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The Naval Education and Training Security Assistance Field Activity (NETSAFA) International Training Center (NITC) in conjunction with the Naval Leadership and Ethics Center (NLEC) began its inaugural International Officer Leadership and Ethics (IOLE) course Oct. 15.
The three-week IOLE course was created by the United States to assist international allies and partners in enhancing the professionalism, ethical awareness and leadership skills of their mid-grade and senior officers.
“In combating intra-state conflict and terrorism while striving for a secure peacetime environment, military professionals are now called upon to carry out an ever expanding range of military, law enforcement, deterrent, and humanitarian missions,” said Guy Abbate, IOLE lead instructor, who saw the need for just such a course for international officers while visiting NLEC at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. “To meet these new challenges, the leadership and professional development of personnel has become a critical component of national security and mission success.”
The IOLE course curriculum addresses leadership topics and also features classes devoted to civilian control of the military, ethical management of resources, women in the military, equal opportunity, discipline, fairness and the use of deadly force.
“Many countries attending this course do not allow women in the military or allow them only in reduced capacities,” said Randy Clendenon, NITC project director. “Women are now joining the U.S. military more than ever before. America is at the forefront of gender equality in the military, and other countries are looking to us to learn how to best cultivate a diverse, integrated military.”
The course features presentations from active-duty commanding officers, subject matter experts, as well as daily student discussion exercises and reading assignments. Participants are offered the unique opportunity to share this educational experience with other officers from around the world, thus benefiting from an array of different cultures, religions and national historical precedents.
“I am truly excited not only by the number of international officers that are currently attending our course, but also for the students’ wide variety of backgrounds,” said Abbate. “For example, one of our students has led his country’s fight against Boko Haram, another is in charge of his country’s military public relations, while another is a psychologist attending the course with her medical mindset.”
Among the nations to send officials to the IOLE course include: Angola, Seychelles, Mauritius, Uganda, Nigeria, Slovak Republic, Jordan, Djibouti, Iraq, Liberia, Cameroon, and Niger.
NETSAFA is the U.S. Navy's agent for international education and training and coordinates training support to international governments and organizations. As a field activity of Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), the command serves as a focal point for all security assistance training program issues, coordination and advice within the U.S. Navy.
For more information about NETSAFA, visit https://www.netsafa.navy.mil.
For more information about NLEC, visit https://usnwc.edu/naval-leadership-and-ethics-center.
For more information on NETC, visit https://www.netc.navy.mil.
| Date Taken: | 10.15.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 10.16.2018 16:06 |
| Story ID: | 296658 |
| Location: | PENSACOLA, FL, US |
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