Another crossroads? : professional military education two decades after the Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Skelton Panel / U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986.

United States.

Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 (United States).

Military education--United States--Evaluation.

Military education.

United States--Armed Forces--Officers--Education.

Unified operations (Military science)--Study and teaching--United States--Evaluation.

Unified operations (Military science).

Armed Forces--Officers--Training of.

Military education--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 218 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Professional military education two decades after the Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Skelton Panel

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. G.P.O.], [2010]

Summary:

"This report examines officer in-residence professional military education (PME) as a critical investment in the most important element of our military -- people. The primary purpose of PME is to develop military officers, throughout their careers, for the rigorous intellectual demands of complex contingencies and major conflicts. The United States cannot afford to be complacent when it comes to producing leaders capable of meeting significant challenges, whether at the tactical, operational, or strategic levels of warfare. Military officers must think critically, communicate well, conduct themselves with integrity, and lead others to perform strenuous tasks in difficult and often dangerous situations. As a matter of national security, the country's continuing investment in the PME system must be wisely made."--Preface.

Contents:

Introduction

Background

Systems issues

Institutional issues

Issues for further study

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on May 27, 2010).

"April 2010."

"Committee Print 111-4."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-216).

Other Format:

Print version: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. Another crossroads : professional military education two decades after the Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Skelton Panel

Microfiche: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee. Another crossroads : professional military education two decades after the Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Skelton Panel

OCLC:

612307025