DIVISION & SHORT TITLE
LENGTH
AUDIENCE & GATE-CHECKS
CORE BLOCKS (ABRIDGED)
Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP)
5 days / 50 hrs
Senior Advisor ↑ • 12 mo service • Staff ride essay pass
- Strategic & fiscal command
- Operational-risk calculus
- Crisis Comms & media framing
- Legal & ethics war-game
Clandestine Operations Academy (COA)
14 days / 112 hrs
CTOS & AWTA grads • Tier-2 clearance
- HUMINT & asset handling
- Urban & rural surveillance / countersurveillance
- Clandestine comms, crypto, dead-drops
- Denied-area exfil / cover legend building
- Dark-web tradecraft, cyber RFIs
School of Strategic Defense & Doctrine (SSDD)
10 days / 80 hrs
Unit-/Division-level planners • Completed ELDP
- Multi-domain base defense design
- Fires & ISR integration drills
- Red-team planning lab
- Sustainment under interdiction
Asymmetrical Warfare & Tactics Academy (AWTA)
7 days / 56 hrs
Fire-team leaders ↑ • CQB qual
- Guerrilla vs. counter-insurgency doctrine
- Psychological operations & information dominance
- Low-signature movement, IED / EOD awareness
- Small-unit night raid FTX
Counter-Terrorism Operations School (CTOS)
7 days / 56 hrs
AWTA grad • Urban-rifle qual
- CQB (kill-house, ballistic entries)
- Hostage-rescue corridors & breaching
- Target interdiction / HVT capture
- Threat-network mapping & intel fusion
HALO / HAHO Infiltration School (HIS)
10 days / 80 hrs
Static-line Airborne wings • Altitude Drop Clearance
- High-altitude physiology & oxygen systems
- Nav-board, steerable-canopy drills (day + NVG)
- Equipment bundles & combat drop-zones
- Maritime / desert night exfil FTX (48 h)
Administrative Notes
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Sequencing: ELDP → (SSDD | AWTA) → (CTOS → COA) forms the standard leadership–operator pipeline. HIS may be taken any time after Airborne qualification.
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Credit Hours: Each day equals an average of 8 active hours; evening study periods are not included in the totals.
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Recertification: All skill badges require a biennial 2-day sustainment lab or operational usage log signed by a Squadron Commander.
These timings and modules keep your MilSim syllabus believable to real-world operators while remaining achievable for players. Ping me if you want full lesson-plan outlines, exam rubrics, or Discord role-automation tips for awarding badges on graduation.