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Führungsakademieder Bundeswehr

Mens Agitat MolemMens Agitat Molem

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“Clausewitz” “Lt Gen Graf von Baudissin”

Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr

Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr

Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr

Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr

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Highest-level military training institution of the Bundeswehr

Highest-level military training institution of the Bundeswehr

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• Forum for the interaction with - civilian and military executive personnel - scientific institutions at home and abroad

• Forum for the interaction with - civilian and military executive personnel - scientific institutions at home and abroad

• Training, advanced and extension training of German and foreign staff officers

• Training, advanced and extension training of German and foreign staff officers

MissionMission

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Major-GeneralLidsba

Brigadier-GeneralSchreiner

Faculty DivisionFaculty Division

Rear AdmiralSchneider

Chief of Staff

CommanderCommander

StaffStaff

Deputy Commander

Deputy Commander

Courses DivisionCourses Division Colonel (GS) Klos

Organisational StructureOrganisational Structure

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Deputy Commander / Director of CoursesDeputy Commander / Director of Courses

Education, Guidance, etc.

Education, Guidance, etc.

National General/Admiral Staff Officer Courses

National General/Admiral Staff Officer Courses

Training Division for the International General/Admiral Staff Officer Course

European Security Course

Training Division for the International General/Admiral Staff Officer Course

European Security Course

Training Division ModulsTraining Division Moduls

Training Divisions Staff Officer Qualification Course/

Junior Staff Officer Course

Training Divisions Staff Officer Qualification Course/

Junior Staff Officer Course

Structure of Courses DivisionStructure of Courses Division

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Faculty Divisions:

Conceptual Development of Instruction Division

Training Planning Division

Support Centre for Simulation/Training

Doctrinal Division

Physical Training Division

Faculty Divisions:

Conceptual Development of Instruction Division

Training Planning Division

Support Centre for Simulation/Training

Doctrinal Division

Physical Training Division

Military LecturersCivilian Lecturers

+ approx. 500 external lecturers per

year

Director of FacultyDirector of Faculty

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Joint and Service Faculties:

Security Policy and Strategy

Joint Operations

Leadership and Organization

Social Sciences

Army

Air Force

Navy

Medical Service and Health Sciences

Joint and Service Faculties:

Security Policy and Strategy

Joint Operations

Leadership and Organization

Social Sciences

Army

Air Force

Navy

Medical Service and Health Sciences

Structure of Faculty DivisionStructure of Faculty Division

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G1Human Resources

G1Human Resources

S2Military Security

S2Military Security

S3Org/Infra/Travelagency

S3Org/Infra/Travelagency

S4Logistics

S4Logistics

S6C2 Services / IT-Op

S6C2 Services / IT-Op

HQ SupportHQ Support

LibraryLibrary

Barracks Administration Barracks Administration

Language ServiceInterpreters

Language ServiceInterpreters

Structure of the College StaffStructure of the College Staff

Chief of StaffChief of Staff

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Years of service 1 32 4 5 6 7 13 17

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Service Assignment

UniversityService or

Special Assignment

……

Age 19 …. 25 …. 32 …. 36

Army

Air Force

Navy

JMed Service

Officers Training ConceptOfficers Training Concept

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Staff Officer Training ConceptStaff Officer Training Concept

• University degree

• Various assignments

• Operational experience

Career Officers(all military

organisational areas)with:

Joint

Syndicates

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Staff Officer Training ConceptStaff Officer Training Concept

• University degree

• Various assignments

• Operational experience

Career Officers(all military

organisational areas)with:

STAFF OFFICER QUALIFICATION COURSE

SOQC100%

Joint

Syndicates

Staff Officer Qualification CourseStaff Officer Qualification Course

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Nations, Societies, Military

Individual Leadership Skills

2. , 3

. and 4

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ral Exam

Phase 1 Phase 2

Joint Syndicates

Capability Spectrum (Joint)

1. Exam: Written Test Social Sciences

Service Specific Phase

Service Specific

Syndicates

Qualify officers to fulfill tasks as staff officers in first assignments:• in war/stability operations• in armed forces routine operations

