U.S. Army War College Totally Explained

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The United States Army War College is a United States Army school located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on the 500 acre (2 km²) campus of the historic Carlisle Barracks, a military post dating back to the 1770s. It caters to high-level military personnel and civilians and prepares them for strategic leadership responsibilities. It is the U. S. Army's most senior military educational institution.
   The War College is a split-functional institution. While a great deal of emphasis is placed on research, students are also instructed in leadership, strategy, and joint-service/international operations.
   Approximately 600 students attend at any one time, half in a two-year-long Internet-based program, and the other half in an on-campus program lasting ten months. The college grants its graduates, both civilian and military, a Master's degree in strategic studies.
   The Army handpicks most of the students who participate in the residential program, but the student body always includes officers from the other military branches, civilians (from the Pentagon, State Department, and the National Security Agency), and several dozen senior officers from foreign countries. For example, the residential Class of 2004 included:

268 officers from the Army (active, reserve, National Guard), Navy (active, reserve), Air Force (active, reserve, National Guard), Marine Corps (active, reserve) and U.S. Coast Guard;
30 senior civilian employees of the federal government; and
42 officers from other countries.

The average age of students is 45 years old and the typical military rank is Lieutenant Colonel. Army applicants must have already completed the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College.

Mission

According to U. S. Army regulation 10-44, the mission of the War College is to "To prepare selected military, civilian, and international leaders for the responsibilities of strategic leadership; educate current and future leaders on the development and employment of landpower in a joint, multinational and interagency environment; conduct research and publish on national security and military strategy; and engage in activities in support of the Army’s strategic communication efforts."

History

Established from the principles learned in the Spanish-American War, the College was founded by Secretary of War Elihu Root and formally established by General Order 155 on November 27, 1901. Theodore Roosevelt attended the Masonic laying of the cornerstone on February 21, 1903. The first president of the college was Gen. Tasker H. Bliss. The first students attended the college in 1904, when it was located at Washington Barracks (now called Fort Lesley J. McNair), in Washington, D.C. It remained there until 1940, when the College was closed due to World War II.
It reopened in 1950 at Fort Leavenworth, and moved one year later to its present location.

Well-known alumni

John J. Pershing, Class of 1905

John A. Lejeune, Class of 1910

Hunter Liggett, Class of 1910

John Wilson Ruckman, Class of 1915

Walter Krueger, Class of 1921

Dwight D. Eisenhower, Class of 1928

George S. Patton Jr., Class of 1932

Omar Bradley, Class of 1934

Ulysses S. Grant III, Class of 1934

Lewis Blaine Hershey, Class of 1934

J. Lawton Collins, Class of 1938

Leslie Groves, Class of 1939

Mark W. Clark, Class of 1937

William Westmoreland, Class of 1951

Creighton Abrams, Class of 1953

Alexander Haig, Class of 1966

H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Class of 1973

George Joulwan, Class of 1978

William Hartzog, Class of 1981

Richard Myers, Class of 1981

Tommy Franks, Class of 1985

Parami Kulatunga, Class of 2003

Brigadier General Pervez Khan (Pakistan Army),Class of 1989

Brigadier General Isfand Yar Pataudi (Pakistan Army), Class of 2001Further Information

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