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Atlanta, GA | Posted: February 12, 2010
Summary Sentence:
Class includes officer from Algeria to Yemen
Full Summary:
Georgia Tech's naval ROTC unit hosted a remarkable class of senior international naval officers from the U.S. Naval War College's Naval Command College. The class is comprised of 50 officers from 47 countries around the world including Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Poland, and Yemen.
Georgia Tech's naval ROTC unit hosted a remarkable class of senior international naval officers from the U.S. Naval War College's Naval Command College. The class is comprised of 50 officers from 47 countries around the world including Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Poland, and Yemen.
Their visit to Georgia Tech was part of the War College's introduction to top-flight U.S. government and business entities which includes only two other educational organizations: the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and Rice University ROTC.
The class is convened annually at the invitation of the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations. The 11-month long curriculum focuses on Joint Military Operations, Strategy and Policy, and National Security Decision Making.
Initiated in 1956, the program is designed "to give these leaders a balanced understanding of the economic, political, and social aspects of life in the United States and to increase awareness of the basic issues of international [sic] recognized human rights." The Naval War College viewed the visit to Georgia Tech NROTC as an opportunity to demonstrate how America educates and trains its best military leaders. More than 55 percent of the officers who attend the program attain the rank of admiral or general in their own countries.
Presentations were made by Captain Stephen Kirby, head of NROTC at Georgia Tech, midshipmen MIDN 1/C David Pham, and MIDN 1/C Kyle Davis.
