Cadets ' Point of Views

The aim of this study is to determine the availability of leadership skills of faculty members (civilian and military personnel) at Al- Istiqlal university (AIU). The population of the study was composed of AIU students, including juniors and sophomores. A random sample, consisting of 137 cadets, was chosen. The researcher developed a questionnaire to measure the leadership skills of faculty members. The study results showed that the leadership skills of faculty members at AIU are moderately available, where the average was 2.10 according to three –points Likert scale. They also revealed that the leadership skills of civilian faculty members were higher than those of the military personnel on all domains of the study. Moreover, they indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the availability of leadership skills attributed to all variables of the study. Based on the results of the study, certain recommendations were presented which assist in achieving objectives of the study as well as the objectives of AIU, collectively