Qualify officers to fulfill tasks as staff officers in first assignments:• in war/stability operations• in armed forces routine operations

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Staff Officer Training ConceptStaff Officer Training Concept

• University degree

• Various assignments

• Operational experience

Career Officers(all military

organisational areas)with:

SOQC100%

JUNIOR STAFF OFFICER COURSE

JSOC

85%

Joint

Syndicates

2 Years Course

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Staff Officer Training ConceptStaff Officer Training Concept

• University degree

• Various assignments

• Operational experience

Career Officers(all military

organisational areas)with:

SOQC100%JSOC

85%

GENERAL / ADMIRAL STAFF OFFICER COURSE, 2 Years

15%

Joint

Syndicates

2 Years Course2 Years Course

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Nations,Society,Military

IndividualLeadership

Skills

Joint Syndicates

Joint /CombinedOperations

StructuresAnd

Capabilities

Service Specific

tactical, operational, strategical

„Credit PointsMaster“

To enable officers to fulfill tasks • at strategic, operational and tactical level• throughout the entire range of tasks of armed forces • in a national and international environment

To enable officers to fulfill tasks • at strategic, operational and tactical level• throughout the entire range of tasks of armed forces • in a national and international environment

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United States

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Italy

Belgium

Canada

Spain

Netherlands

Sweden

Norway

Czech Republic

Lithuania

Latvia

Estonia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Hungary

Poland

Greece

Turkey

Denmark

Finland

Austria

Switzerland

PortugalBulgaria

Participants 2 Years CouseParticipants 2 Years Couse

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StudiesStudies ExercisesExercises

USA

Europe

Study TripsStudy Trips

Strategic Analysis

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Training Highlights 2 Years Course

Training Highlights 2 Years Course

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Open Discussion with top-level leaders of the Bundeswehr

critical, unprejudiced, independent

Topic 2010 „Knowledge Management“

Topic 2010 „Knowledge Management“

Topic 2011 „COUNTER-INSURGENCY“

Topic 2011 „COUNTER-INSURGENCY“

Topic 2012“The well-educated Soldier –

Who benefits”

Topic 2012“The well-educated Soldier –

Who benefits”

Strategic AnalysisStrategic Analysis

Topic 2013“Training”

Topic 2013“Training”

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“COMBINED DESTINY” EU – Stabilization Operation ficticious scenario

“COMBINED DESTINY” EU – Stabilization Operation ficticious scenario

ESFAS - MadridESFAS - Madrid

ISSMI - RomeISSMI - Rome

FüAkBw - HamburgFüAkBw - Hamburg

JSCSC - ShrivenhamJSCSC - ShrivenhamEdG - ParisEdG - Paris

Combined Joint European Exercise

Combined Joint European Exercise

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Media Competence

Media Campaign Planning

Crisis Communication

Society and Media

Media Competence

Media Campaign Planning

Crisis Communication

Society and Media

Media Competence TrainingMedia Competence Training

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Trip Europe-Wide

Trip to the USAVisit of institutions of political,

military and cultural importance

Photo by Aaron Logan

Visit of political institutions and military facilities at strategic, operational and tactical level

Study TripsStudy Trips

1 YearCourse

2 Years Course

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Staff Officer Training ConceptStaff Officer Training Concept

• University degree

• Various assignments

• Operational experience

Career Officers(all military

organisational areas)with:

SOQC100%

JSOC

85%

15%

GENERAL / ADMIRAL STAFF OFFICER COURSE, 1 Year

5%

Joint

Syndicates

1 Year Course1 Year Course

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Nations,Society,Military

IndividualLeadership

Skills

Service Specific Syndicates

Joint /CombinedOperations

StructuresAnd

Capabilities

tactical, operational

To prepare officers for tasks as General/Admiral Staff Officers• throughout the entire range of tasks of armed forces• in a multinational environment

To enhance the relation towards the Federal Republic of Germany• by network-building• and the use of multiplier effect

