About the Command and General Staff College   CGSS SAMS SCP AMSC Combined Arms Research Library Registrar About CGSC             MISSION: The US Army Command and General Staff College educates and develops leaders for full spectrum joint, interagency and multinational operations; acts as lead agent for the Army’s leader development program; and advances the art and science of the profession of arms in support of Army operational requirements.     VISION:  The US Army Command and General Staff College is and will always strive to be an educational center of excellence.  We must remain a renowned academic leader in the study of leadership, the conduct of joint and combined land warfare, and the application of Joint, Interagency, and Multi-National organizations to synchronize all elements of power to achieve national objectives.  We will continue to support field commanders with well-trained and well-educated leaders, in-depth research in the professional body of knowledge, and reach-back planning in support of ongoing operations. We will maintain our world-class faculty dedicated to learning and advancing the professional body of knowledge.       The United States Army Command and General Staff College’s enduring purpose, supporting Army Leader Development and Education and Professional Military Education, provides a stable beacon for the future.  The US Army Command and General Staff College (USACGSC) supports the development, integration, and synchronization of Army leader development and education systems through the Center of Army Leadership.  USACGSC executes professional military education programs to military and civilian leaders through five educational institutions:  Command and General Staff School, School of Non-Resident Studies, School of Advanced Military Studies, School for Command Preparation, and the Army Management Staff College.The United States Army Command and General Staff College ensures the professional vitality of the US Army’s corps of officers by preparing them to discharge their duties in the service of our nation.  Today’s contemporary operating environment requires leaders for tomorrow’s joint, interagency, and multinational operations.  We must replicate that operational environment in the classroom.  Therefore, CGSC is more than an “Army” school, we are a joint, interagency, and multinational school with international officers and sister service officers in our faculty and student body.  We augment our educational programs with interagency guest speakers and representatives in our exercise program.  To that end, USACGSC seeks to produce:        • Successful Graduates leading teams to solve complex problems throughout the spectrum of operations.         • World-Class Faculty advancing the profession of arms through the development of, publication for, and subscription to the professional body of knowledge.         • Harmonious Army Leader Development and Education Program that develops, integrates, and synchronizes leader development and educational systems.

Last Reviewed: October 28, 2008