I would like to thank MAJ Mismash for taking the initiative and responsibility for leading the effort to get this blog up and running for our staff group. As I am a complete neophyte blogger, his assistance in both setting up the site and walking me through the process was invaluable. Thank goodness there are folks like Mike to pick up the slack for technically challenged individuals like myself.
Regarding ILE value in professional Army officer's development I would state that the value of the course curriculum, while of utility, takes a back seat to the value of interfacing with peers from across the Army (and potentially other services.) I greatly benefit from the shared perspectives of the other 15 members of my staff group. Collectively, they possess well over a century of military experience, ard more recently over 30 deployments to IZ and AF. The value of their insights, unique perspectives and individual analysis cannot be replicated outside of a small group environment.
We all hailed from different backgrounds and perform different functions within the service, yet we each have experiences and perspectives that can benefit the other members of our small group. We can all reasonably expect to deploy at least once, likely more times, in the foreseeable future. Within each group it is reasonable to assume that another member of the group has experienced a location, environment, situation or unit that we will encounter in the future. The experiences of the other members of our group can and will assist us in preparing for these challenges.
Major John Cantwell.
Student
Command and General Staff College
ILE, Ft. Belvoir, VA
The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.
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