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OVERVIEW
 The Halsey Group provides an enhanced educational experience for
a select group of students attending the Naval War College. The purpose is to foster
critical and innovating thinking on current and evolving operational challenges
of importance for the Navy.
Military officers in the College of Naval Warfare (CNW) and College of Naval Command
and Staff (CNCS) are eligible to apply for the program. Suitably qualified civilian
students will also be given consideration. Students are selected for admittance
to the program on the basis of the following criteria:
* Sustained superior performance throughout an officer's military career;
* Demonstrated ability or potential to examine operational challenges and articulate
their findings and recommendations;
* Operational expertise in the areas of ongoing research.
INTERVIEWS for the PROGRAM
Candidates for the program must submit a written request to the Provost of the Naval
War College for an initial interview. Subsequent interviews with appropriate research
professors, as directed by the Provost, are also used to screen candidates. All
newly accepted candidates participate in a directed research elective. Performance
in the elective determines which candidates are select as members of the Halsey
Group.
REQUIREMENTS
The Halsey Program is linked with the course work of the regular curriculum of the
Naval War College. Members of the Halsey Group complete two academic trimesters
and one full time research trimester. The academic trimesters will vary depending
on the date of entry to the Naval War College and class status (CNW or CNCS). The
Halsey Program ensures that all requirements for professional military education
(PME) and joint certification are met by graduation.
the PROJECT
Halsey Group members form one or several teams to address selected operational challenges
specifically chosen each year to reflect new or ongoing areas of particular importance
and concern. The primary product of each project is a briefing to the Chief of Naval
Operations (CNO) accompanied by a paper documenting the analysis and methodologies
employed. An SCI clearance is required.
STANDARDS & OUTCOMES
Members of the Halsey Group will be competitively selected from those who apply.
Those selected will benefit from their participation in the following ways:
* Mentorship by the President, Naval War College and senior War College faculty;
* Opportunity for interaction with high-ranking military officers, civilian officials,
and distinguished academicians;
* A travel budget to facilitate project research.
Those students who successfully complete the Halsey Group Program will:
* "Be formally designated as a Halsey Group graduate of the Naval War College. Navy
graduates will also receive a Halsey Group AQD."
* A letter from the President, Naval War College, and special notation on officer
appraisal or fitness reports;
* Opportunities to brief projects to senior military officers and civilians in Washington,
D.C. and elsewhere.
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