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AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICCommand & General Staff OfficerCourse (CGSOC)Advanced Operations CourseDistant Learning (AOC-dL)Department of Distance EducationLTC Al VossAOC-dL Program ManagerAllen.r.voss.mil@mail.mil(913) 684-3986DSN (312) 552-3986Visit us at usacac.army.milMr. Ross PollackAOC-dL Assistant Professorross.m.pollack.civ@mail.mil(913) 684-2521DSN (312) 552-2521UNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICAOC Information Brief Agenda CGSOC Common Core AOC (or Cred. Course) Attending AOC-dL AOC-dL Curriculum AOC-dL Faculty What should I start doing now? Questions FAQsVisit us at usacac.army.milUNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICCGSOC ModelThree Possible Tracks for CompletionCGSOC VenuesCGSC/ WHINSEC / NPS / Other Service Schools or NationsResidentCommon Core Advanced OperationsCourse (AOC)(Credentialing Course for BB)ACTIVE DUTYAllocation forthe next fiveYGs (average) 50% Basic Branch (BB) Functional Area (FA) 29, 30, 47, 57, 59Forts Belvoir, Lee, Gordon, Redstone* You are HereTASS/SatelliteCommon CoreFA Credentialing Courses Functional Areas Fellowships Selected Basic BranchFellowshipsAdvanced Operations Course (DL) 35%(Structured 12 Mos)Department of Distance EducationDLCommon Core (DL)(Self Paced 12 – 18 Mos) Advanced Operations Course (DL)(Structured 12 Mos) 15% Selected Basic BranchVisit us at usacac.army.milUNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – STAND STRONGTactical Army Command 2017Advanced Operations Course (AOC)Constructive CreditALARACT 262/2012 (24 Sep 2012) authorized HRC to screen year groups 1994-2003AC basic branch officers for consideration for AOC constructive credit.IAW MILPER 12-361 (13 Nov 2012), Officers approved for AOC constructive creditmet at least one of the following criteria:- Served successfully in a MAJ level Key and Development (KD) position for aminimum of 18 months as of Feb 2013 or served at least 12 months in a MAJ levelKD position at BN or BDE level; or- Served at least 12 months in a MAJ level KD position at BN or BDE level orassistant BDE/DIV/CORPS staff position while in a deployed combat environment.AC basic branch officers awarded ILE constructive credit were required to completeCGSOC Common Core to receive full JPME 1/ MEL 4 credit.* Constructive Credit officially ended 1 Oct 2017 as per Memo by Chief of StaffG-3/5/7 dtd 08 May 2017.Visit us at usacac.army.mil

AOC Alternative CredentialingCourses (Examples)AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICProgramsFunctional Areas & Special BranchesBranch Title FA26 (Info Network Engineering)Training Course TitleFA26 Qualification Course FA34 (Strategic Intel Officer)Masters of Strat Intel atNCIC FA40 (Space Operations)CourseSpace Ops Off Qual FA46 (Public Affairs Officer)Public Affairs Qual Course FA48 (Foreign Area Officer)ACS/ Language Trng/In-country FA49 (Ops Research/Sys Analysis)FA49 Qualification Course FA50 (Force Management)Force ManagementQualification Course FA52 (Nuclear andCounterproliferation)Nuc & CntrProlf OfficerCourse JAG CorpsJudge Advocate GraduateCourseThis slide is not all inclusive.For specific FA personnel questions contact your personnel officer.Reference: DA PAM 600-3, 26 Jun 2017Visit us at usacac.army.mil Afghanistan/ Pakistan Hands ProgramCongressional Fellowship ProgramCyber Command ScholarshipGen Downing Scholarship ProgramJoint Chief of Staff/ Office of the Secretary of DefenseInternshipsMG Wright Memorial ProgramNational Defense University College of InternationalSecurity Affairs Strategic StudiesNational Defense University College of InternationalSecurity Affairs South Central Asia GraduateCertificateNational Intelligence University Masters of Science inStrategic Intelligence Program (MI Officers only)National Inter-agency and Inter-governmental Course(SF Officers only)Naval Postgraduate SchoolSpecial Operations Legislative Affairs Program (SFOfficers only)Stability, Security, and Development in ComplexOperations Course (CA & PSYOP Officers only)Reference: AR 350-1, 10 Dec 2017UNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICDelivering CGSOC to the ArmyCanadaGreenlandAlaskaKoreaCoast to CoastJapanHawaiiCubaBelgiumUkraineGermanyItaly SaudiIraqArabia dsPeruThere are very few places in the world where wecannot deliver CGSOC-DL.Visit us at usacac.army.milUNCLASSIFIED

