Taking Marine Education from Good to Great
Abstract
Current challenges highlight the necessity to begin educating officers with a multi-disciplinary approach once they have signed a contract to effectively prepare them to meet the intellectual requirements of a complex environment. This begins the system of thinking, which builds a solid base early in a Marines career, rather than building toward a pinnacle at the end. This construct challenges the current professional military education (PME) continuum. In a recent interview Brigadier General Turner, Commanding General of Marine Air Ground Combat Center, made a statement about the Service Level Training paradigm shift. A redeploying unit, now faces a five domain high threat enemy in a dynamic free play exercise that is a different training paradigm than a year and a half ago. The Marine Corps needs to align its education philosophy with its training philosophy. Currently, the Marine Corps fosters a linear mindset, which is inherently based on the industrial model of education, instead of a multi-disciplinary approach to education. The Marine Corps first step towards an educational paradigm shift should entail changing the metaphor, the culture, a
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 06, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1177534
Entities
People
- Evan Bradley
Organizations
- Marine Corps University