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On 26 May 1982, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) directed the National Defense University to establish a professional military education program for brigadier generals and rear admiral selectees. Two eleven-week pilot programs were offered in 1983. In February 1984, the JCS approved a permanent course to be offered once a year.
The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) led program that provides information and training to ensure service members transitioning from active-duty are prepared for their next step in life - whether pursuing additional education, finding a job in the public or private sector, or starting their own business.
The mission of the IMET is to enhance regional stability through mutually beneficial military-to-military relations. [7] [8]Projects under the program include, but are not limited to, invitations for officers from foreign countries to attend various military schools in the United States, such as the U.S. Army War College or the National Defense University, as well as providing funding for ...
The Olmsted Scholar Program, named after George H. Olmsted, awards scholarships to highly qualified, active duty junior officers in the United States military in order to pursue language studies and overseas graduate-level education. Created in concert with the Department of Defense, the Scholar Program provides one year of foreign language ...
The Science, Mathematics, And Research For Transformation (SMART) Defense Scholarship Program was tested as a program in 2005 under the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. SMART was fully established by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2006, and was assigned to the Navy Postgraduate School (NPS) as the managing agency ...
Encouraging effective defense relationships; Promoting interoperability with U.S. and coalition forces; Exposing foreign civilian and military officials to democratic values, military professionalism, and international norms of human rights; Some examples of this would include the United States' efforts in Colombia and South Korea.
Program leveraging language and culture expertise at U.S. institutions of higher education to provide tailored training in critical languages, cultures, and strategic regions for Active Duty, Reserve Component, National Guard, and DoD civilian personnel. Language Training Centers (LTC) aim to increase training capacity in critical and strategic ...
The stated goal of the Minerva Initiative "is to improve DoD's basic understanding of the social, cultural, behavioral, and political forces that shape regions of the world of strategic importance to the U.S." [6] The program seeks to achieve this by sponsoring research designed to bring together universities, research institutions, and individual scholars.