To prepare officers for tasks as General/Admiral Staff Officers• throughout the entire range of tasks of armed forces• in a multinational environment

To enhance the relation towards the Federal Republic of Germany• by network-building• and the use of multiplier effect

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More than 2.200 students

from over 118 nations

since 1962

More than 2.200 students

from over 118 nations

since 1962

Egypt

Albania

Brazil

Burkina Faso

ChinaGermany

Croatia

Republic of Korea

Mali

Macedonia

Moldova

Nigeria

Pakistan

Serbia

Thailand

Tunisia

UkraineUzbekistan

ArgentinaArmenia

Georgia

Mexico

Senegal

United Arab Emirates

Venezuela

Algeria

Bangladesh

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Chile

El Salvador

JordanKazakhstan

Kenya

Mongolia

Qatar

Singapore

Uruguay

Switzerland

Afghanistan

Russia

Belarus

Vietnam

Philipines Indonesia

GASOC (1 year) ParticipantsGASOC (1 year) Participants

Slovakia

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Foreign Officer Training Support Fellowship

Foreign Officer Training Support Fellowship

1 YearCourse

2 Years Course

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Staff Officer Training ConceptStaff Officer Training Concept

• University degree

• Various assignments

• Operational experience

Career Officers(all military

organisational areas)with:

SOQC100%

JSOC

85%

15%

5%

EUROPEAN SECURITY

EUSEC

Joint

Syndicates

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The student• knows the fundamentals of the European and

transatlantic security architecture • understands its essential historical and social

dimensions and knows the tasks, the structure

and the organization of NATO and the EU

The student• knows the fundamentals of the European and

transatlantic security architecture • understands its essential historical and social

dimensions and knows the tasks, the structure

and the organization of NATO and the EU

Duration: 4 weeks

Number of courses per year: 1

Duration: 4 weeks

Number of courses per year: 1

Maximum number of students per course run: 50 Maximum number of students per course run: 50

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Time

Time

RunRun

European Security CourseEuropean Security Course

1 YearCourse

2 Years Course

EUSEC

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RANGE OF MODULES„Lifelong Learning“

Staff Officer Training ConceptStaff Officer Training Concept

• University degree

• Various assignments

• Operational experience

Career Officers(all military

organisational areas)with:

SOQC100%

JSOC

85%

15%

5%

Joint

Syndicates

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Modules Modules

Preparation to fulfill tasks • in their current and future assignmentsOffering• flexible content• short modules• modules meeting individual interests • in order to develop further qualifications

Preparation to fulfill tasks • in their current and future assignmentsOffering• flexible content• short modules• modules meeting individual interests • in order to develop further qualifications

Duration: 1 – 3 weeksNumber of types of modules: 68Number of passes per year: 109

Duration: 1 – 3 weeksNumber of types of modules: 68Number of passes per year: 109

Maximum number of students per module run: 20 Maximum number of students per module run: 20

Obj.Obj.

Time

Time

RunRun

„Credit Points“Plan

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IndividualLeadership and Management

Competence

BundeswehrRoutine Operations

Nations, Societies

and the Military

Command/Controland Employment of Armed Forces

Capabilities and Structures

of Armed Forces

15 Modules 3 Modules

11 Modules 25 Modules

14 Modules

68Modules

Types of Modules 2013Types of Modules 2013

109 passes in 2013

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+ national & international staff officers,

+ civil servants as well as civilian employees of the department of the Federal Minister of Defense and

+ other departments which are involved in operations abroad on a cross-sectional basis

+ Peace Support/Peace-Keeping Operations

United Nations Staff Officers Course

United Nations Staff Officers Course

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International Higher Command Seminar

German Capstone Course (GCC)

International Higher Command Seminar

German Capstone Course (GCC)

GCC :

- visits to selected federal ministeries in Berlin,

- visit to the EU and NATO in Brussels

- visit to Moscow and New Delhi

- Washington with visits to e.g. Department of

State, Capitol, Pentagon and National Defense

University

- Planned visits 2013:

