1. NPS Army Student Welcome Brief

2. NPS Senior Army Representative COL Mark B. Chakwin US Army Foreign Area Officer Chair GL-362, 656-3654/ 233-4648 mbchakwi@nps.edu COL Robert Burks Associate Dean of GSOIS, OR GL-220b, 656-3116 rburks@nps.edu Through Jan 2011 Starting Jan 2011

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 –Contact SAR

5. 5 NPS is Students... Resident Degree Program Enrollment (Fall (2 st Qtr) FY 2011) Total Resident: 1,666 U.S. 76% - All Military Services and Other Government Agencies International 15% - 246 Residents from 46 countries CDR Doug Burton Operations Research Department ARMY

6. The Tradition of Army Officers at NPS

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

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 12-18 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 –3 Army Instructors Army Resident Students

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 Calhoun (Student Detachment Commander) 1SG Tandra Meade (Student Detachment 1SG) Army Websites: –http://www.jackson.army.mil/sites/school/pages/110/WELCOMEhttp://www.jackson.army.mil/sites/school/pages/110/WELCOME – http://twitter.com/USAStudentDet http://twitter.com/USAStudentDet COL Robert Burks Glasgow Rm. 220a

10. An Example of one of NPS’s four Schools Organization and two Chains of Command 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 Greg Wilson) 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.

11. 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(P) Dave Hudak – Dir. 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 Jason Wamsley MAJ Daniel Fitch MAJ Carl Koehlinger MAJ Ed Lopacienski 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 (4) Cebrowski, National Security, Meyer, MOVES

12. SIGS GSBPP GSOIS GSEAS 681 – 5 682 – 4 683 - 5 684 – 1 685 - 1 687 - 6 692 - 5 694 - 3 815 – 7 816 – 7 819 – 0 824 – 1 836 – 1 837 - 1 870 - 1 360- 14, 362 - 1 363 - 1, 366 – 3 368 - 3, 369 - 2 370 - 1, 380 - 7 399 - 6 474 – 1, 666 – 4, 699 -64, 698 - 4 308 -1 366 -3 380 -6 533 -4 555 -1 – COL Mark Chakwin – LTC Mark Hladky MILFAC - None SLO –MAJ Daniel Fitch SLO – MAJ Jason Wamsley SLO – MAJ Carl Koehlinger / MAJ Ed Lopacienski SLO – MAJ Carl Koehlinger COL Robert Burks -COL Robert Burks -LTC Lee Ewing -LTC Rob Shearer -LTC Chris Ninni Distribution of Army Students (~168) 681 - 684 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 595 - Information Warfare 698 – Joint IO 699 - SOLIC 366 – Space Operations 380 – Applied Mathematics 533 – Combat Systems 580 – Systems Engineering 591 – Space Systems Eng. MILFAC - None As of 3 Jan 2011

14. Medical – Family TRIWEST; POM Clinic Primarily for Active Duty PDHRA must be complete (DD 2900) PTSD specialist: Dr. Heather Holt, 242-4328 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 NPD Housing Board: Dean of Students and Chief of Staff Administrative Support

15. 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. You are not an undergrad! –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, & Reduce Stress! 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! Forms: DA-31, PAI, DA2125, DA 1059-1 (AER)

16. Administrative Points Read the Students Handbook Leave & Pass Procedure: –http://www.nps.edu/Students/Current/ArmyLeave.htmlhttp://www.nps.edu/Students/Current/ArmyLeave.html –Fill out and submit the DA 31 CPT Calhoun 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)

17. 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 –Tuesdays @ 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

18. 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. http://www.nps.edu/services/army/

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