AOC-DL Block FlowUS Army Combined Arms Center:SOLDIERS AND LEADERS – OUR ASYMMETRIC ADVANTAGENOVDECJANO100: LCC/MNFLCCOperational Planning(19 weeks)JPPO199H200: Military InnovationFEBMARAPRMAYO200: Decisive Action:Division Operations(15 weeks)MDMPO220JUNJULL200: Leadership AppliedAUGSEPO300: Decisive Action:Brigade Operations(15 weeks)MDMPO320O399 EXOCTHolidaySEP2019O299 EX2018H300: Roots of Today’s OEAOC-DL (AY16-17): 50 lessons,33 tests, 16 group PEs, 9 written assignments, 1 DB 59 GradesResident (AY16-17): 51 lessons, 459.83 workload hours (306 lesson hours)Three AOC Class Starts a Year (JAN, MAY, SEP)

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICMFEMFEMFEAOC-dL StudentsOptimal Staff Group Makeup8Maneuver, Fires & Effects (MFE)2Operational Support (OS)3Force Sustainment (FS)3Other Special BranchesMFEIdeal Staff Group Size 16All Students in Same or Adjacent Time ZoneAC/USAR/ARNG RepresentedMFEVisit us at OtherUNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICVisit us at usacac.army.milRoles of an AOC FacilitatorUNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICJoint UAActivitiesStudent OPTEMPO (Example)O106 SOF and CFInterdependenceMonday-Tuesday read the readingsO106 ReadingsO106 Blackboard CBIO106 Test3 Hrs1 hr1 hrWednesday-Thursday do the CBIWednesday-Friday Saturday-Sunday When scheduled,participate in adiscussion board orGroup PE(BBU IPRs, Rehearsals, orBriefings) take the examBLUF: Plan for 8-10 hrs/week, with a BBU session ( 2 hours) every other week.Visit us at usacac.army.milUNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICBlackboard Learning ManagementSystemYour Virtual Classroom, 24/7GetRegisteredwww.cgsc.blackboard.comVisit us at usacac.army.milUNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICBlackboard Ultra (BBU)Participant’s User InterfaceSelect, Pointer,Pencil, Shapes,Test, ClearMain Screen,Sharing Content.VideoScreenVisit us at usacac.army.milShare Audio, Videoand Hand RaisePanels for Chat, Participants,Share Content, SettingsUNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICEquipment Requirements Computer with high-speed Internet access Headphones and Microphone not built in tomonitor/computer Webcam (optional) Enterprise email(IOT receive emailgenerated on Blackboard)Visit us at usacac.army.milUNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICRequired Purchases (H200/300)New Purchase for AOC: (1 Book) Murray, Williamson A., and Allan R. Millett. Military Innovation in the InterwarPeriod. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1996.Also available as ebrary ebook (with CARL login): linkPreviously Purchased for Common Core: (3 Books) Paret, Peter, ed. Makers of Modern Strategy: from Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age.Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1986. Knox, MacGregor, and Williamson Murray, eds. The Dynamics of MilitaryRevolution, 1300–2050. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001.EITHER Parker, Geoffrey, ed. The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare. Cambridge,UK: Cambridge University Press, 1995.OR Parker, Geoffrey, ed. The Cambridge History of Warfare. Cambridge, UK:Cambridge University Press, 2005.Visit us at usacac.army.milUNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHIC1.ATRRS. Go through your unit. Confirm you2.Enrollment. DDE Enrollment Division will send3.Blackboard Access. Once CIS application4.have an ATRRS reservation (should receive autogenerated e-mail confirmation)(ATRRS No. 1-250-C3B(DL))you an Enrollment E-mail 90 days out fromCourse Start with the link to the DDE applicationsite and enrollment instructions to complete andsubmit the College Information System (CIS)Application and Form 11 Ethics