CHINA, INDIA, PAKISTAN, SINGAPORE

GCC :

- visits to selected federal ministeries in Berlin,

- visit to the EU and NATO in Brussels

- visit to Moscow and New Delhi

- Washington with visits to e.g. Department of

State, Capitol, Pentagon and National Defense

University

- Planned visits 2013:

CHINA, INDIA, PAKISTAN, SINGAPORE

- visit to the German Embassy in Vienna,

- visits to selected federal ministries in Berlin,

- visit to the EU and NATO in Brussels

- visit to SHAPE in Mons,

- visit to the United States including visits to the UN

and the Pentagon.

- visit to the German Embassy in Vienna,

- visits to selected federal ministries in Berlin,

- visit to the EU and NATO in Brussels

- visit to SHAPE in Mons,

- visit to the United States including visits to the UN

and the Pentagon.

2012 2012

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ReligiousFunda-

mentalism

Water

Failed/FailingStates

Desertification

Terrorism

Energy

Climate change

Technology

Education

Migration

Competition

Globalization

?

Cyber

Piracy

Demography

Poverty

?

Resources

Challenges of the 21st centuryChallenges of the 21st century

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SECURITY POLITICS

MISSIONS

FUTURE WARS

PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT

CYBERWAR

COIN

NETWORKED SECURITY

. . .

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIO

N

Main EmphasisMain Emphasis

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NGOs

and others ...and others ...

Departmentof InteriorDepartmentof Interior

FederalForeign OfficeFederalForeign Office

Ministry for EconomicCooperation and DevelopmentMinistry for EconomicCooperation and Development

The Interagency ApproachThe Interagency Approach

Federal Academy for Security

Politics

Bundeswehr Education Management Centre

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Hamburg Discourse

Dialogue-Platform

Strategic Dialogue

Strategic CommunityStrategic Community

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Col (GS) Serschantow

General Staff Academy Russia

Gen Thierry Cambournac

General Inspector French Armed

Forces

Dr. Anthony H. Cordesmann

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Svein Efjestad

DirGen Department of Security Policy

Norway

Gen Khalid Shameen Wynne, Ni (M)

ChoD Pakistan

Wolfgang Ischinger

German Ambassador

Gerhard Schröder

German Chancellor ret.

Guest Lectures and Panel Discussions

Guest Lectures and Panel Discussions

Dr. Artis Pabriks

Minister of Defence

Latvia

383838

LtGen Jurij Tutschkow

Commandant General Staff Academy Russia

Delegation of the General Staff College Royal Thai Army

accompanied by the Crown Prince of Thailand

Delegation of the National Defence University

Pakistan

VisitsVisits

Delegation China under lead of Deputy ChoD

Delegation of the Royal Jordanian Defence College

Delegation of the Nigerian

General/Admiral Staff Officer Course

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Reorientation of Instruction

- excerpt -

Reorientation of Instruction

- excerpt -

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Reorientation of Instruction Course Architecture

Reorientation of Instruction Course Architecture

Employment of Armed Forces

• leadership skills at staff officer level• in-depth study of national/international staff work• planning competence

Leadership Skills

• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC) • constructive crisis management

Society and Armed Forces

• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC)• strategy and strategy development

Policy and Strategy

Mo

du

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etence)

Meth

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Orien

tation

Practice O

rientatio

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• joint • comprehensive• complementary focus on fundamentals of primary staff functions where necessary• joint exercises

Employment of Armed Forces

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Reorganisation of the Training Concept

Reorganisation of the Training Concept

SOQCService-specifictraining(10-15 days)

JSOC

GASOC (2 years)

GASOC(1 year)

Further/advanced training modules

(voluntary)

Present:

SOBC*

GASOC(1 year)

Mandatorymodules

MAJ/LTC

Modulesadvanced/continuing training (concentration)

Mandatorymodule

COL

will be abandoned will be changedunchangednew/changed

Future:

* Staff Officer Basic Course

Service-specifictraining

Service-specifictraining

GASOC not decided yet

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Kindergarten at the AkademieKindergarten at the Akademie

