History of Army Officer Education

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The History of Army Officer Education, a bibliography by the CARL Reference Staff.

Major Army Studies -- The Following studies are in chronological order. When possible, full text links are provided. Many of the links are to large files.
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Report of War Department Military Education Board on Educational System for Officers of the Army (Gerow Board) -- http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/u?/p4013coll11,1266
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Report of the Department of the Army Board on Educational System for Officers (Eddy Board) -- http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/u?/p4013coll11,870

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Report of the Department of the Army Officer Education and Training Review Board (Williams Board).
Low quality scan from DTIC -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA076798
High quality scan from MHI -- currently unavailable.

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Report of the Department of the Army Board to Review of Army Officer Schools (Haines Board).
Volume 1. Summary and Recommendations (1966)-- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/AD743251
Volume 2. Description of Current Educational and Training Systems (1966)-- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/AD743252
Volume 3. Analysis of Current Army System of Officer Schooling (1966)-- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/AD743253
Volume 4. Glossary, Index, Distribution (1966)-- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/AD743254
Record of Completed Actions (1970)-- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/AD743247

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Review of Army Officer Education Systems (Norris Review)(Vols 1-3 with all annexes) (1971) -- http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/39/64/2f.pdf

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Leadership for the 1970's (Army War College).
Leadership for the 1970's (July, 1971) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA100222
Leadership for the 1970's (October, 1971) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA100327
Leadership for the 1970's. Consolidated Army War College Leadership Monograph Series 1 - 5 (1975) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA005219

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Review of Education and Training for Officers (RETO or Harrison Board).
Volume 1. An Overview (1978) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA070772
Volume 2. Career Progression (1978) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA080159
Volume 3. The Data Base (1978) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA070773
Volume 4. Rank- Independent Issue (1978) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA080161
Volume 5. Special Groups (1978) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA080162

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Professional Development of Officers Study (PDOS).
Volume 1: February 1985 (1985) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA156356
Volume 2: Implementation Plan (1985) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA156357
Volume 3: Systems Wide Issues (1985) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA156358
Volume 4: Development Periods (1985) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA156359
Volume 5: Policy Impact Analysis (1985) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA156360
Volume 6: Survey (1985) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA158942
Total Warrant Officer System (TWOS). Volume 1 (1985) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA172309
Gender Analysis of the Professional Development of Officers Study (PDOS) Survey, Army Research Institute. (1985) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA168878

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Leader Development Study (MG Gordon R. Sullivan).
Leader Development Study (1987) -- ADB310149
Leader Development Action Plan (1988) -- ADB154351

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Report of the United States Army Command and General Staff College 1984-85 Institutional Self-Study. CGSC Institutional Self-Study (1985) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA361905

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Officer Personnel Management System XXI Task Force (OPMS XXI).
OPMS XXI Final Report (1997) -- currently unavailable.
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The Army Training and Leader Development Panel Report (ATLDP).
ATLDP Report (NCO) (2002) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA401192
ATLDP Phase III: Warrant Officer Study (2002) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA417345
ATLDP Officer Study Report (2003) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA415810
ATLDP Phase IV: Civilian Study (2003) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA416004

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Leadership Lessons at Division Command Level - 2004 (Army War College, Ulmer Report) -- http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA435928

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USACGSC Self-Study Report Submitted to the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
* CGSC Self-Study (2005) -- currently unavailable
* CGSC Self-Study (2008)  -- currently unavailable

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