Statement.and Form 11 are complete, you will have accessto Blackboard.com. Start History (H200, H300) orLeadership (L200) as soon as you obtain access.BBU/DCS Registration. Register for aBBU/DCS account, review On-Demand Training,and conduct 1-on-1 session with instructor priorto start of class (Instructor will initiate contact).BBU / DCSVisit us at usacac.army.milNext Step?Sample Enrollment E-mailALCON,You have been identified as having an ATRRS reservation and pending for enrollment in the CGSCIntermediate Level Education Advanced Operations Course (Class Start: XX JAN 2018). The applicationprocess must be completed as soon as possible if you intend to participate in this course. If you do notintend to participate, do not apply – you MUST contact your Career Manager or Training NCO to have yourATRRS reservation canceled. Failure to do so will result in your ATRRS reflecting you as a NO-SHOW for thiscourse.1. Initiate the enrollment process by completing the AOC application, Copy and paste the following URLinto your web browser: ndex.asp?tid2 12. Read the Ethics Statement (Form 11) attached to this email. You are required to sign and upload theform on PAGE 2 of the application. You will also need to send a copy of the Ethics Statement to yourInstructor.3. Once you complete the above steps, please reply to this email. We will then verify your eligibility forenrollment in the course. Course materials will NOT be issued until all requirements of the applicationprocess are complete.4. Once the application process is complete, you will be enrolled into the History and Leadership courses.You should begin to work on these lessons immediately in preparation for the official course start.Ms. Tiffany AveryEducation TechnicianEnrollment DivisionDepartment of Distance Education, CGSS290 Stimson Ave.Ft Leavenworth, KS 66027Tiffany.a.avery.civ@mail.milOffice: (913) 684-2471Fax: (913) 758-2471Note: Incoming AOC Students cannot enrolluntil Enrollment Division sends this e-mailBlackboard.comUNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHIC Personnel Question POCsIf you are an ARNG Officer, contact your State National Guard Representative FIRST. Allother NG personnel questions may be directed to Mr. A. Kemp Freund / MAJ Jon Gutauskas(NGB, TR-I, TRADOC TEAM, AOID 003) as a back-up.Phone: Comm (703) 607-1354 or 607-7066, DSN 327-1354 or 327-7066Primary Email: ILE@NG.army.milSecondary Emails: kemp.freund@us.army.mil; jon.w.gutauskas.mil@mail.mil If you are a USAR IRR, IMA, or AGR Officer, contact your HRC Branch AssignmentOfficer.USAR TPU officers should contact their respective ATTRS Manager.If you have any concerns, the Secondary POC is: Ms. Vernetta Latimer at HRC LeaderDevelopment Division, Military SchoolsPhone: Comm. (502) 613-9035Email: usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.opmd-rc-mil-schools@mail.mil If you are an Active Duty officer, contact your Branch Manager at HRC.Visit us at usacac.army.milUNCLASSIFIED

AMERICA’S ARMYOUR PROFESSION – LIVING THE ARMY ETHICCommand & General Staff OfficerCourse (CGSOC)Advanced Operations CourseDistant Learning (AOC-dL)Department of Distance EducationLTC Al VossAOC-dL Program ManagerAllen.r.voss.mil@mail.mil(913) 684-3986DSN (312) 552-3986Visit us at usacac.army.milMr. Ross PollackAOC-dL Assistant Professorross.m.pollack.civ@mail.mil(913) 684-2521DSN (312) 552-2521UNCLASSIFIED

Visit us at usacac.army.mil AMERICA'S ARMY OUR PROFESSION -LIVING THE ARMY ETHIC UNCLASSIFIED Command & General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC) Advanced Operations Course Distant Learning (AOC-dL) Department of Distance Education LTC Al Voss AOC-dLProgram Manager Allen.r.voss.mil@mail.mil (913) 684-3986 DSN (312) 552-3986 Mr. Ross Pollack