Children of course participants and the surrounding area in

Blankenese

Children of course participants and the surrounding area in

Blankenese

130 children130 children

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44

Total: 394

30 civil servants und 46 employees

(students excluded)

70NCO

69Rank and File

76 Civilian Personnel

179Officers

(*)

(*)

Permanent StaffPermanent Staff

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Qualify officers to fulfill tasks as staff officers in first assignments:

• in war/stability operations• in armed forces routine operations

Qualify officers to fulfill tasks as staff officers in first assignments:

• in war/stability operations• in armed forces routine operations

Duration: 47 training days

Number of courses per year: 3

Duration: 47 training days

Number of courses per year: 3

Maximum number of students per course run: 200Maximum number of students per course run: 200

Obj.Obj.

Time

Time

RunRun

Staff Officer Qualification CourseStaff Officer Qualification Course

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Qualify officers to fulfill tasks as staff officers in operations and in routine operations• at command authorities• at national headquarters at the tactical level

of command • in agencies

Qualify officers to fulfill tasks as staff officers in operations and in routine operations• at command authorities• at national headquarters at the tactical level

of command • in agencies

Duration: 15 training days

Number of courses per year: 3

Duration: 15 training days

Number of courses per year: 3

Maximum number of students per course run: 120 Maximum number of students per course run: 120

Obj.Obj.

Time

Time

RunRun

Junior Staff Officer CourseJunior Staff Officer Course

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Preparation to fulfill tasks • at strategic, operational and tactical level• throughout the entire range of tasks of

armed forces • in the national and international environment

Preparation to fulfill tasks • at strategic, operational and tactical level• throughout the entire range of tasks of

armed forces • in the national and international environment

Duration: 2 years

Number of courses per year: 1

Duration: 2 years

Number of courses per year: 1

Maximum number of students per course run: 120 Maximum number of students per course run: 120

Obj.Obj.

Time

Time

RunRun

2 Years Course2 Years Course

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Developments of Society

Fundamental structures and Problemsof International Relations

Strategic Concept

Analysis of the Future and Resulting Strategic Approaches

Leadership and Management Competence

Capabilities and Structures of Armed Forces

Strategic Level of the Armed Forces

Tactical Level of the Armed Forces

Operational Level

Fundamental ConceptFundamental Concept

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The foreign student• knows the tasks, the structure and

the organization of the Bundeswehr • knows the German doctrine• knows the foreign and security policy

of the Federal Republic of Germany• is prepared for assignments in an integrated

environment

The foreign student• knows the tasks, the structure and

the organization of the Bundeswehr • knows the German doctrine• knows the foreign and security policy

of the Federal Republic of Germany• is prepared for assignments in an integrated

environment

Duration: 10 months

Number of coursesper year: 1

Duration: 10 months

Number of coursesper year: 1

Maximum number ofstudents per course run: 80 Maximum number ofstudents per course run: 80

Obj.Obj.

Time

Time

RunRun

General/AdmiralStaff Officer Course, 1 Year

General/AdmiralStaff Officer Course, 1 Year

„Trips“

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GASOC, 1 YearGASOC, 1 Year

5151

82 Number of courses

112 Number of

passes

2807 German students

193 International

students

41 Nations

Balance - 2012Balance - 2012

„Mens agitat molem“„Mens agitat molem“

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• leadership skills at staff officer level• in-depth study of national/international staff work• planning competence

Leadership Skills

• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC) • constructive crisis management

Society and Armed Forces

• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC)• strategy and strategy development

Policy and Strategy

Mo

du

lar Co

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lidatio

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f Co

mp

etence)

Meth

od

Orien

tation

Practice

Orien

tation

• joint• comprehensive• complementary focus on fundamentals of primary staff

functions where necessary• joint exercises

Employment of Armed Forces

• leadership skills at staff officer level• in-depth study of national/international staff work• planning competence

Leadership Skills

• leadership skills at staff officer level• in-depth study of national/international staff work• planning competence

