Military Officer Graduate Education: Achieving Excellence with Economy.

摘要

The present system for determining the services' educational needs by a count of existing jobs requiring officers with graduate education has crucial flaws. The panel recommends that it be replaced by a system of educational standards for each military occupational specialty, reviewed periodically by expert panels. The services' target for educated officers should be integrated with their technological, strategic, and organizational plans. The new system should lead to greater effectiveness and flexibility in the assignment and utilization of educated officers. The present levels of graduate education should be maintained by increasing participation in less costly off-duty, degree-completion, and cooperative degree programs to compensate for any reductions in the more costly fully funded programs.