Institute for Noncommissioned Officer
Professional Development (INCOPD)
Structured Self-Development (SSD)
Providing direction and oversight of the
Noncommissioned Officer Education System
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Agenda
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Overview
Numbers
Forcing Functions
ACT Linkage
SSD Level V
Issues and Fixes
Helpdesk
Questions
Backup Slides
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Bridging the Gaps
• SSD is mandatory web-base training that continues throughout a Soldier’s career and is
closely linked to and synchronized with institutional and experiential learning.
• SSD will bridge the operational and institutional domains and set conditions for continuous
growth. When fully implemented, SSD will improve Army readiness by integrating selfdevelopment into a lifelong learning approach.
• SSD Program links self-development needs to NCO professional development efforts by
ensuring that the self-development domain is well defined, meaningful, and
synchronized/integrated into the leader development process.
• SSD is asynchronous and exists in four levels. It is supported by a robust self-assessment
and feedback process, the increased use of advance technology like the Army Career
Tracker (ACT), a secure test environment, achievable requirements, and policies that set
the conditions for professional growth.
• SSD is a centrally managed set of specified content that must be completed within specified
career points as a prerequisite for attendance at Warrior Leaders Course (WLC), Senior
Leader Course (SLC), and Sergeants Major Course (SMC).
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Concept for Self-Development
Self-Development Domain
Structured Self-Development
Defined/Required Content
Core Requirements
• Mandated Tasks not in
NCOES
• Army/NCO History
• Joint Learning Areas
Guided Self-Development
Defined but not required
Educational
Development
• GED
• BSEP
• Reading
Improvement
• College Prep
Growing Competence as a Warrior Leader
Other
• GoArmyed
• SOCAD
• CLEP
• DANTES/CLEP
• ACES
• Army Correspondence
Program
Personal Self-Development
Self-initiated
Individual defines the
objectives, pace and
process
Increased Breadth & Depth of Knowledge
Support The Life Long Learning Strategy by bridging the operational and institutional domains and
set conditions for continuous growth
Implementation Date
Prerequisite Date
SSDI
1 OCT 10
1 OCT 12
SSDIII
19 MAY 11
1 JUN 13
SSDIV
19 MAY 11
1 JUN 13
FY 12
SSDV
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Basic NCO Career Timeline
NCO Leader Development
2015 Environment
A deliberate, continuous, sequential, and progressive process
AVERAGE YEARS OF SERVICE TO PIN ON
4.5
8 8
14
20
LINKED,
SYNCHRONIZED
DOMAINS
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SELF
DEVELOPMENT
OPERATIONAL
INSTITUTIONAL
ARFORGEN
1:2
ARFORGEN
1:2
ARFORGEN
1:2
ARFORGEN
1:2
ARFORGEN
1:2
ARFORGEN
1:2
Balance of Education, Training, and Experiences
BASELINE
Education = PME: 12-18 months (MOS Specific)
Training = unit time prior to deployment : ~16 years
Experiences = Deployment: ~10 years
Broadening/Joint: ~5 years
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STRUCTURED SELF-DEVELOPMENT
• Four Levels
• ALC -CC in lieu of SSD II
• Internet-based, Interactive Multimedia
Instruction, ALMS
• Vertically and horizontally aligned with NCOES
• Bridges operational and institutional domains
• 5 potential promotion points for each level
• Captured in EMILPO as of November 11, but
not reflected on the ERB
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Course Offering, Design, and Tracking
• ATRRS managed self development course, hosted in the
Army Learning Management System (ALMS)
• Soldiers are automatically enrolled upon completion of
AIT/OSUT, ALC, SLC, SMC
• Modular structure of the course provides lessons,
modules, check on learning and exams
• Soldier can self-enroll into SSD courses commensurate
with their rank and NCOES completion
• Self paced course - current policy allows Soldiers three
years to complete each level of SSD
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SSD by the Numbers
SSD Level 1 FY 11
Total Enrolled
Total Graduated
Percent Graduated
SSD Level 3 FY 11
Total Enrolled
Total Graduated
Percent Graduated
156413
5969
3.8%
SSD Level 4 FY 11
18100
1495
8.3%
Total Enrolled
Total Graduated
Percent Graduated
12226
1251
10.2%
As of 17 Nov 2011
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SSD by the Numbers
SSD Level 1 FY 12
Total Enrolled
Total Graduated
Percent Graduated
SSD Level 3 FY 12
Total Enrolled