Leadership Skills

• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC) • constructive crisis management

Society and Armed Forces

• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC) • constructive crisis management

Society and Armed Forces

• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC)• strategy and strategy development

Policy and Strategy• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC)• strategy and strategy development

Policy and Strategy

Mo

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mp

etence)

Meth

od

Orien

tation

Practice

Orien

tation

• joint• comprehensive• complementary focus on fundamentals of primary staff

functions where necessary• joint exercises

Employment of Armed Forces

• joint• comprehensive• complementary focus on fundamentals of primary staff

functions where necessary• joint exercises

Employment of Armed Forces

Reorientation of Instruction NGASOC Rough Planning – New Content

- Command and Control/Management Methods strategic methods, strategy development, future development analysis, …- Strategic Communication

- Command and Control/Management Methods strategic methods, strategy development, future development analysis, …- Strategic Communication

- Personnel Development- Procurement/Armament/Utilisation- Planning/Control/Processes/Budget- Conception- Operational Law- Interagency exercise

- Personnel Development- Procurement/Armament/Utilisation- Planning/Control/Processes/Budget- Conception- Operational Law- Interagency exercise

- German Foreign and Defence Policy development/economic policy, inter-ministerial concept development- Strategic and Operational Thinking war and causes and origins of war, comparative assessment of strategies - Defence and Armaments Policy

- German Foreign and Defence Policy development/economic policy, inter-ministerial concept development- Strategic and Operational Thinking war and causes and origins of war, comparative assessment of strategies - Defence and Armaments Policy

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Reorientation of Instruction Modular Advanced and Continuing Training

- courses offered to officers/staff officers who have passed the SOBC- certification in accordance with legal provisions regarding vocational training- conversion of modules of continuing education into mandatory modules- mandatory modules after Staff Officer Basic Course (SOBC)- new mandatory OF-5 module

- courses offered to officers/staff officers who have passed the SOBC- certification in accordance with legal provisions regarding vocational training- conversion of modules of continuing education into mandatory modules- mandatory modules after Staff Officer Basic Course (SOBC)- new mandatory OF-5 module

Individual Leadership Competence

Strategic Discourse

Areas of Competence

Reservist Training

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NGASOC – Rough Planning - Core Elements -

NGASOC – Rough Planning - Core Elements -

Core elements of NGASOC further development:

• new or adapted course content

• practice orientation as a result of the methods applied

• focus on areas of competence

• new approach to the study phase (working title “strategic analyses”)

• service-specific instruction not represented anymore

Core elements of NGASOC further development:

• new or adapted course content

• practice orientation as a result of the methods applied

• focus on areas of competence

• new approach to the study phase (working title “strategic analyses”)

• service-specific instruction not represented anymore

• leadership skills at staff officer level• in-depth study of national/international staff work• planning competence

Leadership Skills

• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC) • constructive crisis management

Society and Armed Forces

• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC)• strategy and strategy development

Policy and Strategy

Mo

du

lar C

on

solid

ation

(Areas

of Co

mpetence

)

Meth

od

Orien

tation

Practice

Orien

tation

• joint• comprehensive• complementary focus on fundamentals of primary staff

functions where necessary• joint exercises

Employment of Armed Forces

• leadership skills at staff officer level• in-depth study of national/international staff work• planning competence

Leadership Skills

• leadership skills at staff officer level• in-depth study of national/international staff work• planning competence

Leadership Skills

• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC) • constructive crisis management

Society and Armed Forces

• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC) • constructive crisis management

Society and Armed Forces

• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC)• strategy and strategy development

Policy and Strategy• in-depth study of fundamentals (from SOBC)• strategy and strategy development

Policy and Strategy

Mo

du

lar C

on

solid

ation

(Areas

of Co

mpetence

)

