Commissioned Officer Professional Development and …

1 Department of the ArmyPamphlet 600 3 Personnel-GeneralCommissionedOfficerProf essionalDevelopmentand CareerManagementHeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC1 February 2010 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEDA PAM 600 3 Commissioned Officer Professional Development and career ManagementThis major revision, dated 1 February 2010--o Incorporates desired Officer characteristics, under the Officer PersonnelManagement System, from army Field Manual Operations. Adds Officer -broadening concepts at the grades of major and above. Incorporates JointOfficer Qualification System information (chap 3).

2 O Adds information on the evolution of the Officer Education System toincorporate agile and adaptive leader educational paths (chap 4).o Incorporates extensive details on Reserve Component Development , education,and utilization of officers (chap 7).o Updates the human resources area of concentration to reflect a consolidationof services under the Adjutant General Branch (chap 36).o Consolidates functions and Officer Development for the Finance Corps Branchand the Comptroller functional area into a single Financial Management Branch(chaps 37 and 38).o Adds a chapter on the electronic warfare Officer , to reflect a new functionalarea (chap 38).

3 O Standardizes chapter content across branches and functional areas(throughout).o Adds Web links to supporting content (throughout).o Updates the developmental models for functional areas (throughout).o Makes administrative changes (throughout).HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC1 February 2010 Personnel-GeneralCommissioned Officer Professional Development and career Management*Department of the ArmyPamphlet 600 3H i s t o r y . T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a m a j o This pamphlet outlines of-ficer Development and career manage-m e n t p r o g r a m s f o r e a c h o f t h eA r m y s c a r e e r b r a n c h e s a n d f u n c -tional areas.

4 It does not prescribe thepath of assignment or educational as-signments that will guarantee successbut rather describes the full spectrumof developmental opportunities an of-ficer can expect throughout a emphasizes the need of the futureforce leader to acquire a greater depthvice breadth of experience in chal-lenging leadership positions. In addi-t i o n , t h i s p a m p h l e t p r o v i d e s asummary of the special branches (TheJ u d g e A d v o c a t e G e n e r a l s C o r p s ,Chaplain Corps, and army Med-ical Department).

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8 Part OnePhilosophy and Management, page 1 Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Current perspective 1 4, page 1 Warrior ethos and army Values 1 5, page 1 Leader Development overview 1 6, page 2 Mentoring, counseling and coaching 1 7, page 2*This pamphlet supersedes DA Pam 600 3, dated 11 December PAM 600 3 1 February 2010iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents ContinuedOfficer Personnel Management System overview 1 8, page 3 Warrant Officer personnel management overview 1 9, page 4 Force stabilization and career Development .

9 1 10, page 5 Officer Evaluation System overview 1 11, page 7 Chapter 2 Officer Leader Development , page 7 Leader Development overview 2 1, page 7 Leader Development process 2 2, page 7 Domains of leader Development 2 3, page 7 Leader principles 2 4, page 8 Leader Development and the Officer Education System 2 5, page 8 Chapter 3 Officer Personnel Management System and career Management, page 10 Purpose 3 1, page 10 Factors affecting the Officer Personnel Management System 3 2, page 10 Officer Personnel Management System 3 3, page 11 Officer Development 3 4, page 14 Company grade Development 3 5, page 16 Major Development 3 6, page 18 Lieutenant colonel Development 3 7, page 18 Colonel Development 3 8, page 19 Warrant Officer definitions 3 9, page 19 Warrant Officer career patterns 3 10, page 20 Warrant Officer Development 3 11, page 20 Introduction to Officer skills 3 12, page 21 Joint Officer Professional Development 3 13.

10 Page 21 Assignment process and considerations 3 14, page 23 Individual career management 3 15, page 24 Chapter 4 Officer Education, page 24 Scope 4 1, page 24 The Officer Education System 4 2, page 24 Current paths to Officer education 4 3, page 25 Guides for branch, MOS or functional area Development courses 4 4, page 25 Nonresident schools and instruction 4 5, page 26 Educational counseling 4 6, page 26 Military schools 4 7, page 26 Department of Defense and Department of State schools 4 8, page 30 Foreign schools 4 9, page 30 Language training 4 10, page 30 Aviation training 4 11, page 31 Pre-command course 4 12, page 31 Other military schooling 4 13, page 31 Application for military schools 4 14, page 31 Service obligation 4 15, page 31 Civilian education 4 16, page 31 Education programs 4 17, page 32 Tuition assistance 4 18, page 33 Eligibility criteria and application procedures 4 19, page 33iiDA PAM 600 3 1 February 2010 Contents ContinuedChapter 5 Officer Promotions.