Army Officer Professional Military Education System Reform to Produce Leader Competency for the Future.

摘要

Four events in the last 14 years contributed to create the most complex strategic environment in the history of the United States: the fall of the Soviet Union, the rise of Globalization, the 9-11 terrorists' attacks on the United States, and the two current ground wars in the Middle East. Primarily due to this chain of circumstances, military field grade officers assigned to the Joint Staff work in a complex strategic environment where ambiguity, complexity, and vital national interests are a part of every day staff actions. However, newly arrived officers do not possess the strategic leader competencies required to function at this level. Fifteen to twenty years of operational experience, institutional education, and professional development programs do not produce an officer with the skill sets required to contribute immediately to this fast moving organization. This paper will identify the key shortfalls in the strategic leader development process in the following three areas: military and civilian education, career experiences and progression, and professional development. This project will recommend potential solutions or solution sets to correct each insufficiency. Finally, the goal of this project is Senior Leader awareness of this deficiency and consideration of one or more of the proposed solutions.