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Proposal For Changes to the Sustainment Pre-Command Course (SPCC)

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The Mission of the Army Logistics Management College (ALMC), now referred to as the Army Logistics University (ALU) at Fort Lee, VA is to enhance the readiness and sustainability of United States Forces through training, education, consulting and research in Logistics, Acquisition and Operations Research Systems Analysis. In joint with the ALU, the Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE) runs eight different versions of battalion and brigade-level pre-command branch or technically focused courses. Five of them are conducted at ALU; one of those five course that ALU is responsible for offering is the resident 2-week Sustainment Pre-Command Course (SPCC). The SPCC was once taught at each individual Army branch school. In 1993, ALU was …show more content…

This is due to various organizational shifts, as the design of the courses change every time a new General takes command at Fort Lee and decisions based on lackluster after action reviews (AAR). The POI for the SPCC does not reflect the change in scheduled location and needs to be updated, therefore, a broad-spectrum POI should be created and recommendations should be made in order to gain more positive AARs. Project Description In support of my capstone project, I assessed and will submit a redesigned proposal with developmental recommendations for reformation of a solid POI for the SPCC that takes place at the Army Logistics University. In this, I have identified the foremost purpose for this redesign as the following: The investment in the education and training of rising leadership is vital to the long-term success of our sustainment support staff and the services provided. With this course providing training in modular force operations for newly selected command designees that enables them to function effectively throughout their command tour it is very important to make sure that the training is substantive. Therefore the main focus is to assure that training is current and emerging sustainment doctrine and leadership topics for commanders on the National Guard, Reservist and Active Duty levels is most essential. The target audience of this redesign includes commissioned officers in grades 0-5 (Lieutenant Colonel) or 0-6

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