Meth

od

Orien

tation

Practice

Orien

tation

• joint• comprehensive• complementary focus on fundamentals of primary staff

functions where necessary• joint exercises

Employment of Armed Forces

• joint• comprehensive• complementary focus on fundamentals of primary staff

functions where necessary• joint exercises

Employment of Armed Forces

Component Command Operational Planning

MultinationalityNATO/EU Joint EX

CJEXAreas of Competence

Specialisation Strat. Analysis*

Strategic Level

Strategic Level

Operational Level

Operational Level

Specialty Level

Specialty Level

Policy/OperationsStrategy

Concept/PlanningCommand & Control of Armed Forces

PersonnelLaw

Budget/ControllingArmament/Equipment/IT

Infrastructure/Environmental Protection

Basic Knowledge Enhancement

Practice

approx. 32 weeks

approx. 26 weeks

approx. 8 weeks

Basic Knowledge Enhancement

Practice

Basic Knowledge Enhancement

Component Command Operational Planning

MultinationalityNATO/EU Joint EX

CJEXAreas of Competence

Specialisation Strat. Analysis*

Strategic Level

Strategic Level

Operational Level

Operational Level

Specialty Level

Specialty Level

Policy/OperationsStrategy

Concept/PlanningCommand & Control of Armed Forces

PersonnelLaw

Budget/ControllingArmament/Equipment/IT

Infrastructure/Environmental Protection

Basic Knowledge Enhancement

Practice

approx. 32 weeks

approx. 26 weeks

approx. 8 weeks

Basic Knowledge Enhancement

Practice

Basic Knowledge Enhancement

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Method OrientationMethod Orientation

“Decision Tree” Technique “Decision Tree” Technique

- confident application of procedures and methods

- use of methods as a prerequisite for practice orientation:

teaching of facts with the application of methods by course participants.

- confident application of procedures and methods

- use of methods as a prerequisite for practice orientation:

teaching of facts with the application of methods by course participants.

Case StudyCase Study

SWOT-analysisSWOT-analysis

ABC AnalysisABC Analysis

Estimate of the SituationEstimate of the Situation

PMESIIPMESII

Analysis of InterdependenciesAnalysis of Interdependencies

Analysis of Core CompetenciesAnalysis of Core Competencies

Simultaneous Engineering

Simultaneous Engineering

WargamingWargaming

COPD COPD

Operations ResearchOperations Research

CD&ECD&E ControllingControlling

Targeting Targeting

Knowledge DevelopmentKnowledge Development

Risk Analysis/ManagementRisk Analysis/Management

… …

Synchronisation Matrix Synchronisation Matrix

Reorganisation of InstructionSummary

SOBC* (approx. 47 days)

NGASOC(12 months)

IGASOC(12 months)

Mandatorymodules

MAJ/LTC(max. 10 days)

Modulesadvanced/continuing training (concentration)

Mandatorymodule

COL(max. 20 days)

Future:

*Staff Officer Basic Course

Service-specifictraining

(max. 40 days at FüAkBw)

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NGASOC Course ArchitectureNGASOC Course Architecture

* New concept of study phase

Component Command Operational Planning

MultinationalityNATO/EU Joint EX

CJEXAreas of Competence

Specialisation Strat. Analysis*

Strategic Level

Strategic Level

Operational Level

Operational Level

Specialty Level

Specialty Level

Policy/OperationsStrategy

Concept/PlanningCommand & Control of Armed Forces

PersonnelLaw

Budget/ControllingArmament/Equipment/IT

Infrastructure/Environmental Protection

Basic Knowledge

EnhancementPractice

approx. 32 weeks

approx. 26 weeks

approx. 8 weeks

Basic Knowledge

EnhancementPractice

Basic Knowledge

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Senior Command and Control Module (SCCM):

- mandatory module prior to first OF-5 assignment

- joint approach

- maximum of four training weeks

- thematic focus:• policy and strategy• conception/planning• individual leadership competence• action-orientation through application of methods

Senior Command and Control Module (SCCM):

- mandatory module prior to first OF-5 assignment

- joint approach

- maximum of four training weeks

- thematic focus:• policy and strategy• conception/planning• individual leadership competence• action-orientation through application of methods

Reorientation of InstructionSenior Command and Control Module (SCCM)