Army Force Management School – Teaching “How the Army Runs” ARMY FORCE MANAGEMENT SCHOOL NEWSLETTER "Readiness is Priority #1, and there is no other #1" General Mark A. Milley, 39 th Chief of Staff of the Army 4th QUARTER FY 17 1 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. The information contained in and any accompanying attachments may contain sensitive and pre-decisional Department of the Army information and protected from mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 USC552. Do not forward outside of the Department of the Army Staff/Army Secretariat/or Army command channels without the expressed permission of the originator. If you are not the intended recipient of this information, any disclosure copying, distribution, or the taking of any action on this information is prohibited. COMMANDANT’S CORNER Greetings from the Army Force Management School (AFMS). I want to let you all know how very honored and proud I am to be the new commandant. AFMS has a long and celebrated history and it is truly a blessing to be part of this great institution. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Colonel Keith M. Rivers, the previous Commandant, who was recently deployed to Afghani- stan and acknowledge his many contributions in a short amount of time at the school. Since my arrival in August 2017, we have been in a whirlwind of activity preparing for, and enduring, our Army accreditation evaluation. The TRADOC Quality Assurance Office and the Combined Arms Center (CAC) Training Direc- torate conducted the accreditation evaluation the week of 11-15 September 2017. While we await the final results of this evalua- tion, I am confident in success based on the high level of profes- sionalism and dedication by the staff and faculty here. The Army Force Management School (AFMS) continues its path to excellence in training and education. As we look at the academic year 2018, my intent is to pursue post-graduate credentialing for our students through the American Council on Education (ACE). This will allow graduates of select course to earn college credits that can be applied toward bachelor and master’s degree programs. We are pursuing ACE credentialing for the How the Army Runs Course (HTARC), the Army National Guard Force Management Course (ARNG-FMC), the Force Management Orientation Course (FMOC) and the Functional Area 50 Qualification Course (FA50 QC). All of these courses are conducted a minimum of two weeks which give us enough hours to seek ACE credentialing. As we look at the needs of the Army, our school is beginning the coordination for acquiring a distributed learning (DL) capa- bility. Our intent is to support Leaders, Soldiers and Civilians who would otherwise not attend our resident courses but need knowledge of Force Management to accomplish the missions of their commands. We also will increase the number of seats available for the Action Officer Integration Course (AOIC). Recently, we briefed the Director of the Army Staff (DAS) on the AOIC’s current curric- ulum. The DAS emphasized effective writing and strong commu- nication skills as the focus for the course. He charged all HQDA training coordinators to send their newly assigned action officers within 30 days of assignment to the Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA). We will continue to partner with his office to provide HQDA action officers a rigorous and challenging course. As we go into the fall of 2017, I would like to remind everyone that the FMOC will be conducted the 4-15 of December 2017. This course is designed to assist personnel in the ranks of Lieutenant to Captain, WO-1 through WO3, and GS 9 through GS 11 civilians work force management actions in their respective units. Please visit our website at http://www.afms1.belvoir.army.mil/ for more information and enrollment procedures. The Army Force Management School (AFMS) CONTINUES ITS PATH TO EXCELLENCE in training and education.
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Army Force Management School – Teaching “How the Army Runs”
ARMY FORCE MANAGEMENT SCHOOL NEWSLETTER"Readiness is Priority #1, and there is no other #1"
General Mark A. Milley, 39th Chief of Staff of the Army
4th QUARTER FY 17
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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY. The information contained in and any accompanying attachments may contain sensitive and pre-decisional Department of the Army information and protected from mandatory disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 USC552. Do not forward outside of the Department of the Army Staff/Army Secretariat/or Army command channels without the expressed permission of the originator. If you are not the intended recipient of this information, any disclosure copying, distribution, or the taking of any action on this information is prohibited.
COMMANDANT’S CORNER
Greetings from the Army Force Management School (AFMS). I want to let you all know how very honored and proud I am to be the new commandant. AFMS has a long and celebrated history and it is truly a blessing to be part of this great institution. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Colonel Keith M. Rivers, the previous Commandant, who was recently deployed to Afghani-stan and acknowledge his many contributions in a short amount of time at the school. Since my arrival in August 2017, we have been in a whirlwind of activity preparing for, and enduring, our Army accreditation evaluation. The TRADOC Quality Assurance Office and the Combined Arms Center (CAC) Training Direc-torate conducted the accreditation evaluation the week of 11-15 September 2017. While we await the final results of this evalua-tion, I am confident in success based on the high level of profes-sionalism and dedication by the staff and faculty here.
