Time to Overhaul the United States Air Force's Air Command and Staff College

The Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) is the United States (US) Air Force's (AF) intermediate professional military education (PME) service school, charged with preparing field grade officers of all services, international officers, and US civilians to assume positions of higher responsibility within the military and other government arenas (ACSC Home Page 2006). The school has two mission statements: one directed towards students and the other towards faculty and staff. The student mission statement is to "inspire critically thinking Airmen to lead Air and Space forces in Joint/Combined operations." The faculty and staff mission statement is to "provide an intellectually stimulating environment that attracts, develops, and rewards the finest team of educator-leaders possible" (ACSC Home Page 2006). As a current ACSC student, I believe the overall content and educational approach is inefficient and does not help ACSC achieve its mission statements.