Operational Support/Reserve Course

OVERVIEW

    The Operational Support Office advises the President, Naval War College, in all matters related to Reserve Forces assigned at the Naval War College. Coordinates Operational Support provided by the colleges three assigned units, as well as solicits and arranges for support from the Reserve population at large. The Office also directs the management and planning of the 2 week-long Operational Support JPME courses attended by Reservists at the College and provides coordination support to those colleges, centers, and departments that conduct the courses
 

CY-12 CONVENING COURSE DATES

CY-13 CONVENING COURSE DATES

    Ensure application procedures are followed as outlined in the COMNAVRESFORINST 1520.6. Application with Commanding Officers endorsement should be submitted directly as directed in the Solicitations Message from COMNAVRESFORCOM N7. Facsimiles and E-mail transmittals in lieu of paper mailings are encouraged.
 

    COMNAVRESFORCOM will select attendees via a formal selection board. Selection results will be published via a NAVRESFOR message. Members are encouraged to attend using Annual Training (AT). Active Duty for Training (ADT) funding will be on a case by case basis for personnel in a pay status and for Voluntary Training Unit (VTU). Officers serving on Active Duty must be funded by parent command.
 

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

National Security and Decision Making (NSDM)
 
    A 12-day executive development course focused on preparing officers for intermediate level command and staff assignments. Selection of concepts and materials is predicated on the belief that an effective commander or staff officer does not apply discrete disciplines, but rather is required to synthesize many disciplines relevant to different situations. For this reason, the NSDM course employs a multi-discipline approach, synthesizing selected concepts from political science, leadership, psychology, management, anthropology, and other related disciplines. All content focuses on making and implementing critical decisions within the command and staff environment. Areas selected for special attention are:
 
- The tools of national power including Diplomatic, Information, Military and Economic (DIME).
- Regional expertise and cultural awareness from a combatant commander’s perspective.
- An understanding of the tools associated with critical thinking and deciding among complex defense issue alternatives.
- Clear and effective writing skills.
- Staff structures, processes and procedures, and the skills necessary to excel in the staff environment.
- Management techniques and skills that complement leadership skills.
- The defense resource planning and allocation process and its relationship to staff functions.

    Upon successful completion of this course, students will have earned approximately 50% of their NSDM Joint Professional Military Education Intermediate (JPME 1) requirements as determined by the Naval War College, College of Distance Education.

Strategy and War (S&W)

    A 12-day study of the complex, global, and multi-national interactions focusing on strategic and political interests and goals and the way diplomacy and military force has been and may be used to serve those interests and goals. The course content centers on the analytical study of war. It includes the following:

- The study of the works of Sun-Tzu, Clausewitz, Mahan and Corbett.
- The analysis of strategic choices made during various historical conflicts.
- The impact of intended and unintended circumstances evolving from these strategic choices.

    The objective of this course is to acquaint officers with the fundamentals of foreign policy from an historical and contemporary perspective. The purpose of this methodology is to demonstrate the perennial dilemmas facing statesmen and senior officers in exploring the full range of options available to decision makers in the fields of policy and strategy. The student will gain a broader understanding of the strategic environment and enhance his/her capability to participate in it.

    Upon successful completion of this course, students will have earned 100% of their S&W Joint Professional Military Education Intermediate (JPME 1) requirements as determined by the Naval War College, College of Distance Education.

Joint Military Operations (JMO)
   
JMO has been cancelled indefinitely.   Refer questions to the Course Program Manager, 401-841-1325, or email operationssupport@nwc.navy.mil 

COMNAVRESFORINST 1520-6 - Procedures for Applying and Selecting Officers to Attend Professional Military Education (PME) Courses (CAC Enabled)   

COMNAVRESFORINST 1560.6 

NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GUIDE TO JPME PHASE 1 PROGRAMS AT THE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE

    The following information is provided as a quick reference guide to assist Operational Support Officers in understanding the different JPME programs available at NWC, as well as the most up-to-date procedures for applying to these programs. You are reminded this is a Command and Staff Level Course.
 

Programs:

    To successfully complete JPME Phase 1 through NWC College of Distance Education (CDE) programs, three core course must be completed:
 

·       Strategy and War – S&W

·       National Security Decision Making – NSDM

·       Joint Military Operations – JMO
 

    All of these core courses are offered within each of the CDE programs (CD-Rom, Web-Enabled, and Fleet Seminar).
 

    Detailed information on each of the CDE programs can be found at this link: CDE Link

The 2-week Operational Support Courses are offered as an entry program into either the CD-Rom or Web-Enable programs. Officers that are selected to attend one of the OPS SUP courses will come to NWC for a 2-week in-residence course, and will leave with partial credit in the applicable core course (S&W, NSDM, or JMO). They are expected to complete the follow-on program (CD-Rom or Web-Enabled) for JPME Phase 1 certification.
 

    If you have previously completed one of the three core course, (JMO, NSDM, or S&W) you may continue with the remaining core courses, within the same program (Web to Web, CD to CD, FSP to FSP) without selection by the CNRFC board. However, if you wish to change programs, you must apply to the CNRFC board.
 

Board Requirement:

    Office Chief of Navy Reserve (OCNR) has directed that Reserve Officers must be board selected by CNRFC to be eligible for all CDE programs (CD-Rom, Web-Enabled, and Fleet Seminar).CNRFC will promulgate selection board information via a formal message and that will be posted here: http://www.nwc.navy.mil/reserves/
 

Scheduled Selection Boards:

    When the annual selection board for FY10 seats in the 2-week courses, CD-ROM, Web-Enabled, and Fleet Seminar programs is completed, results will be promulgated via message and posted on this website. Navy Operational Support Officers CAN NOT be accepted into NWC programs unless they are selected by the board. Future board opportunities will be posted on this website as soon as any information becomes available on them.