The Army Force Management School (AFMS) continues its path to excellence in training and education. As we look at the academic year 2018, my intent is to pursue post-graduate credentialing for our students through the American Council on Education (ACE). This will allow graduates of select course to earn college credits that can be applied toward bachelor and master’s degree programs. We are pursuing ACE credentialing for the How the Army Runs Course (HTARC), the Army National
Guard Force Management Course (ARNG-FMC), the Force Management Orientation Course (FMOC) and the Functional Area 50 Qualification Course (FA50 QC). All of these courses are conducted a minimum of two weeks which give us enough hours to seek ACE credentialing.
As we look at the needs of the Army, our school is beginning the coordination for acquiring a distributed learning (DL) capa-bility. Our intent is to support Leaders, Soldiers and Civilians who would otherwise not attend our resident courses but need knowledge of Force Management to accomplish the missions of their commands.
We also will increase the number of seats available for the Action Officer Integration Course (AOIC). Recently, we briefed the Director of the Army Staff (DAS) on the AOIC’s current curric-ulum. The DAS emphasized effective writing and strong commu-nication skills as the focus for the course. He charged all HQDA training coordinators to send their newly assigned action officers within 30 days of assignment to the Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA). We will continue to partner with his office to provide HQDA action officers a rigorous and challenging course.
As we go into the fall of 2017, I would like to remind everyone that the FMOC will be conducted the 4-15 of December 2017. This course is designed to assist personnel in the ranks of Lieutenant to Captain, WO-1 through WO3, and GS 9 through GS 11 civilians work force management actions in their respective units. Please visit our website at http://www.afms1.belvoir.army.mil/ for more information and enrollment procedures.
The Army Force Management School (AFMS) CONTINUES ITS PATH TO EXCELLENCE in training and education.
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AFMS AND THE ARMY LEARNING CONCEPT FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION (ALC-TE)
Our school continues its curric-ulum transformation to a learner- centric approach. During the academic years of 2014 through 2017, we have transitioned our curriculum across all courses to the Army Learning Model (ALM) 2015. The ALM 2015 which is the predecessor construct to ALC-TE, focuses on adult learning methods of instruction and facilitation. The ALC-TE will
take the ALM construct to new levels. The ALC-TE environment is centered on the learner, who learns through a combination of training, education, and experience through the three training domains of Army learning: operational, institutional, and self-de-velopment. Learning is agile and adaptive by quickly responding to identified gaps/requirements, while delivering the learning when and where it is needed. In ALC-TE, learning is continuous
and progressive in that the learner relies on close coordination of training and education, coupled with gains in experience, to acquire and perform progressively higher skills and responsibili-ties as their careers advance. Learning is also outcomes based, focused on producing defined outcomes that meet specified goals through rigorous assessment. At AFMS, outcomes-based learning is directly linked with how HQDA balances strategy, structure and resources in a fiscally unpredictable operational environment. We have incorporated a greater number of practical exercises, performance-based assessments, and HQDA staff discussion panels to support this outcomes-based approach. We will continue to assess our curriculum for even greater incor-poration of ALC-TE methods of instruction and reducing the “distance” between Army Leaders and Force Managers and our students. In academic year 2018, you will see greater facilitation in our classrooms coupled with, placing you, the AFMS student at the center of the learning. Our POC for ALC-TE is Mr. Wayne Chalupa, Director of Training, at commercial 703-805-3192 or email at [email protected]
Students from the How the Army Runs Class 09-17 discussed their group presentation during the Capstone Exercise. The Capstone Exercise is designed to place the student in a realistic Force Management scenario with multiple force integration challenges.
