- Reaction score
- 146
- Points
- 710
Just a taste:
And Canadian Forces College by comparison? Recent syllabi here:
Happy New Year to all!
Mark
Ottawa
It’s A Big Deal: An Officer Grades The Army Staff College And Its Leadership
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I have spent the past year being graded, evaluated, and assessed as a student at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). After graduating and reflecting over the past year, I will now grade, evaluate, and assess CGSC.
You will find that I am extremely candid and pride myself in speaking my mind. If you are offended by this, then I recommend you stop reading now.
So, how did CGSC do? Let's take a look...
Critical Thinking
Grade: D
Critical thinking instruction was a short but did introduce us to some worthwhile information. However, after writing "What's wrong with FM 3-0? Lots," I was informed that leadership was extremely angry at my writing. They want critical thinkers as long as it's not directed at them.
Ethics
Grade: F
The failing grade is due in large part to ethical failings in multiple areas – primarily the school's policy regarding the dismissal of pregnant servicemembers.
Leadership
Grade: D
Overall, the leadership curriculum provided some value-added information and introduced us to some good models and frameworks. The overall discussion was well-received by most. It was the lack of actual mission command by CGSC that demonstrated to us that they do not practice what they teach.
History
Grade: B
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Maj. Jamie Schwandt, USAR, is a student at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He is a logistics officer and has served as an operations officer, planner and commander. He is certified as a Department of the Army Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, certified Red Team Member, and holds a doctorate from Kansas State University. This article represents his own personal views, which are not necessarily those of the Command and General Staff College or the Department of the Army [NO, ER, KIDDING--any CAF officer willing/able to write similarly?].
https://taskandpurpose.com/army-staff-college-leadership
And Canadian Forces College by comparison? Recent syllabi here:
Joint Command and Staff Programme
The aim of the Joint Command and Staff Programme (JCSP) is to prepare selected senior officers of the Defence Team for command and staff appointments in the contemporary operating environment across the continuum of operations in national and international settings.
Further information on the JCSP is available in the following:
Syllabus - JCSP 44
Syllabus - JCSPs 42 and 43
https://www.cfc.forces.gc.ca/226-eng.html
Happy New Year to all!
Mark
Ottawa