Total Graduated
Percent Graduated
26201
367
1.4%
SSD Level 4 FY 12
5564
204
3.7%
Total Enrolled
Total Graduated
Percent Graduated
4830
256
5.3%
As of 1 Dec 2011
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Forcing Function for “Mop ups”
• Soldiers that have already completed (or enrolled) in a
resident NCOES course prior to the mandatory prerequisite
date will be “grandfathered” from prior levels of SSD
• Soldiers who missed an automatic enrollment date and are
not grandfathered for a specific level of SSD need to either:
– Self-enroll their requisite level of SSD, or
– HRC needs to establish an automatic enrollment thru ATRRS to capture
this group of Soldiers
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The Army Career Tracker (ACT)
and SSD
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ACT and SSD
• Soldiers will soon be able to register for their next level of SSD from the
ACT “My Planner”
• In the near future all levels of SSD will be accessible from the ACT “My
Career Dashboard”
• Required/completed levels of SSD is appropriately displayed on Soldier’s
“My Career Dashboard”
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ACT and SSD Con’t
• ACT gives Soldier the ability to self enroll in SSD
• Leaders can monitor the progress of their subordinates down to the
module level
• The ACT Staff Role will allow for Senior Leaders to asses their formation’s
SSD progress
Leader View
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Soldier/Leader View
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Structured Self Development
Level I
SSD I tasks are primarily focused at the team and common leader level.
SSD I will be completed prior to attending WLC.
• SSD Level I Introduction
• Army Writing Style
• How War and Multiple Deployments
Impact Subordinates
The NCO Roles in Recruiting and
Retention
• Combat Operations Report
• Leadership
Lean Six Sigma Fundamentals
• Composite Risk Management (CRM)
• Military Problem Solving Process
Army Ethic
• Detainee Operations
• Personal Habits to Increase Health
Task Organize Squad for Mission
• Fratricide
and Fitness
• MTBI & PTSD
• Troop Leading Procedures
• History of the NCO
• Supply Activities in a Unit
• Personnel Recovery
• Primary Roles and Functions of the
• Self-Directed Learning Principles
• Counterinsurgency (COIN) Principles
• Cultural Effects on Military Operations
• Customs, Courtesies, and Traditions
of the Service
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Military Services
• Types of Rehearsals
• Preparing a Brief
• Conflict Management
• Principles of Effective Management
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Communicate the History of the U.S.
Army
Identify Financial Readiness Actions
After Action Review
Conduct Squad Drill
Host Nation, Federal, State, and Local
Environmental Laws and Regulations
Time Management
The NCO Role in the Casualty
Assistance Program
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Advanced Leaders Course-Common Core
ALC-CC
ALC-CC tasks are primarily focused at the squad and platoon level.
ALC-CC should be completed prior to attending ALC Technical Phase.
• Enforce the Army’s Sexual Assault
Prevention and Response Program
• Identify the Warning Signs of a
Potential Suicide
• The Army’s Equal
Opportunity/Sexual Harassment
Policies
• Identify what makes an Army
Leader-Ethics
• Assist Family Members of the Unit
during Emergencies
• the Army Writing Style
• Enforce Environmental Laws and
Regulations
• Prepare a Noncommissioned Officer
Evaluation Report
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• Develop a fitness Program for a
Squad / Section
• Plan Training for a Squad
• Cross Cultural Competencies
• Identify Preventive Medicine
Measures
• Implement Measures to Reduce
Combat Stress in a Squad / Section
• Perform Personnel Recovery
• OPSEC
• Information Awareness
• Every Soldier is a Sensor
• Conduct Causality / KIA Operations
(First Aid)
• Supervise Handling of Enemy
Personnel and Equipment
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• Prepare and Maintain Unit
Situation Report (SITREP) /
Analysis Terrain
• Conduct Small Unit Combat
Operations According to the Law
of War
• Issue Operations Plans, Combat
Orders and Annexes
• Perform Riot Control Functions
• Conduct an Area and Route
Reconnaissance
• IEDs – Defeat (supervise
Minefield Breaching Operations)
• Conduct a Hasty Attack
• Lead a Squad Urban Patrol
• Supervise Security Check Point
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Structured Self Development
Level III
SSD III tasks are primarily focused at the platoon and company level.
