Second Class cadets will serve in either Drill Cadet Leader Training, Cadet Troop Leader Training, or as a member of the cadet cadre for a West Point leadership detail. At DCLT, Second Class cadets learn the basic duties and responsibilities of noncommissioned officers by serving as a drill instructor at one of the Army's Basic Training installations. CTLT offers the opportunity for Second Class cadets to learn the basic duties and responsibilities of a commissioned officer by serving as a platoon leader in an active Army unit. During West Point details, Second Class cadets serve as cadet noncommissioned officer leaders of the New Cadets and Third Class cadets. In CTLT and DCLT, the Second Class cadet is evaluated by the officer chain of command in his/her unit and receives a MD300 grade of Pass/Fail. For West Point Details, the Second Class cadet is evaluated by the cadet chain of command and company Tactical Officer and receives a grade for MD300, which is a numerically weighted average of the submitted grades.
