NPS Army Student Welcome Brief Summer 2009 LTC Lee Ewing Assistant Professor and Military Faculty in Operations Research GL-210, ,

Senior Army Officer at NPS COL Mark Chakwin U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer Chair GL-362,

Current Duties: –U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer Chair (National Security Affairs Dept. School of International Graduate Studies) –Senior Military Advisor (and Acting Executive Director) Joint Foreign Area Officer Skills Sustainment Pilot Program –Senior Army Representative Military –Foreign Area Officer (China) 48F, Armor Cavalry (19) FA49 (ORSA), Joint Staff Officer (3L) –FAOBC, FAOAC, CAS3, CGSC (JPME I), JFSC (JPME II), AWC –Team to JTF assignments: JTFs Provide Promise and Unified Endeavor Academic –M.S. in International Affairs Columbia SIPA, NPS –M.S. in Strategic Studies, AWC –B.S. in Civil Engineering, USMA –Teaching Baker University: Quantitative Analysis NPS: Wargaming Analysis, Probability & Statistics

Senior Army Representative Role Senior advocate with the NPS administration, local units and activities; Senior advocate with HRC and gaining units; Disseminate Army issues and policies to students; Good order and discipline of all Army personnel; Single point of contact for Army issues; Educate and inform potential Army students concerning NPS Programs; Direct students toward relevant Army and Joint theses; Reviewer for all Academic Efficiency Reports (AERs); Teach, coach, advice and mentor: Open Door policy.

Chains of Command Academic: –Professors and Department Chairs / Program Officers –Associate Dean –Dean of Students (CAPT Janice Wynn, USN) –President (VADM D. Oliver, USN (ret)) Army: –Student Liaison Officer; (Program Officers  Associate Deans) –COL Mark Chakwin (Dean of Students and Associate Deans) CPT Calhoun (Student Detachment Commander) 1SG Tandra Meade

Example School Organization and CoC Dean of Stu. Dir. Of Prog. Students Dean GSOIS: Dr. Peter Purdue Computer Sciences: Dr. Peter Denning Defense Analysis: Dr. Gordon McCormick Information Sciences: Dr. Dan Boger Operations Research: Dr. Rob Dell Assoc Dean GSOIS: COL Robert Burks Program Officer: CDR Duane Davis Program Officer: Ms. Jennifer Duncan (Col Brian Greenshields) Program Officers: Lt. Col. K. Pfeiffer, Lt. Col. T. Smith, LCDR C. Taylor Program Officer: CDR David Schiffman GSOIS MILFAC GSOIS Staff Army SLO Army Rep.

NPS Schools & Activities VADM Oliver (ret) President Dr. Leonard Ferarri Vice Pres. & Provost Graduate School of Operations & Information Sciences Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Sciences Graduate School of Business & Public Policy Dr. Bill Gates – Dean School of International Graduate Studies Dr. Jim Wirtz - Dean LTC Dave Hudak - Director TRADOC Analysis Center (TRAC) Monterey Dr. Peter Purdue - Dean Dr. Sivaguru Sritharan - Dean OR, CS, DA, ISEE, Systems Eng, Space,… Manpower, Log, Finance, Contracting, Acquisition,… FAO, NSA, SS,… MAJ Chris Snypes CPT Chris Sybert MAJ Taylor Jordan MAJ Alex Lewis Army Student Liaison Officers (SLO) Link up with your SLO GSBPP Curricula SIGS - NSA, CHDS, DRMI OR, CS, GSEAS Curricula DA and IS Research Institutes Cebrowski, National Security, Meyer, MOVES

The Army at NPS NPS –Approximately 155 officers –25+ retired Army on faculty –Fellowships from AWC, USMA, … TRAC-Monterey (TRADOC Analysis Center) –Applied research organization for military modeling, simulation, and analysis. –Good source for thesis topics Intermediate Level Education (ILE) – ongoing –Working to get ILE here to support Army Officers on a yearly basis Defense Language Institute/POM presence: Language courses are available --- watch for announcements

SIGS GSBPP GSOIS GSEAS – – – – – – , – 1, 595 – , – COL Mark Chakwin – LTC Mark Hladky MILFAC - None SLO – MAJ Chris Sybert SLO – MAJ Chris SnipesSLO – MAJs Jordan / Lewis SLO – MAJ Taylor Jordan -COL Robert Burks -LTC Lee Ewing -LTC Rob Shearer -MAJ Chris Ninni Representative Distribution of Army Students (~155) National Security Affairs For Geographical Regions 686 – Stability & Reconstruct 687 – Def Decision Planning 691/93 – Homeland Security 694 – Security Studies 815 – Contracting 816 – Systems Management 819 – Supply Chain Mgt 827 – Logistics Management 837 – Financial Management 847 – Manpower Sys Analysis 360/2 – Operations Research 361 – Human Systems Eng 365 – JC4I 368 – Computer Science 369 – Software Engineering 370 – Information Technology 399 – Modeling & Simulation 474 – Information Science Information Warfare 698 – Joint IO SOLIC 366 – Space Operations 380 – Applied Mathematics 533 – Combat Systems 580 – Systems Engineering 591 – Space Systems Eng. MILFAC - None As of 3 July 2009

Medical – Family TRIWEST; POM Clinic Primarily for Active Duty PDHRA must be complete (DD 2900) PTSD specialist: Dr. Heather Klempp Dental Care - 4th Floor, Herrmann Hall (Active Duty) Student Service’s Web Page - Separate daily muster system 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 Representatives to Housing Board: Dean of Students and Chief of Staff Administrative Support

Administrative Points Be on time. Be prepared. Be professional. Uniform –Daily: Business casual –Tuesday is Uniform Day: Class B (Winter SGL: Class A) –SECNAV Guest Lecturer (SGL) APFT Accountability –PAI –Muster daily –SGL is mandatory! Standards of Conduct –Remember basic military courtesy –DUI Casual clothes do not mean casual behavior. You are not an undergrad!

Administrative Points Read the Students Handbook Leave Procedure: – –Fill out and submit the DA 31 SLO for supervisor, block 12 on DA 31. CPT Calhoun at Fort Jackson is approval authority on block 13 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)

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

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

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