SSD III will be completed after ALC and prior to SLC.
• SSD Level III Introduction
• Leadership Skills
• Ethical Leadership Decision Making Process at Small
Unit Level
• Casualty Assistance Officer (CAO) Duties
• Measures to Reduce Combat Stress
• Army Systems of Record
• The Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP)
• Plan a Research Paper
• Unit Physical Security Plan
• Develop an Essay
• The Army Family Team Building (AFTB) Program
• Develop a Mission Essential Task List (METL)
• Positive Command Climate
• Conduct and Prepare Troops for
• Training for Full Spectrum Operations
• Media Engagements
• Employ Information Operations (IO)
• Joint Forces Capabilities
• Civil Affair (CA) and Civil Military Operation (CMO)
• Army Forces Generation (ARFORGEN)
• Supervise a Noncommissioned Officer Development
Program (NCOPD)
• The Preventive Medicine Program
• Unit Deployment Readiness Activities
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
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• Develop a Mentorship Program
• Supervise the Setup of Ceremonies
• Develop Organizational
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Structured Self Development
Level IV
SSD IV tasks are primarily focused at the battalion level. SSD IV will be
completed after SLC and prior to SMC. USASMA highly recommends that
SSD IV be completed prior to assuming duties as a First Sergeant.
• SSD Level IV Introduction
• Capabilities of the Media/Public Affairs and the
Significance of Portraying and Maintaining a
Positive Image
• Evaluate the Execution of Ceremonies
• Joint Force (Government and Non Governmental
Agencies on the Battlefield Capabilities)
• Describe the Relationship between Interagency
Operation and Host Nation Support
• Army Systems of Record
• Create Mentorship Strategies
• Identify and Create Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs)
• Define the Operational Continuum
• Evaluate and Manage a Preventive Medicine
Program
• METL Development, Training Strategies and ARFORGEN
• Develop a Mission Essential Task List (METL) for a
Battalion or Higher Level Headquarters
• Synthesize Critical Reasoning Skills to Solve a Problem
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• Introduction to Negotiations and Mediations
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Structured Self Development
Level V
SSD V tasks prepare Soldiers for Nominative and Joint Staff assignments.
SSD V will be completed after SMC for Nominative and Joint Staff assignments.
Currently SSD V is in Playability testing in ALMS
The projected Implementation date for SSD V is 2 QTR FY12
• SSD Level V Introduction
• The Civilian Hiring Process
• Analyze JSOTF/CJSOTF from Different Areas of
Operations
• Special Senior Enlisted Positions
• The Operational Environment
• DA Civilians Professional Development Program
• The Joint Targeting Process
• The Human Dimension of Leadership
• Information Operations (IO) Campaigns
• Joint Leadership Issues
• Nation Building through Stability Operations
• Analyze the Strategic Level Leadership
• Describe the Stewardship of RM Program to the
Commander
• Conflict Management Resolution
• Describe Protocol and Etiquette at the Strategic
Level
• Formulate MTOE/TDA
• Manage Information In Operation Centers
• Apply Senior Leader Media Skills
• Negotiate Support Agreements with Foreign
Governments
• Describe the Effectiveness of Host Nation
Support to the Allied or Joint Commander
• Recommend Input on Civil Affair/Civil Military
Operations
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• Funding Joint Operations
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Issues and Fixes
• The most common issue users are having with SSD/ALMS is
getting a “1009 error” and a “Blank Screen”
– As of today we do not have a 100% fix for these; Soldiers
can contact the helpdesk and are walked through the steps
to resolve their issue
• Soldier taking SSD at night or in the morning (CONUS) have
less issues than taking it during peak hours (1000-1400)
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SSD Helpdesk
• Has a team of five fully dedicated personnel to assist Soldiers
• Resolves issues Soldiers encounter when attempting to
launch/complete the SSD course material
• Soldiers receive assistance on how to resolve their issues; if
this does not work the team will manually move the Soldier
forward in their lesson, giving credit for all previous
completions
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Helpdesk Information
• ATHD and ALMS are a Tier I helpdesk that
receives the initial ticket from a Soldier and
