NPS Army StudentWelcome Brief

COL Andy Hernandez

Senior Army Officer at NPSAssociate Dean, Graduate School of Operational & Information Sciences

GL-220A, 656-3116, ahernand@nps.edu

• Duties: Associate Dean, Sr. Army Rep, Dir. Wargaming, Military Instructor, Research Lead

• Military– Field Artillery, FA49 (ORSA), Joint Staff Officer (3L)– FAOBC, FAOAC, CAS3, CGSC (JPME I), JFSC (JPME II), AWC

• Academic– M.S. in Operations Analysis, NPS– B.S. in Civil Engineering, USMA

• Teaching– Baker University: Quantitative Analysis– NPS: Wargaming Analysis, Probability & Statistics

Senior Army Representative Role

• Senior advocate with the NPS administration, local units and activities;

• Senior advocate with HRC and gaining units;• Disseminate Army issues and policies to students;• Good order and discipline of all Army personnel;• Single point of contact for Army issues;• Educate and inform potential Army students concerning

NPS Programs;• Direct students toward relevant Army and Joint theses;• Reviewer for all Academic Efficiency Reports (AERs);• Teach, coach, advice and mentor: Open Door policy.

Chains of Command• Academic:

– Professors and Department Chairs / Program Officers– Associate Dean– Dean of Students (CAPT K. Hobbs, USN)– President (VADM D. Oliver, USN (ret))

• Army:– Class leader (student)– Student Liaison Officer; (Program Officers Associate Deans)– COL Hernandez (Dean of Students and Associate Deans)

• CPT Ferguson (Student Detachment Commander)

• 1SG Sandra N. Espinoza • http://www.jackson.army.mil/Usasd/Index.htm

Example School Organization and CoCDean of Stu.Dir. Of Prog.

Students

Dean GSOIS:

Dr. Peter Purdue

Computer Sciences:

Dr. Peter Denning

Defense Analysis:

Dr. Gordon McCormick

Information Sciences:

Dr. Dan Boger

Operations Research:

Dr. Jim Eagle

Assoc Dean GSOIS:COL Andy Hernandez

Program Officer:

CDR Dave Schiffman

Program Officer:

Ms. Jennifer Duncan

(Col Brian Greenshields)

Program Officers:Lt. Col. K. Pfeiffer,

Lt. Col. T. Smith, LCDR S. Bush

Program Officer:

CDR Kevin Maher

GSOIS

MILFAC

GSOIS

Staff

Army SLO

NPS Schools & ActivitiesVADM Oliver (ret)

President

Dr. Leonard FerarriVice Pres. & Provost

Graduate School ofOperations &

Information Sciences

Graduate School ofEngineering &

Applied Sciences

Graduate School ofBusiness &

Public Policy

Dr. Robert Beck - Dean

School ofInternational

Graduate Studies

Dr. Jim Wirtz - Dean

LTC Dave Hudak - Director

TRADOC AnalysisCenter (TRAC) Monterey

Dr. Peter Purdue - Dean Dr. Sivaguru Sritharan - Dean

OR, CS , DA, IS EE, Systems Eng, Space,…Manpower, Log, Finance, Contracting, Acquisition,…

FAO, NSA, SS,…

MAJ Mark McGovern CPT Shannon Stambersky MAJ Pat Workman MAJ Raf Rodriguez

Army Student Liaison Officers (SLO)

Link up with your SLO

GSBPP Curricula SIGS - NSA, CHDS, DRMI OR, CS, GSEAS Curricula DA and IS

ResearchInstitutes

Cebrowski, National Security,Meyer , MOVES

The Army at NPS

• NPS– Approximately 200 officers– 25+ retired Army on faculty– Fellowships from AWC, USMA, …

• TRAC-Monterey (TRADOC Analysis Center)– Applied research organization for military modeling, simulation,

and analysis.– Good source for thesis topics

• Intermediate Level Education (ILE) – ongoing– Working to get ILE here to support Army Officers on a yearly

basis

• Defense Language Institute/POM presence: Language courses are available --- watch for announcements

