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About the LDESP Program

LDESP is a graduate-level syllabus that is designed to provide participants with an educational foundation that enables leadership to set up a frame of reference in order to launch an understanding of the inherent complex, ambiguous, and rapidly changing environment.

The LDESP program includes the infusion of professionals from various disciplines and/or agencies such as ambassadors, ex-political officials, former military commanders, security and international law enforcement personnel, internal community members, and United Nations and State Department personnel.

Extensive interviews with personnel in units conducting SASO indicate that senior leaders benefit from a specialized, education program focused on advancing their understanding of political processes and principles, and knowledge of other organizations, both governmental and nongovernmental, that are typically involved in such operations. In particular, those personnel emphasized that leader's benefit from preparation to accomplish the mission while operating as an effective team in partnership with the authorities and civilian agencies (US and international) responsible for building the foundations for self-sustaining stability and security.

The program is a key component for creating consistency, continuity, and institutional memory in an operational environment that “turns over” senior military leaders every six month to twelve months.

WHEN

Programs are scheduled to meet the operational needs of deploying units. The residence seminar is scheduled to coincide with the Divisional or Brigade training program and is scheduled as the first event to establish intellectual preparation needed prior to entering the Army training program. Contact the LDESP Staff for the next scheduled program.

FOR WHOM:

This graduate level education program serves the education needs of the Brigade Staffs and subordinate unit leaders both reserve and active component. It is also oriented for members of the International Community and Multinational military members who are or will be working collectively within the same operational environment.


The program consists of three phases: Distance Learning, Residence, and Integration.

  1. Distance Learning orients the staff and begins the education process. Click on the "Register for LDESP Courses" icon to find out more about our online programs.
  2. Residence education consists of a three to six-day graduate level educational seminar at CCMR, building the knowledge base needed to operate in a complex ambiguous environment.
  3. Integration provides information current to the operational theatre further developing individual skill sets, enhancing staff integration, and providing current situational awareness.

FACULTY

The LDESP teaching strategy is based on a simple premise: those who have dealt with the stability challenges in the area of operations most recently will have especially valuable expertise for follow-on units. Hence, the curriculum will be taught by:

  • Active and Reserve and officers from units just rotated out;
  • representatives of key IOs, NGOs and US agencies, who will present their stability-related activities and strategies; and
  • faculty from CCMR and partner institutions with extensive experience in stability and support operations and security issues.

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