from the attending schools supervise the cadets 24-hours a day.

The leadership curricula provides three academic courses and is based on the work of world-famous leadership researcher Jim Collins . His research into outstanding organizations is published in his best-selling books, Good to Great, Built to Last.  The focus of the three courses is to provide cadets the knowledge, skills, and resources to "Build Great AFJROTC Units That Last."  

Cadets develop their leadership, followership and team-building skills through drill and ceremonies, leadership reaction course exercises, and basic medical care.

They develop confidence through a low ropes bridge crossing, orienteering, and water safety.

Cadets build their physical fitness through the Air Force Junior ROTC Cadet Health and Wellness Program and intramural sports.

The Concord University admissions department provides information about admissions and scholarship processes, applicable to any college or university. 

The tuition of MCOLS is partially offset by the Air Force, and at most high schools is consistent with a semester of summer school.  The cost is a real value when compared to other summer offerings and camps.  Tuition covers lodging, meals, all training and activities, and all MCOLS required uniform items. 

Cadets earn one semester of high school credit for this AFJROTC leadership development program.  Cadets can also earn two credit hours through the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and Adams State University.

For graduates, the experience provides them with an advantage over their peers, in and out of AFJROTC.  Many cadets have found the MCOLS experience helpful when applying for college admission and scholarships.  Others have found the leadership development they received in AFJROTC and MCOLS helped them progress further and faster in their careers.

In previous years Concord University has waived application fees and offered scholarships to MCOLS cadets.  MCOLS cadets are the type of student Concord University seeks.