Assessing Leadership Development Programs

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Preparing Leaders for the Future
Preparing Leaders for the Future
Command General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Command General Staff College Command Brief
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
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US Army Combined Arms Center
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Mission

• The US Army Command and General Staff College
  educates and develops leaders for full spectrum
  joint, interagency and multinational operations
  and advances the art and science of the
  profession of arms in order to support the
  operational requirements of the Army.

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CGSC Responsibilities Functions IAW TR 10-5-4

• Develop leaders prepared to execute full
  spectrum, JIM operations. 
• Advance the military art and science.
• Support operational requirements 
• Provide a Master of Military Art and Science
  (MMAS) Degree Program
• Serve as CAC lead for the Army Leader Development
  and Education Program and PME program executed
  through the CAL.
• ICW CALL participate in L2I assist with lessons
  learned validation integrate high value lessons
  learned information within appropriate POI and
  curricula to ensure relevant and most current
  operational insights, lessons, and TTP are
  provided to CGSS and SAMS students.

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Educating Leaders
Educating tomorrows military and civilian
leaders.
Education for Next 10 Years
CGSC
CGSS
SAMS
Strategic Leaders
14,040 Students Annual Enrollment
SCP
Field Grade Commanders CSMs
AMSC

Civilian Leaders
Faculty and Staff 439 Civilians 206 Military 100
Contractors
CGSS Command General Staff School SAMS
School of Advanced Military Studies SCP
School for Command Preparation AMSC Army
Management Staff College
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Command General Staff School (CGSS)
Total students to date 2517
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Satellite Campuses

• ILE Satellite Campuses created in Aug 2005
• Three sites 12 annual course iterations
• Leavenworth Satellite Campus Program
• Course length equal to resident ILE Common Core
  (14.3 weeks)
• Student capacity 72 per class
• Instructor teams 1 Team Leader and 12
  Instructors (3 officers)
• 4th site at Fort Leavenworth in Jan 09

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Intermediate Level Education (ILE)
Fall Start AUG
DEC JUN Winter Start
FEB JUL DEC
Advanced Operations in Warfighting Course
(AOWC) Operational, Divisional and Brigade
Warfighting Operations Career Field
Credentialing Course
CORE Joint Warfighting Strategic/Operational/Tact
ical
100 Active Army Majors Selected RC
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Ft Leavenworth

• Resident Program
• 1,253 Students AY 08/09
• 1,792 Students by End State

• Upcoming Initiatives
• Blended Learning site at FT LVN
• AOWC by DL

CORE Joint Warfighting Strategic/Operational/Tact
ical
Follow-on Credentialing Course Based on Career
Field

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• Leavenworth Satellite Campus Program
• FY05 Implementation
• 3 Sites (Ft Belvoir, Ft Gordon, Ft Lee
• and 4th site Ft Leav in Jan 2009)
• 12 Annual Iterations
• 768 Students (maximum annual capacity)

• Distance Education Programs
• TASS - 1,400 students world-wide
• Advanced Distributed Learning - 3100 students
• 70 of all students attend through TASS and ADL
• Faculty development key to TASS success

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Initiatives/Issues

• APFRI
• Successful pilot in 2007 identified need to
  assess ILE students for cardio vascular disease
• Opening new APFRI facility on 1 Dec 09

• INTERAGENCY EXCHANGE PROGRAM
• Increase participation of civilians from the
  Interagency in CGSC
• Pool of 20 officers available to trade with the
  Interagency
• CAC CDR STRATCOM Initiative Every student will
• Address a community group
• Participate in an interview with a recognized
  media outlet
• Write professionally for a publication
• Participate in a recognized blog
• ILE BRANCH AND FUNCTIONAL AREA ATTENDANCE MIX
• Move to MFE-centric construct

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ILE Growth
US Army Combined Arms Center
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School of Advanced Military Studies
JAN - 16 JUL- 91
TOT- 15
TOT- 107
SAMS graduates are great operators who can plan
and lead combat formations, and as officers who
will lead our Army for the next 15-20 years
General Wallace- Commanding General of the
Training and Doctrine Command ( TRADOC)
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SAMS Current Initiatives

• SAMS CACD
• Implementing Commanders Appreciation and
  Campaign Design (CACD) teaching operational
  design to develop future war plans
• SAMS- 2nd START
• Implementation to begin in January 2008 16
  students
• Align SAMS graduates with ARFORGEN and ILE 2nd
  start
• SAMS Expansion of AMSP
• Two Courses (JUL-MAY FEB-DEC), and an increase
  in seminars
• for AMSP
• FY 08 7 Seminars and 103 students (79 US
  Students)
• FY 09 8 Seminars and 127 students (96 US
  Students)
• FY 10 9 Seminars and 144 students (126 US
  Students)

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School of Command Preparation (SCP)
Monthly Avg - 127
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Preparing Leaders for the Future
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