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Intellectual Firepower A Review of Professional Military Education in the U.S. Department of Defense / Charles A. Goldman, Paul W. Mayberry, Nathan Thompson, Travis Hubble, Katheryn Giglio.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldman, Charles A., 1964-
- Series:
- Research report (Rand Corporation) ; A1694-1.
- Report ; A1694-1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Defense.
- United States.
- Military education--United States.
- Military education.
- Armed Forces--Officers--Training of.
- Armed Forces.
- United States--Armed Forces--Officers--Education.
- Military Education and Training.
- Military Officers.
- Postsecondary Education.
- United States Department of Defense.
- Local Subjects:
- Military Education and Training.
- Military Officers.
- Postsecondary Education.
- United States Department of Defense.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 113 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2024
- Summary:
- The authors describe the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) officer professional military education (PME) system, review how it operates, compare it with civilian educational institutions, analyze effects of possible changes, and identify opportunities to further align the system to DoD's needs. The report contains detailed descriptive information about each educational institution in the system. The services largely expressed satisfaction with the alignment of military educational institutions with their mission needs. Technical institutions focus on more scientific or applied content and have a more direct style of instruction, while strategic/operational institutions cover broader topics with more use of techniques, such as case studies, that allow students to appreciate complex interactions, past lessons, and applications to future uncertainties. Technical institutions have important input into student selection, and their graduates often are placed into relevant follow-on assignments. Strategic/operational institutions receive students selected by the services to meet talent management goals, and the relation of follow-on assignments can be unclear. The schools and services would benefit from clearer expressions of demand that schools can use to guide development of curricula and adoption of teaching methods. The services can build on existing talent management efforts in specialized areas by increasing the overall match between PME graduates' educational outcomes and subsequent assignment opportunities. Although some schools use a variety of adjunct and visiting faculty, others show little or no use of these options. All schools should assess opportunities to use such faculty to expand their educational capabilities and stakeholder networks in support of meeting mission demands.
- Contents:
- Chapter One: Introduction
- Chapter Two: Overview of the PME System
- Chapter Three: Inputs to PME: The Services, Resources, and Institutions
- Chapter Four: Processes in PME: Teaching, Research, Engagement, and Service
- Chapter Five: Outcomes: Qualified Officers and Institutions
- Chapter Six: Opportunities for System Enhancement
- Appendix: DoD Educational Institution Profiles.
- Notes:
- Title from PDF document (title page; viewed January 5, 2024)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 110-112)
- Description from electronic resource
- ISBN:
- 1977411177
- 9781977411174
- OCLC:
- 1416829926
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