FORWARD - Army Logistics University - U.S. Army

should be an officer, warrant officer, or senior enlisted (E7 or higher) working in the
aforementioned activities. All other nominees may attend on a waiver basis. This course is not
open to international students.
COURSE SCOPE:
Provides students with the knowledge of secondary item management and requirement levels
and how to make proper supply actions based upon requirement levels and asset data.
SPECIAL INFORMATION:
This course is required for logistics interns (CPs 13, 17 and 24) in accordance with the MITP.
COURSE TITLE: CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT
(previously ALMC-CD: Combat Development Course)
COURSE NUMBER: 2G-F109/551-F37 School Code: 907
MODES AND DURATION:
Resident—2 Weeks 0.0 Days
Onsite—2 Weeks 0.0 Days
RECOMMENDED CREDIT:
ACE—3 semester hours undergraduate
See www.militaryguides.acenet.edu
POC:
DSN 539-4459
(804) 765-4459
leeecdcalmc@conus.army.mil
PREREQUISITES:
Active Army Officers in the ranks of CPT to COL, Warrant Officers, Noncommissioned Officers
(SFC or above) recently assigned to, or en route to their initial assignment in a capability
development or materiel acquisition position. Civilian personnel (GS-11 through GS-14) in the
fields of CP32 (Training, Capability, and Doctrine Warfighting Developers), 132 (intelligence), 301
(general), 343 (management), 345 (program), 346 (logistics management), 393
(communications), 801 (engineer), 803 (safety engineer), 1515 (operations research), or other
appropriate career fields. Active National Guard or Reserve (AGR) officers assigned to force
modernization positions. Prior to attendance, attendees must complete the following Capabilities
Development Courses located at http://www.dau.mil/Training/default.aspx: CLM041, Capabilities
Based Planning; CLR250 Capabilities Based Assessment; CLR252, Developing Requirements.
COURSE SCOPE:
This course introduces the processes used to achieve desired joint and Army warfighting
capabilities needed for the 21st century. Processes focus on determining, documenting, and
staffing warfighting concepts, required capabilities, warfighting gaps and doctrine, organization,
training, materiel, leader development, personnel and facilities (DOTMLPF) requirements and
cost-benefit analyses of those potential resource informed, integration focused, outcome based
(RIO) solutions. This course concentrates on inputs to and outputs of the Joint Capabilities
Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process and related organizations; its relationship
to planning, programming and budget execution (PPBE) system; and its relationship to the
acquisition process and organizations. The JCIDS capabilities based assessment (CBA),
analysis, and critical thinking executed in support of preparing the required JCIDS documents
(DOTMLPF Change Recommendation, Initial Capabilities Document, Capabilities Development
Document, and Capabilities Production Document) form the basis for the course. The PPBE is
presented as the means of prioritizing, funding, integrating and synchronizing solutions to the
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