Anyone with experience with Naval War College? I was accepted into the Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies program. Looking for info on what is involved in the program.
I've heard from some people that I worked with in the Coast Guard that it was a great program. Lots of work but there is still opportunities for valuable networking even though it's DL.
I take it you are a "civilian government official?" I am familiar with it due to their academies and briefly (incorrectly) had orders to the Senior Enlisted Academy last year until they were cancelled. I am in the CG but I am not familiar with their programs such as the one you mentioned, do you have a link? I have heard of great things for their short-term resident schools and I am sure it is a high quality program.
A derivative of that program is a non-collegiate DL course that is incredibly difficult, as well as informative: https://www.chds.us/?auth/login
I've completed three of these courses and they were very thorough and set up much like a DL college course. As far as the school you mentioned OP, I'm not familiar with it at all. It sounds like a very interesting major though. Good luck with your studies!
A colleague of mine from AECT, Dr. James Ellsworth, is a Professor at NWC. He is a very sharp individual and wrote a great book on educational change models that I used extensively during my dissertation.
The link to the Courses U.S. Naval War College | Fleet Seminar I guess I got a bit ahead of myself when I said accepted into the program, I was accepted to take one of the 3 courses contained in the program. After you complete one course then you can apply for the program (If I understand it correctly). The Link to the MA program: U.S. Naval War College | Graduate Degree I just received the email friday and have yet to contact the advisor and ask questions. My main concern is the amount of work required since I am still finishing up my MS and I work. This course runs from Sept-April. I plan on taking MS courses Aug-Oct and March-May although I can change the second one to May-July if need be.
Additional U.S. military war colleges (as is the NWC, all are offered via residence or DL ... and all are demanding): Marine Corps War College /Marine Corps University Grade: O-5/O-6 (LtCol/Col, CDR/CAPT) for military officers; GS/GM-14/15 for Federal Government civilian employees. Security Clearance: Possess a Top Secret/Special Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) clearance that will not expire during the academic year. http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/Pages/MCWAR%20New.aspx Army War College Students are largely military officers, who range in rank from senior captains (O3s) with 8-10 years of experience through lieutenant generals (O9s) with 30-35 years of experience. Our students include not only Army officers, but also officers from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Navy; international officers; and senior civilians from key agencies throughout the U.S. Government. All students are carefully selected from within their parent organizations; the USAWC does not independently enroll students. http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/about/programOverview.cfm Air War College http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/curriculum.htm#degree AWC student demographics http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/students.htm
I received information from my advisor, and almost flipped out until I quickly figured out that the 45 hours a week of coursework stated in the syllubus was based on the 13 week residency course. The DL version is in classroom, but last for 8-9 months which stretches out the est. 585 hours of work required. So looks like it is a go. I am pretty excited.
My brother used to work security at Carlisle AWC back when he was in law school. Pretty interesting place apparently.
A fellow officer I was stationed with at Camp Pendleton received a staff assignment, as a Capt., with the Marine cadre /detachment at the AWC – Carlisle Barracks; and per his feedback … a truly outstanding school.
War College? I took the DL Air Force Command and Staff College which is the professional development school just below War College. I'm sorry to say that I thought it was pathetically worthless. Half of it was management theory (just about as pointless as anything can be). The other half was "Air Power" doctrine, most of which was historically incomplete and misleading. I don't know what Naval War College is like but if it's as self-serving and inaccurate as Air Command and Staff College, I wouldn't waste my time. Unfortunately, one needs a broad background in military history and doctrine to recognize how bad ACSC is. Most middle-grade officers (eg: O-4) wouldn't have that knowledge are are liable to believe the rubbish that is taught.
