NPS Army Student Welcome Brief

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1 NPS Army Student Welcome Brief

2 NPS Senior Army Representative COL Robert Burks Associate Dean of GSOIS GL-220a,

3 What does NPS Senior Army Representative do? Senior Army advocate with administration & local activities; Disseminate Army issues and policies to students; Support good order & discipline of all Army personnel; Rater for Most Academic Efficiency Reports (AERs); Single point of contact for Army issues; Educate & inform Army potential students about NPS; Direct students toward relevant Army and Joint theses; Senior advocate with HRC and gaining units; Teach, coach, advice & mentor: Open Door policy.

4 The Army at NPS NPS: A significant part of the ~1,666 Military officer Student Body 25+ retired Army on faculty Fellowships from AWC, USMA, TRAC-Monterey (TRADOC Analysis Center) Applied research organization for military modeling, simulation, and analysis. TRAC is a great source for relevant thesis topics! Intermediate Level Education (ILE) ongoing Working to get ILE here to support Army Officers on a yearly basis (currently for DA program students (SF, MI, PsyOP, CA) Defense Language Institute/POM: Language courses are available --- watch for announcements

5 NPS is Students... Resident Degree Program Enrollment (Fall (2 st Qtr) FY 2012) Total Resident: 1,666 U.S. 76% - All Military Services and Other Government Agencies International 15% Residents from 46 countries CDR Doug Burton Operations Research Department 5

6 The Tradition of Army Officers at NPS

7 Army s History at the NPS Over 50 years of education tradition at the NPS The Army has maintained a continued presence at the NPS since 1958 More than 2,000 Army officers have graduated from the NPS Army Graduates from the NPS TRAC-Monterey Established 1 st MS DA SOF Chair Established ILE Credit Established Graduates st MS OR CPT Ralls 1 st MS Physics 1LT Henry Miller st Graduate Donald Magee 1 st MA FAO SOF Fellow Established 7 Assoc Dean Established Academic Year

8 Today's Army Students at the NPS NPS represents the largest single provider of Advanced Civil Schooling; representing (28%) for ALL Army ACS students Most students are enrolled between months and are expected to produce relevant research as a capstone event Students produce approximately 90 thesis a year across 28 curriculums Students are supported by a strong Army leadership presence: Associate Dean SOF Chair FAO Chair 5 Army Instructors Special Operations 43% Sciences 10% Army Resident Students Institutional Support 24% Business 13% FAO 10%

9 ChainS of Command Academic:(your courses, scores, requirements & conduct) 1. Professors & Dept. Chairs / Program Officers 2. Associate Deans (each school) 3. Dean of Students (CAPT Poindexter, USN) 4. President (VADM D. Oliver, USN (ret)) Army: (your Army-specific requirements, support, conduct) 1. Student Liaison Officer (in each School) 2. COL Robert Burks (Senior Army Representative) 3. CPT Charles Buie (Student Detachment Commander) 1SG Eriberto Rivera (Student Detachment 1SG) COL Robert Burks Glasgow Rm. 220a Army Websites:

10 NPS Schools & Activities Research Institutes (4) Cebrowski, National Security, Meyer, MOVES VADM Oliver (ret) President Dr. Leonard Ferarri Vice Pres. & Provost TRADOC Analysis Center (TRAC) Monterey LTJohn Alt - Dir Graduate School of Business & Public Policy School of International Graduate Studies Graduate School of Operations & Information Sciences Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Dr. Bill Gates Dean Dr. Jim Wirtz - Dean Dr. Peter Purdue - Dean Dr. Philip Durkee - Dean Manpower, Log, Finance, Contracting, Acquisition, FAO, NSA, SS, OR, CS, DA, IS EE, Systems Eng, Space, Army Student Liaison Officers (SLO) MAJ Chris Enderton MAJ Dan Lacaria MAJ Sim Mcarthur MAJ Armando Hernandez GSBPP Curricula SIGS - NSA, CHDS, DRMI OR, CS, IS, GSEAS Curricula DA Link up with your SLO!

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12 Administrative Support Medical Family TRIWEST; POM Clinic Primarily for Active Duty PDHRA must be complete (DD 2900) PTSD specialist: Dr. Heather Holt, BLDG 454 (On DLI, across from Lodging) Dental Care - 4th Floor, Herrmann Hall (Active Duty) Student Service s Web Page Separate Daily Muster Housing- Clark/Pinnacle handles Housing Assignments for La Mesa and POM Annex (Ft Ord Military Community): Working issues identified by students and NPS leadership: I want to know

13 Administrative Points Be on time. Be prepared. Be professional. Uniform Daily: Business casual (no jeans, no sneakers, shirts must have collars!) Casual clothes do not mean casual behavior. Uniform Tuesday is Uniform Day: Class B (Winter SGL: Class A) & for the SECNAV Guest Lecturer (SGL) APFT DO IT! You need to keep standards Accountability Muster daily (VIA WEB LOGIN): Don t ignore this requirement! SECNAV Guest Lectures (SGL): They are mandatory! Personnel Asset Inventory (PAI): We do it in OCT Your mission but work with SLOs! Standards of Conduct Remember basic military courtesy DUI: It s a problem in this environment don t drink and drive!

14 Administrative Points Read the Students Handbook Leave & Pass Procedure: Fill out and submit the DA 31 CPT Buie at Fort Jackson is approval authority, block 13 SLO for supervisor, block 12 on DA 31 OCONUS leave: Senior Army Representative or designated representative for block 12 OCONUS Leave and TDY: Read regulations Don't forget JFTR theater/country clearance. TDY: Don't forget AT/FP requirements. ACS students do not travel to hazardous area. (AR 621-1)

15 Academics Your Military Mission: Successfully complete your program and obtain your contracted degree. NPS is your place of duty and studying is your job: Attend all scheduled classes and labs 15:00 is The President s Time Manage your schedule, your time and your stress levels Your Thesis & Research Start the process early Pick a relevant Army or Joint Operational topic: Many advisors from which to choose Publish in a professional journal Beware of plagiarism

16 The Army at NPS Website Visit the site Provide improvements Volunteer for updates Provide current events Help make the site a useful one to both new and current students.