SIGS GSBPP GSOIS GSEAS

• 681 - 11• 682 - 3• 683 - 3• 684 - 3• 686 - 1• 687 - 5• 691 - 1• 692 - 4

• 815 – 4 • 816 – 8• 819 – 2 • 827 – 1 • 837 – 3 • 847 – 3

• 360 – 16, 362 – 1• 365 – 1 • 368 - 5, 369 - 2• 370 - 2• 399 - 6• 474 – 2, 595 – 1• 698 - 4, 699 - 52

• 366 - 5• 380 - 3• 580 - 2• 591 - 1

Sr. FAO – COL Mark ChakwinMILFAC – LTC Mark Hladky

MILFAC - None

SLO – CPT Shannon Stambersky SLO – MAJ Mark McGovern SLO – MAJ Workman/Rodriguez SLO – MAJ Workman

Assoc Dean : COL A. Hernandez,MILFAC - LTC L. Ewing/J. Shaw

Total Army Students Onboard Spring 2008 - 155

681 - 684National Security AffairsFor Geographical Regions686 – Stability & Reconstruct687 – Def Decision Planning691/92 – Homeland Security

815 – Contracting816 – Systems Management819 – Supply Chain Mgt827 – Logistics Management837 – Financial Management847 – Manpower Sys Analysis

360/2 – Operations Research361 – Human Systems Eng365 – JC4I368 – Computer Science369 – Software Engineering370 – Information Technology399 – Modeling & Simulation474 – Information Science595 - Information Warfare698 – Joint IO699 - SOLIC

366 – Space Operations380 – Applied Mathematics580 – Systems Engineering591 – Space Systems Eng.

MILFAC - None

• Medical – Family TRIWEST;• POM Clinic Primarily for Active Duty• PDHA must be complete

• Dental Care - 4th Floor, Herrmann Hall (Active Duty)• Student Service’s Web Page - Separate daily muster system • Housing- Clark/Pinnacle handles Housing Assignments for La Mesa and POM Annex (Ft Ord Military Community):

• Working issues identified by students and NPS leadership: I want to know• Representatives to Housing Board: CAPT Kathy Hobbs, COL Pete Dausen (ret), Col Dave Smarsh

Administrative Support

Student Services Watch List

• Baldwin, Darren R

• Braman, Donald T

• Bryant, Keith D

• Ehrler, Ryan Robert

• Jeszenszky, Christopher

• Long, Joseph

• Williams, Edward O

Administrative Points• Be on time. Be prepared. Be professional.• Uniform

– Daily: Business casual

– Tuesday is Uniform Day: Class B (Winter SGL: Class A)– SECNAV Guest Lecturer (SGL)

• APFT• Accountability

– PAI– Muster daily– SGL is mandatory!

• Standards of Conduct prevail

Casual clothes do not mean casual behavior. You are not an undergrad!

Administrative Points• Read the Students Handbook• Leave Procedure:

– http://www.nps.edu/CurStudents/HowDoI/ArmyLeave.htm– Fill out and submit the Leave/Liberty/TDY Check Out Form

– SLO for supervisor, block 12 on DA 31. CPT Ferguson at Fort Jackson is approval authority on block 13

– OCONUS leave: Senior Army Representative or designated Representative for block 12

• OCONUS Leave and TDY: Read regulations– Don't forget JFTR theater/country clearance.  – TDY: Don't forget AT/FP requirements. – No travel to operational theater\hazardous area. (ACS Program

Office)

Academics• Your Military Mission: Successfully complete your program and

obtain a master’s degree.

• NPS is your place of duty and studying is your job:– Attend all scheduled classes and labs– Tuesdays @ 15:00 is The President’s Time– Manage your schedule, your time and your stress levels

• Your Thesis & Research– Start the process early– Pick a relevant Army or Joint Operational topic: Many

advisors from which to choose– Publish in a professional journal– Beware of plagiarism

Academics• Studying is your “Full Time Job” • Balance the Stress of academics

– Manage your time (schedule discipline)– Stay ahead of the curve; don’t fall behind– Family time – essential to your academic success– Volunteer, work out, play golf, make lifelong friends

• Take advantage of the extras and the environment– Monterey and surrounding area– MWR– Joint and international officers in your curriculum– Guest speakers and optional lectures

The Army at NPS Websitehttp://www.nps.edu/services/army/

• POC: LTC Jerry Shaw, Ms. Ryan Stuart• Visit the site• Provide improvements• Volunteer for updates• Provide current events• Help make the site a useful one to both new and current students.

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