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FUNCTIONAL AREA 50 QUALIFICATION COURSE (FA50QC)
On 25 August 2017, Class 02-17 of the FA50QC graduated after completing 14 weeks of an intense Army Force Management curric-ulum. Colonel (COL) James P. Bienlien, the current Director for Joint Integration in the Deputy Chief of Staff G-8 delivered the keynote speech during the graduation cere-mony. Class 02-17 consisted of 30 students from across the Regular Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, and Career Program (CP) 26 Department of the Army Civilian Force Managers. With a 98.49 percent course average MAJ Antonio E. Daschke was Class 02-17’s distinguished graduate. FA50 officers are a critical and vital asset to Army leaders enabling them to achieve the goals and objec-tives they set out for their organizations. Army Force Managers are educated on strategic documents and processes that shape the Army. Among the key processes students studied and learned are the Joint Capability Development and Integration System (JCDIS), the Defense Acquisition System (DAS), Force Development and Documentation, the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution (PPBE) system, Manning, Equipping, and Global Force Management. Class 02-17 FA50QC graduates will serve in various organizations throughout the Army to include HQDA staff directorates, Army Commands, Army Service Component Commands and other operational organizations. As change agents within their organizations their commanders and supervisors will rely on them to find viable and feasible solutions to address a myriad of challenging force management related actions and issues. We are very proud of our newest Army Force Managers and wish all of them the very best in their assignments and careers. Our POC for the FA50QC is Mr. Pete Colón, Course Director, at commercial 703-805-2122 or email at [email protected]
FA50 LIFELONG LEARNING CENTER
AFMS established a “pilot” program aimed at the professional development of Army Force Managers. One of the tenets of ALC-TE is for Army schools to enable their communities with lifelong learning opportunities. The AFMS, as a learning organi-zation, is poised to do just that. Our Blackboard Administrator, Mr. Brian Beyreuther organized the FA50 lifelong learning center inside the school’s Blackboard learning management system. In this lifelong learning center, all graduating students from the FA50 QC will have indefinite, anywhere, anytime connec-tion to the latest course materials following graduation from the course. As FA50 courses are completed, the class content will be “refreshed” in the lifelong learning center. The point is that any FA50 graduates can access the site and review or down-load current and relevant information concerning their profes-sion. Our Commandant directed that the lifelong learning center contains a critical thinking section. In this section, the Comman-dant will incorporate thought-provoking articles or videos which will challenge the assumptions Force Managers make. In this site, Army Force Managers have the opportunity to comment on items of importance to their community and provide lessons
Colonel Bienlien joins all the graduates of FA50QC Class 02-17 for their official class picture on 25 August 2017
Colonel Bienlien presents the graduation certificate to MAJ Daschke on 25 August 2017
official class picture on 25 August 2017
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learned encountered in their jobs. The site also connects the FA50 Professional Development Office MilSuite content for quick reference. The school will evaluate this program in June 2018 to determine if it is a program that can transition to the larger
Force Management community. Our POC for the FA50 QC lifelong learning center is Mr. Brian Beyreuther at commercial 703-805-9485 or email at [email protected]
EXPORTABLE TRAINING
AFMS provides existing lessons to units throughout the Army using Exportable Training. Exportable Training is designed to assist units throughout the Army meet Force Management training needs on selected topics of interest to the commands. During the summer months in academic year 2017, our school provided instruction to the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA), the Command General Staff College (CGSC), the Army G-2, the U.S Army Special Operations Command and the Chaplains School. Exportable Training can be requested in packages on two, three, four and five days of training. Although there is a cost associated with the course and travel of instructors to a unit, the training is available Army-wide. Our Instructors / Facilitators normally tailor the existing lessons to the needs of the commands in which they will present the lessons. This helps the commands better understand how they fit into the larger Army Force Management. The requesting organization will determine the number of hours per topic that they wish to have. In many cases, some organizations may want to learn some topics more in depth than others in order to help their staff focus their efforts. Our Instructors/ Facilitators will tailor the content to the desired time of the requesting organization using the Exportable Training Form (see graphic). This initial request lets any organization select the topics and the duration per topic that they need and first their training needs. Requests for Exportable Training are needed at least 90 days prior to the desired training
date to properly schedule and complete the required contract documentation. Our POC for Exportable Training is our Deputy Commandant, Major (Promotable) Augustus O. Tutu at commercial 703-805-4488 or email at [email protected]
COMMANDANT’S FINAL THOUGHTForce Managers across the Army face challenges in helping their Leaders balance strategy, structure and resources. As such, our school remains committed to helping you through resident training and education solutions, or through exportable training on top-ics of interest to your command. The AFMS is your resource to
mission success in turbulent times. I look forward to serving your training and educational on Force Management. I am proud to be on your team.
COL George Lewis, Commandant, AFMS, commercial at 703-805-2785
This is the AFMS Form to request Exportable Training. It is located in the school’s webpage: http://www.afms1.belvoir.army.mil/files/exportabletraining/ETRF%20Ver%205_3.pdf
