About the Command and General Staff College

Mission and Goals

MISSION:
The US Army CGSC develops leaders prepared to execute full spectrum joint, interagency, intergovernmental, multinational operations, advances the profession of military art and science, and supports operational requirements.

GOALS:

EDUCATE LEADERS

• Provide qualified staff and faculty.
• Provide quality curricula.
• Provide the Master of Military Art and Science Degree Program.
• Provide the Program for Joint Education (PJE Phase I).
• Provide an environment which enhances quality of life and supports the learning experience.
• Coordinate RC education.
• Sustain CGSC as an institution of excellence.

EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR LEADER DEVELOPMENT

• Develop, coordinate, and ensure execution of the Army leader development action plans.
• Inform strategic and senior Army leadership on the Army Leader Development Program (LDP).
• Maintain currency of leadership and leader development doctrine.
• Serve as coordinating staff for Deputy Commandant in his role as "Depuy Chair of Leadership."
• Ensure leader development manuals for officers, warrant officers, and NCOs are published.
• Incorporate leader development investments and divestment's into the leader development action plans (LDAPs) within 90 days after approval.

DEVELOP DOCTRINE

• Develop and maintain a qualified body of doctrine and concept experts and writers.
• Critically review doctrine on a periodic basis to keep it current and valid.
• Develop, integrate, and disseminate doctrinal products.
• Stimulate and develop concepts and doctrinal ideas.
• Build consensus for doctrine acceptance for FM 100-5.

PROMOTE AND SUPPORT ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE

• Ensure the internal and external integration of advancements in military art and science (integrate).
• Routinely conduct exchanges of professional knowledge and skills, internally and externally (interact).
• Ensure operations other than war (OOTW) requirements are integrated into TRADOC's Concept Based Requirement System (CBRS).
• Communicate CGSC's knowledge to and from external audiences (outreach).
• Research, write, and publish works that reflect and support the advancement of military art and science.
• Sustain an environment that provides resources to support the advancement of military art and science by internal and external audiences (support).