Department of Defense: Professional Military Education at the Four Intermediate Service Schools

Abstract

A primary objective of the Goldwater-Nichols Reorganization Act of 1986 was to strengthen combined and joint operations of the various military services. To fulfill this objective, the House Armed Services Committee established the Panel on Military Education in November 1987 to report its findings and recommendations regarding DOD's ability to develop joint specialty officers through its PME systems. The Panel's April 1989 report envisioned that joint education would be an integral part of PME and would be implemented in two phases. Phase I would be taught at the intermediate level service schools attended by officers primarily at the rank of major/lieutenant commander or at the senior schools attended by officers at the rank of lieutenant colonel/commander and colonel/captain ranks. Phase II, taught at the Armed Forces Staff College (AFSC) in Norfolk, Virginia, would complement Phase I and officers would usually attend it after completing Phase I.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA253959

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Instructors
  • Law
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Schools
  • Service Academies
  • Students
  • War Colleges

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  • Academic Conference Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.