Stand-To!- ILE attendance for Senior Captains and Majors - February 4, 2008

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TODAY'S FOCUS


ILE attendance for Senior Captains and Majors 

What is it? Though in-residence attendance is still considered the primary
method for achieving ILE completion, a policy change has been made to
provide an alternative method of completing Intermediate Level Education
course (formerly CGSC) for Army competitive category (ACC) Branch Officers. 

Change in policy states that all Army competitive category (ACC) branch and
functional area officers WILL complete ILE prior to the 15th year of
commissioned service. Change in policy also permits selected ACC branch
officers to complete ILE by attending the approximately 15-week ILE Common
Core course in residence, either at Fort Leavenworth or a satellite campus,
and then completing the Advanced Operations and Warfighting Course (AOWC) by
Distributed Learning (DL). Due to current operational demands, a significant
number of ILE seats are not being filled. Commanders should encourage
eligible officers to complete ILE as soon as possible, either through the
all-resident course at Fort Leavenworth, or by means of the alternate method
which is a combination of resident and non-resident instruction. 

What will the Army do? 1) Allow selected officers to complete part of ILE
through Distributed Learning conducted on-line, thus eliminating time away
from the operational Army. 2) Maximize ILE education during reset and post
deployment activities. 3) Select some ACC branch officers to attend the ILE
common core curriculum at a satellite campus. 4) Select some ACC branch
officers to attend the ILE common core curriculum at Fort Leavenworth. 5)
Allow ACC branch officers who take only the ILE common core curriculum in
residence to complete the remainder of ILE, AOWC, through Distributed
Learning. 

What efforts does the Army plan to continue in the future? To send as many
officers as possible to the resident ILE course at Fort Leavenworth, but
review officers on a case by case basis and select some for completion of
ILE by the alternative method. To keep eligibility requirements the same
where the officer must complete a branch officer captains' career course or
equivalent, have successfully served in a branch leader development
position, and have had eight years of AFCS. 

Why is it important to the Army? Institutional training is a key part of
leader development in the Army. The education received at ILE prepares
officers to serve more effectively as field grade officers. Officers who do
not attend ILE do a disservice to their careers and their units.
Non-attendance at ILE threatens readiness. ILE alternative methods of
education provide flexibility to the Army and the officer in need of an ILE
education. 

For more information: U.S. Army Human Resources Command
<https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/protect/Active/opfamacs/MSP20.htm> 




INFORMATION YOU CAN USE


* 2007 Strategic Communication Guide
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/409993?c=ZGF2aWQudmVyZ3VuMg==> - Read
the 2007 Army Strategic Communication Guide for key messages and updates

* Strategic Communication Coordination Group (SCCG) Workspace
<https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/303879> 

* Army Public Affairs Portal <https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/216363> 

* Stories of Valor <http://www.army.mil/valor> 


NEWS ABOUT THE ARMY


*	GAO: $70B budget not enough to grow the force (AT
<http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/02/army_grow_080203w/> ) 
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(ARNews
<http://www.army.mil/-news/2008/02/01/7234-commission-guard-reserves-must-be
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*	Gates listens to Fort Campbell Soldiers', spouses' concerns (DL
<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48849> ) 
*	E-mail sparks investigation of Army civilians (AT
<http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/02/army_obamaemail_080202w/> )


WAR ON TERROR NEWS


*	Afghan, Pakistan insurgencies spread (MIL
<http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,161263,00.html> ) 
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<http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=52182> ) 
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<http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,161264,00.html> ) 
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<http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=48851> )


OF INTEREST


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<http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,161152,00.html> ) 
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<http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/02/military_09_payraise_080204w/> ) 
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<http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/02/army_datescam_080204w/> )


WORLD VIEW


*	Push for a surge against Taliban (TA
<http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/>  | Story
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*	Congressional heavyweights battle Bush law (MET
<http://www.metimes.com/>  | Story
<http://www.metimes.com/Politics/2008/02/04/congressional_heavyweights_battl
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*	U.S. elections not a threat to FTA: official (KH
<http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/>  | Story
<http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2008/02/05/20080205001
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WHAT'S BEING SAID IN BLOGS


*	Super Bowl Monday (YH
<http://blog.al.com/afghanistan/2008/02/super_bowl_monday.html> ) 
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<http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2008/02/the-final-missi-1.php> ) 
*	State Senate honors Stryker Brigade (KDH
<http://www.kneedeepinthehooah.com/archives/448> ) 
*	Highway reopened between Baghdad and Diyala (SM
<http://soldiersmind.com/2008/02/02/highway-reopened-between-baghdad-and-diy
ala/> )

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