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Thought it might be intresting for ppl to read about the real War College.
well, here it comes :
first, what is a "War College" ?
A War College is a senior military academy which is normally intended for veteran military officers and whose purpose is to educate and train on senior military tactics and leadership. The U.S. Army War College and Naval War College are two examples of such institutions.
now, for the rest..
The United States Army War College is a United States Army school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on the 500 acre campus of the historic Carlisle Barracks, a military post dating back to the 1770s. It caters to high-level military personnel and civilians and prepares them for strategic leadership responsibilities. It is the U. S. Army's most senior military educational institution.
Approximately 600 students attend at any one time, half in a two-year-long Internet-based program, and the other half in an on-campus program lasting ten months. The college grants its graduates, both civilian and military, a Master's degree in strategic studies. The average age of students is 45 years old and the typical military rank is Lieutenant Colonel. Army applicants must have already completed the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College.
War College curriculum :
Programs :
Core programs :
- Fundamentals of Strategic Logic
- Nature of War
- Institutions of National Security Strategy
- The National Security Decision Process
- The Global Security Arena
- Doing National Military Strategy
- Field Studies
- Crisis Decision Exercise
elective programs [the cool stuff..]
- War and Economics
- Insurgency and Revolution
- Memoirs in American Foreign Policy I & II
- What Do the People Want? Public Opinion & U.S. Foreign Policy
- Covert Action: A Controversial Instrument of Statecraft
- Globalization and Fragmentation
- Coercive Diplomacy: Force and Negotiation
nature of war (NOW)
- The Soldier and the State
- The American Civil War: A Case Study in American Strategy
- Navies and Nations: Maritime Strategy, Past, Present and Future
- A History of the Vietnam War [bf vietnam ]
- Case Studies in Strategic Leadership, Coalition Strategy and Joint Operations
*There are many more cool subjects that I didnt feel comfortable enought to post. If you want to learn more of each course, and see the rest of them, check the links at the end of this post.
pictures of various WC related stuff :
An aerial photo of Fort Lesley J. McNair including the golf course. The National War College and Potomac River are in the background.
National Defense University's Marshall Hall
Air War College - * see links at the end of this post
National War College
War College Museum
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Disclaimer :
ALL LINKS were taken from public online sites, and official US military sites
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Links :
Wikipedia
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Army_War_College
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_War_College
Official US military sites
- http://carlisle-www.army.mil/
- http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/
- http://www.strategicleader.us/
- http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/
Google
- http://www.ndu.edu/info/catalog/nwc2body.htm
- http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/mcwar/default.cfm
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That's it.
Hope you enjoyed reading about the place for the REALLY best of the best
May the force be with you,
Absinthe.
Thought it might be intresting for ppl to read about the real War College.
well, here it comes :
first, what is a "War College" ?
A War College is a senior military academy which is normally intended for veteran military officers and whose purpose is to educate and train on senior military tactics and leadership. The U.S. Army War College and Naval War College are two examples of such institutions.
now, for the rest..
The United States Army War College is a United States Army school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on the 500 acre campus of the historic Carlisle Barracks, a military post dating back to the 1770s. It caters to high-level military personnel and civilians and prepares them for strategic leadership responsibilities. It is the U. S. Army's most senior military educational institution.
Approximately 600 students attend at any one time, half in a two-year-long Internet-based program, and the other half in an on-campus program lasting ten months. The college grants its graduates, both civilian and military, a Master's degree in strategic studies. The average age of students is 45 years old and the typical military rank is Lieutenant Colonel. Army applicants must have already completed the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College.
War College curriculum :
Programs :
Core programs :
- Fundamentals of Strategic Logic
- Nature of War
- Institutions of National Security Strategy
- The National Security Decision Process
- The Global Security Arena
- Doing National Military Strategy
- Field Studies
- Crisis Decision Exercise
elective programs [the cool stuff..]
- War and Economics
- Insurgency and Revolution
- Memoirs in American Foreign Policy I & II
- What Do the People Want? Public Opinion & U.S. Foreign Policy
- Covert Action: A Controversial Instrument of Statecraft
- Globalization and Fragmentation
- Coercive Diplomacy: Force and Negotiation
nature of war (NOW)
- The Soldier and the State
- The American Civil War: A Case Study in American Strategy
- Navies and Nations: Maritime Strategy, Past, Present and Future
- A History of the Vietnam War [bf vietnam ]
- Case Studies in Strategic Leadership, Coalition Strategy and Joint Operations
*There are many more cool subjects that I didnt feel comfortable enought to post. If you want to learn more of each course, and see the rest of them, check the links at the end of this post.
pictures of various WC related stuff :
An aerial photo of Fort Lesley J. McNair including the golf course. The National War College and Potomac River are in the background.
National Defense University's Marshall Hall
Air War College - * see links at the end of this post
National War College
War College Museum
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclaimer :
ALL LINKS were taken from public online sites, and official US military sites
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Links :
Wikipedia
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Army_War_College
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_War_College
Official US military sites
- http://carlisle-www.army.mil/
- http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/
- http://www.strategicleader.us/
- http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/
- http://www.ndu.edu/info/catalog/nwc2body.htm
- http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/mcwar/default.cfm
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That's it.
Hope you enjoyed reading about the place for the REALLY best of the best
May the force be with you,
Absinthe.
Last edited by Absinthe (2006-05-25 23:01:59)