Universal ILE Policy Concept, Reality and Recommendations

Abstract

This paper discusses why education is integral to maintaining a professional Army officer corps and addresses the Army's policy for providing institutional education for majors. The Army's ability to fully implement its Universal Intermediate Level Education (ILE) policy and ensure 100% of majors attend a resident staff college has been impacted by Army Transformation efforts and the growth of major's positions in modular units as well as the operational requirements of GWOT. The growth in positions has resulted in an untenable backlog of officers to attend ILE. The author identifies the most likely recommendations Army senior leaders will consider to reduce the backlog but rejects their implementation without first attempting to change current Army culture about ILE attendance. The author first suggests the Army's senior leadership address officers affected by the Universal ILE policy. Second, the author recommends the Army's senior leaders develop a plan which addresses the backlog, applies constructive credit to selected officers and establishes measures to fill the Army's available ILE seats.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA468953

Entities

People

  • Brian D. Prosser

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Deployment
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Field Grade Officers
  • Instructions
  • Instructors
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • War Colleges

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.