Several seminars with strategic security themes are included in a new menu of broadening opportunities for officers, warrant officers and senior noncommissioned officers of the Regular Army and Army Reserve.
The seminars, which also are available to Army civilians, range from three to five weeks in length. They , and will take place be conducted later this year at nine civilian and military academic institutions in the United States, Great Britain and Israel.
An initiative of Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno, the seminars are designed to prepare soldiers and civilians for future leadership roles with Army, joint, interagency and multinational task forces and teams.
As students, selectees will interact with world-class academics, senior Army leaders, international and interagency partners and business executives in team-based, small groups.
The academic workload will culminate with a capstone project for presentation to a senior Army leader.
Soldiers do not incur an active-duty service obligation for participating in this program.
To qualify for participation, applicants of the Regular Army, Active Guard and Reserve (Army Reserve) Troop Program Unit, Individual Mobilization Augmentee program or Individual Ready Army Reserve must be in the grades of captain (year groups 2007-2010) and major; chief warrant two through four; sergeant first class through sergeant major, or GS-11 to GS-14.
Soldiers should apply for the program no later than April 3 using a DA Form 4187 (personnel action request) submitted to the Human Resources Command using procedures described in MilPer Message 15-042, dated Feb. 11.
Civilians should apply through their career program manager.
These following institutions are participating in the 2015 Army Headquarters Strategic Broadening Seminar Program:
Defense Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, England, Intermediate Command and Staff Course:
Provides promotable captains and junior majors with an opportunity to study at the master's level and enhance their strategic thinking. Instructors will include a mix of military staff and academics from King's College London and Cranfield University. Two seminars are slated for June 21-Aug. 1 and Sept. 20-Oct. 31.
University of North Carolina and the Institute for Defense and Business Strategic Studies Fellows Program, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Provides senior NCOs, chief warrant officers, captains and majors with an immersion in national security issues through non-military and business lenses. Students earn three graduate-level credit hours from Indiana University's Kelly School of Business. One seminar is scheduled for May 31-June 27. For more information, access www.unc-idbfellows.org.
Indiana University and the Institute for Defense and Business Strategic Studies Fellows Program, Bloomington, Indiana.
Provides senior NCOs, chief warrant officers, captains and majors with a three-week learning experience in national security concepts from an international relations, foreign policy and business perspective. One seminar is scheduled for Aug. 2-22. For additional information, access www.iu-idbfellows.org.
University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Critical Thinking and Group Mitigation Course (Red Team).
Provides senior NCOs, promotable CW3s and captains and majors with a tailored approach to enhanced decision making. Other students will include cohorts from brigade combat teams and organizations who are seeking to improve decision-making and awareness.Two five-week seminars are scheduled for May 25-June 26, and Aug. 24 to Sept. 25. For additional information, access http://usacac.army.mil/organizations/ufmcs-red-teaming.
Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel, Executive Counter-Terrorism Studies.
Provides sergeants major, CW3s and majors with a better understanding of the central issues of counter-terrorism from renowned academics and officials with first-hand regional experience. The seminar is scheduled for June 28-July 17. For more information, access http://www.ict.org.il/Home.aspx.
Center for Strategic Leadership and Development, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Strategic Broadening Program.
Provides sergeants major, promotable captains, majors, CW3s and CW4s with an opportunity to examine strategic issues and apply that understanding to current and future missions. The four-week seminar includes instruction by Army War College faculty, guest speakers, strategic staff rides and a capstone strategic issue project. Two seminars are scheduled, for June 7-June 26, and Aug. 2-Aug. 28. For information, see http://www.csl.army.mil.
Institute of World Politics, Washington, D.C., Strategic Fellows Program.
Provides senior NCOs, promotable CW2s and CW3s and CW4s, captains and majors with an intensive three-week guided introduction on the development of national security policy at the strategic and federal level. Seminars are scheduled for May 26-June 14, and Sept. 8-27. For additional information, go to http://www.iwp.edu/programs/detail/strategic-fellows-program.
University of Kansas, Center for Business, Industry and National Security, Lawrence, Kansas, Mount Oread Series.
Provides master sergeants, sergeants major, promotable CW2s and CW3s and CW4s with a collaborative learning experience with business leaders on innovative approaches to leadership that places a strong emphasis on critical reasoning and creative thinking. Seminars are scheduled for June 1-19, and July 27-Aug. 14. For additional information, access business.ku.edu.
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, Strategic Broadening Seminar.
Provides master sergeants, sergeants major, promotable CW2s and CW3s and CW4s with an intensive course of instruction on building leadership capacity, and an exploration of the national security environment, with an emphasis on U.S. Pacific Command, and understanding the American constitutional order. Seminar is scheduled for July 5-Aug.2. For additional information, access http://Louisville.edu/mcconnellcenter/programs/army.
