USMC Command and Staff course(s)

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Marine Corps War College
http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/mcwar/index.htm

military training links: US and abroad.
http://vikingphoenix.com/public/rongstad/military/training/militarytraining.htm#tms
Some Marines get to go 'abroad' for training. Kinda like an exchange program, at times.

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http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/csc/index.htm




INSTITUTIONAL PURPOSE

The Command and Staff College is a federally funded, graduate level institution consisting of two distinct courses, the Command and Staff College course and the School of Advanced Warfighting course. The College serves the professional military educational needs of field grade officers of the United States Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force, international officers and selected civilians from federal agencies.

MISSION

The Command and Staff College provides intermediate and advanced-intermediate professional military education to field grade officers of the Marine Corps, other services, and foreign countries to prepare them for command and staff duties with Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTFs) and for assignment with joint, multinational, and high-level service organizations.

INTENT

Based on this mission statement the intent of the curriculum is to:

Provide a challenging and supportive academic environment where officers may mature professionally and intellectually.
Offer a curriculum of graduate-level rigor to educate officers in the relationships between, and the complexities associated with the strategic, operational and tactical levels of war.
Apply Marine Air-Ground Task Force doctrine and techniques in a joint/multinational environment so as to improve our ability to out-think and out-fight any opponent.
Assess the unique responsibilities inherent in command while developing command philosophies that address the extraordinary character of military leadership.

The focus of the curriculum is the development of an officer who understands the capabilities and potential roles of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) at the operational level of war and how to best task organize, deploy, and employ these forces in any tactical environment across the spectrum of conflict.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

The educational objectives of the College are to:

Analyze the theory and nature of war and their relationship to the application of the elements of national power.
Think strategically and explore the relationship between national political interests and goals, and the utility of military power supporting those goals.
Analyze strategic guidance and translate it into operational direction in the form of a campaign plan designed to accomplish military objectives.
Assess the relationship between the operational and the tactical levels of war and to orchestrate tactical battles and engagements as a part of campaigns designed to create military conditions accomplishing strategic goals.
Plan and execute the employment of MAGTF's anywhere along the spectrum of conflict and articulate the capabilities of MAGTF's within the joint/multinational environment with primary focus at the Marine Expeditionary Force level.
Instill the ability to critically analyze war and apply sound military judgment in an academic environment as well as when called upon to do so in war.

METHODOLOGY

Since the goal of professional military education is to develop officers who can employ innovative thinking when confronted with changing situations, it is imperative the College provide a learning environment that encourages officers to cast a critical eye on traditional or accepted concepts. Such an environment requires an educational setting that demands active student participation to the greatest extent possible.
The primary instructional methodology for the Command and Staff College curriculum is the seminar/guided discussion conducted by the Faculty Advisor Team in the conference group setting. This methodology fosters a learning environment which encourages active and thoughtful participation on the part of each student.
A key element to the success of the seminar discussions is scheduled professional study and preparation time (PSPT). These periods are incorporated into the regular schedule to provide officers the opportunity to read, write, reflect, and conduct required research during normal school hours. PSPT supplements, rather than replaces, study and research conducted after normal working hours.
Other instructional methodologies employed in support of the curriculum include historical case studies, practical application planning and decision exercises, battlefield staff rides, presentations by faculty and guest lecturers, and tutorial sessions between students and faculty members.
Integrated within the curriculum is the College's emphasis on improving communication skills. The purpose of this effort is to build the student's ability to communicate effectively--both orally and in writing. Through a series of requirements, including a variety of oral presentations, "point papers," analytical essays, and more traditional research-based efforts, officers improve their speaking and writing skills as well as their ability to critique and refine their own work.

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http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/ind.nsf/career



Command and Staff Long Distance learning:

http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:NQ9lsrO4vNcJ:www.mcu.usmc.mil/cce/csc/CSCDEP%2520Rdgs-Crs%2520Book%2520Errata%2520Jan02.doc+Marine+Corps +Command+and+Staff+course&hl=en&ie=UTF-8


http://www.usna.edu/Ethics/USMCPrograms.htm

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Marine Corps Warfighting Lab

http://www.mcwl.quantico.usmc.mil/fact_sheets/fs/mcwl_l.pdf


more research
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=modern+battle&spell=1