AMEDD C&S CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE

OUTLINE  General Reimer Concept  TRADOC Concept  US Army War College Concept  Iraq Crucible Concept  Agile Leader Concept  Strategic Leader Competencies  Questions  References

GENERAL REIMER CONCEPT – 1999  “The premium on tomorrow’s battlefield will be the ability to quickly analyze a situation and come up with innovative solutions. The speeds at which events occur and their complexity will require leaders with agile minds who can think through a problem logically, come up with a viable course of action, and translate that concept into clear, simple language to subordinates.”  General Dennis J. Reimer, 33rd U.S. Army Chief of Staff,

TRADOC CONCEPT – 22 March 2005 Informing the Leader Self- awareness Critical Thinking Creative Thinking Empowering the Unit Unit climate Decision making Building teams Climate assessment Influencing Others Scanning the environment Cultural awareness Negotiation

WAR COLLEGE CONCEPT – 2005  “In the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environment we face for the foreseeable future, if we were to choose one advantage over our adversaries, it would certainly be this: to be superior in the art of learning and adaption.”  “Adapt or Die: The Imperative for a Culture of Innovation in the United States Army”, BG David A. Fastabend and Mr. Robert H. Simpson

THE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT VULNERABILITY LIKELIHOOD IRREGULAR HIGHER CATASTROPHIC Irregular challenges from the adoption or employment of unconventional methods by non-state and state actors to counter stronger state opponents – terrorism, insurgency, civil war, etc. Catastrophic challenges involving the surreptitious acquisition, possession, and possible terrorist or rogue employment of WMD or methods producing WMD-like effects. Seeking to erode U.S. powerSeeking to paralyze U.S. power Ethnic War; Guerilla; Insurgency; Terror WMD: Rogue, Terrorist; Homeland Missile Attacks LOWERHIGHER TRADITIONAL LOWER DISRUPTIVE Traditional challenges posed by states employing legacy and advanced military capabilities and recognizable military forces, in long-established, well-known forms of military competition and conflict. Disruptive future challenges emanating from competitors developing, possessing, and employing breakthrough technological capabilities intended to supplant our advantages in particular operational demands. Seeking to challenge U.S. powerSeeking to marginalize U.S. power Legacy Nuclear Forces: Uniformed Militaries Cyber-War; Directed Energy; Genetic Weapons; Nano Weapons

Crucible Experience and Adaptive Capacity  Crucible Experience: both an opportunity and a test with a defining moment that unleashes abilities, forces crucial choices, and sharpens focus; teaches a person who he or she is  Adaptive Capacity: allows leaders to respond quickly and intelligently to constant change; ability to identify and seize opportunities and allows leaders to act and then evaluate results instead of attempting to collect and analyze all data before acting

AGILE LEADER DEFINED  FM 6-22 defines mental agility as a flexibility of mind, a tendency to anticipate or adapt to uncertain or changing situations. Agility involves breaking from mental sets or habitual thought patterns, to improvise when faced with conceptual impasses, and to quickly apply multiple perspectives to consider new approaches or solutions.

STRATEGIC LEADER COMPETENCIES  Identity  Mental Agility  Cross-Cultural Savvy  Interpersonal Maturity  World-Class Warrior  Professional Astuteness

STRATEGIC LEADER COMPETENCIES  Identity  Mental Agility  Cross-Cultural Savvy  Interpersonal Maturity  World-Class Warrior  Professional Astuteness

STRATEGIC LEADER COMPETENCIES  Identity  Mental Agility  Cross-Cultural Savvy  Interpersonal Maturity  World-Class Warrior  Professional Astuteness

STRATEGIC LEADER COMPETENCIES  Identity  Mental Agility  Cross-Cultural Savvy  Interpersonal Maturity  World-Class Warrior  Professional Astuteness

STRATEGIC LEADER COMPETENCIES  Identity  Mental Agility  Cross-Cultural Savvy  Interpersonal Maturity  World-Class Warrior  Professional Astuteness

STRATEGIC LEADER COMPETENCIES  Identity  Mental Agility  Cross-Cultural Savvy  Interpersonal Maturity  World-Class Warrior  Professional Astuteness

STRATEGIC LEADER COMPETENCIES  Identity  Mental Agility  Cross-Cultural Savvy  Interpersonal Maturity  World-Class Warrior  Professional Astuteness

Agile Leader Concept Overview

REFERENCES  Agile Leaders, Agile Institutions: Educating for Adaptive and Innovative Leaders for Today and Tomorrow, LTC Christopher P. Gehler, US Army, August 2005  Barriers to Achieving Mentally Agile Junior Leaders, COL Marlon D. Blocker, US Army, 21 January 2009  Developing Adaptive Leaders: The Crucible Experience of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Dr. Leonard Wong, July 2004  Strategic Leadership Competencies, Dr. Leonard Wong, Stephen Gerras, William Kidd, Robert Pricone, Richard Swengros, September 2003  TRADOC Concept Paper – Agile Leader in Captains Professional Military Education, 17 January 2006

REFERENCE LINK  Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania,