Military Education

Implementation of Recommendations at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces Gao ID: NSIAD-92-221 July 23, 1992

Of the 41 recommendations made by the Panel on Military Education to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., more than half have been implemented, including two key recommendations on establishing a professional military education framework and obtaining quality civilian and military faculty members. Four of the 18 partially implemented recommendations relate to letter grades. Instead of letter grades, the College uses a detailed evaluation system to assess students in each of its seminars. The other partially implemented recommendations cover areas that are not fully within the College's control, such as faculty and student mixes, faculty and student quality, and student-to-faculty ratios.

GAO found that: (1) of the 41 recommendations, the College has implemented 23; (2) the College implemented two key recommendations on establishing a professional military education framework and on obtaining quality civilian and military; (3) the remaining 18 recommendation have been partially implemented; (4) 4 of the partially implemented recommendations pertain to the College's use of a detailed evaluation system, instead of letter grades; and (5) the other 14 partially implemented recommendations cover areas that are not fully within the College's control.



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