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ARMY UNIVERSITY

(Photo by Spc. Paige Behringer, 10th Press Camp Headquarters)

Chief Warrant Officer 5 David Williams, the Army staff senior warrant officer, speaks with warrant officers from across Fort Bragg, North
Carolina, during a warrant officer professional development seminar 27 February 2015. In addition to assessing any issues in the Warrant
Officer Corps, Williams discussed education, professional development, leadership, and the future of warrant officers.

enlisted, and civilian education systems. It also
includes educational programs in the active and reserve components, and the Reserve Officer Training
Corps precommissioning program.
Army War College. The Army War College is
an integral part of The Army University and serves
as the enterprise coordinator for strategic education and research—while remaining a separately
accredited and governed graduate college. As such,
it retains a unique status as a direct reporting unit
to the chief of staff of the Army. The commandant
of the Army War College, however, also serves as
The Army University’s vice chancellor for strategic
education, responsible for educating strategic leaders, providing enterprise-level guidance on strategic
education across the Army, and conducting research
for the Army senior leadership.
Education for the Total Force. The Army
National Guard and Army Reserve have long been
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equal partners in the professional military education
system. The two are vital to The Army University and
help connect the university with the nation it serves.
Both organizations have many academic professionals
who serve in both tenured faculty and senior academic administration positions in their civilian careers.
They provide a valuable, untapped resource of expertise to help improve the quality of Army education.
Joint professional military education. Title 10 of
the U.S. Code mandates specific educational programs
for the military services in order to promote greater
interservice collaboration and understanding.10 The
Army University will maintain close coordination
with the Joint Staff J-7 through its membership in the
Military Education Coordination Council in order to
uphold these statutory requirements. However, the
creation of The Army University also has the potential to improve the objectives of the joint education
program. Current practice exposes officers to the
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