When I did ROTC in the 90s, we called them STRAC (Squad Tactics and Reaction Course, IIRC). Basically the squad got the mission of raid, recon or ambush, and had a very limited time to execute TLPs and move down the land (limited being something totally unrealistic like 1 hour for the whole lane, 10 or 15 minutes for complete TLPs).

And yes, they will get "spiced up" once everyone gets the hang of it.

DOn't look for it to develop any real tactical skill, it is only a vehicle to evaluate leadership potential. Whether it does that is, to me, debatable, but it is hard to argue with the reasonable success of the US Army leader production programs.