MILS 120

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Intro to US Armed Forces

Credit: 3 hours.

Surveys the four major branches of the United States military (Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force) and their historical development into “Professions of Arms.” Topics include historical surveys of each branch highlighting key historical developments, organization, structure and customs. Other topics include a discussion of the United States National Command Authority. United States joint military operations and structure, the relationship of the United States Military with its civilian constituency and a survey of emerging Department of Defense issues.

Same as AFAS 120 and NS 120.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Hist & Phil

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MILS 120 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			64675	Lecture	A	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	384 Armory	Ashworth, E Burch, A Kram, M Meents, J Thompson, J	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil course.
			81745	Lecture	E	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Ashworth, E Burch, A Kram, M Meents, J Thompson, J	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil course. Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required