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phase to maintain and enhance the CW5's specialty knowledge. If not already completed, the
new CW5 continue to pursue earning a master's degree.
c. The USAWC. In 2015, the USAWC military education level one will continue to focus on
strategic level leadership and national security. Graduates are expected to understand the
linkages between strategy and the other elements of power at the national level and the planning
and conduct of warfare at the theater level. The instructional approach is an inquiry-driven
model of graduate study. The curriculum centers on the examination of theory, concepts, and
systems as applied to national security, strategy, decisionmaking, and conflict analysis. In 2015,
classroom instruction will employ more experiential learning with multilearner games and
simulations. The USAWC will continue to be offered through resident and nonresident
programs. The distance education program relies on individual effort and asynchronous
collaboration among its students using collaborative tools supplemented by a resident phase. In
2015, the online instructional delivery system will offer a dynamic, media-rich learning
experience to learners across platforms, operating systems, and device sizes. The USAWC
grants a master’s degree, but it should also encourage learners to pursue even more education.
E-6. Functional courses
The Army, other DOD and government agencies, and academic institutions offer a variety of
functional courses designed to enhance performance in the next assignment (assignment oriented
training) or as a part of career-long learning. Some examples include Ranger and airborne,
sniper and master gunner, and leadership and skill development courses focusing on strategic
planning offered by institutions, such as Harvard College, and other leading corporate and
academic institutions. These courses are an important part of creating an individualized career
path to develop specialized skills for a specific assignment or to achieve personal career goals.
The same instructional strategies, 21st century Soldier competencies, and learner-centric
environment characteristics enable Army functional course managers to transform learning to a
more rigorous, relevant, technology-enabled learning model.
Appendix F
Required Capabilities
a. The Army requires the capability to synchronize individual learning events with position
requirements independent of Soldiers’ location to increase quality of life and decrease time away
from unit location.
b. The Army requires the capability to support senior mission commander’s needs for flexible
scheduling of training and education by providing individual learning events at unit locations.
c. The Army requires the capability for Soldiers to track and manage individuals education
and training through a web-based portal to empower the Soldier with career management.
d. The Army requires the capability to develop, manage, store, and distribute performance
support applications and other digitized learning content in the context of advanced network
capabilities (such as, cloud computing), to provide on-demand Soldier initiated instruction.
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