The Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR), as a component
institution of the 'School of International Graduate Studies'
(SIGS), is the lead agent for a combined program in 'Defense
Restructuring.' The program is a two-week seminar
for mid-to-senior level civilian officials and military
officers faced with the numerous challenges associated
with restructuring defense establishments. Participants
are sought from around the world for a discussion-focused
program, blending theory and practice in a quasi-workshop
environment.
Goal
The goal of the course is to provide insight into the
restructuring challenge that will enable participants
to build host nation capacity. Future seminars will
include the opportunity for participants to deliver
briefings on the defense restructuring challenges of
their own countries. One of the main course objectives
is for all participants to teach each other. The overwhelming
majority of participants in the first course recommended
that students for this program be drawn from a global
spectrum of countries, with more or less equal representation
from each region.
Faculty
'The SIGS institutions that assist CCMR in presenting
the course are The Defense Resources Management Institute
(DRMI) and The International Defense Acquisition Resources
Management (IDARM) Program. This lineup of experienced
'Expanded IMET' providers forms a team with expertise
in all areas of defense restructuring. For the official
wishing to investigate the range of issues in making
defense establishments more cost-effective and relevant,
such a holistic approach can be extremely useful. For
decision-makers or their advisors, this unique course
provides the insight to develop comprehensive strategies
for implementation by specialists in each sector of
government.
Language
The course will be taught in English. Participants
must have an ECL score of at least 80, although this
is waiverable upon request.
Location
It is possible that this course will be taken overseas
in a tailored form at the request of SAOs with particular
goals for assisting host nations with Defense Restructuring.
In those cases, the course will be taught with simultaneous
translation into the target language.
Schedule
The SIGS Defense Restructuring course for FY02 conducted
during the period 4-15 November 2002 at the Naval Postgraduate
School in Monterey, California.
The FY03 programs are scheduled for :
- 10-21 November (Fifth Quarter event).
Cost
Cost per student will be USD 5,500, plus travel and
living allowance. Student participation will be decided
during the TPMR cycle, or at the convenience of the
Security Assistance Officer in coordination with CCMR.
Course Documents
Seminar
Course Overview
Defense
Restructuring Matrix
November
2003 Seminar: Schedule of Events
November 2003 Seminar: Letter of Instruction (LOI)
Selected Presentations
The
Role of Legislature in Defense Restructuring --word
document
Restructuring
Defense--powerpoint presenation
Making
Force Structure Decisions --powerpoint presenation
The
Systems Approach to Defense Decision Making --powerpoint
presenation
Utopia: Country background --word document
Utopia
Map --pdf document
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