The Officer's Advance Course: Prior Experience Survey

Abstract

Personnel in Infantry units have observed that battalion staffs have difficulty achieving staff synchronization. Research suggests that part of the problem is that frequently staff officers are placed in staff positions without sufficient training. This report presents results of six Officer Advance Course surveys in which officers were asked to describe their background experiences and any training they had prior to assuming staff positions. Both active and reserve component personnel were surveyed. Officer advance course, Battle staff synchronization, Battalion staff training

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA285306

Entities

People

  • Margaret S. Salter

Organizations

  • Army Research Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Combat Support
  • Deployment
  • Instructions
  • Logistics
  • Military Research
  • Professional Development
  • Simulations
  • Social Sciences
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Trainees
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Naval Personnel Management