forwards it to the NCOES Domain Support
(SSD Helpdesk)
– ATHD Phone Contact: (800) 275-2872, option 3
– ALMS Phone Contact: (877) 251-0730
– On-line Contact: Both ATHD and ALMS can be
contacted from the following website
https://athd.army.mil
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College of the American Soldier
(CAS) Background
In Nov 07, the CG TRADOC hosted a kick-off meeting with representatives
from 10 Universities/Colleges and representatives from the Service Members
Opportunity Colleges (SOC). This meeting established the foundations for
continuing to grow the training and educational partnership. The Army
implemented a Career NCO Degrees Program available to all NCOs at any
point in their career, with maximum credit for Army leadership schools based
on completion of NCOES up to the Sergeant Majors Course (SMC). To date,
28 universities/colleges offer business and management related degrees
under CAS.
Developing Educated Soldiers
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Current Education Initiatives
• Career NCO Degrees Program (Provide Soldiers a
degree not tied to enrollment in a Military Occupational
Skill specialty degree)
• Enlisted Education Program (Similar to NCO Degree
Program, for first term enlistees)
• Foreign Area Leader Program
• College Orientation Course
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Career NCO Degrees Program
Purpose: Expand existing civilian higher education degree choices to
provide Career NCOs with a broad preparation degree option not tied
to enrollment in a MOS specialty degree that:
• Enhances NCOs leadership and warfighting capabilities – grows
the Multi-skilled characteristics
• Is accepted and supported by ACE and ACES
• Provides flexibility in degree completion time
• Maximizes credit transfer between colleges
• Maximizes college credit for military training and education
• Minimizes academic residency requirements
• Includes distance learning courses
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Enlisted Education Program
Vision:
• Create a voluntary program that will allow Combat Arms
Soldiers to achieve an associates degree during their first
enlistment
• Ensure maximum award of college credits for completion
of military schools
• Establish a program that assist recruiters in marketing
education under CAS
• Program will establish a base point for Soldiers, but still
allow them to transition in another program
Thirty one colleges and universities combined will offer 56
degrees in either AA, AS, or AGS.
The program is now available for Soldiers on the GoArmyEd
website.
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Foreign Area NCO Program
Establish a FANCO Program among the NCO Corps to supplement the Foreign
Area Officer (FAO) Program:
• Proposed candidates for the FANCO Program will
range from SFC to MSG
• Potential candidates will be afforded the
opportunity to attend advanced schooling,
language training, and immersion training
• The length of civilian schooling and training will
vary, but will not exceed 36 months
• FANCOs could fulfill assignments such as
augmentees, foreign operation planning officers,
attaches, and political- military billets
• Conduct a pilot program in US AFRICOM with 5
inductees
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College Orientation Course
Students will complete a non-credit COC prior to enrolling in a specific
degree program. This course will:
• Enhance students understanding of higher education and
transitioning
from high school to college
• Emphasize faculty expectations for the classroom, various
learning
styles, and common university policies pertaining to students
• Assist students in enhancing skills such as critical thinking,
writing, testtaking, career exploration, and time management
• Build collaborative learning skills and form strong peer network
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QUESTIONS?
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SELF REGISTRATION
From the ATRRS Homepage https://www.atrrs.army.mil/
From the AKO Website -*- After LOGON 1.
2.
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8.
Click on Self Service and Go to My Training
On the ATRRS Student Center Click on Take
Self Development Courses
In the Course Number Block type the SSD
course number and click search.
Click the REGISTER button on the course
schedule
Click the I AGREE button
Choose either CAC or AKO LOGIN
Fill In and Validate the Training Application and
SUBMIT
Your application will be processed soon and you
will be notified of the result by email. Please wait
for the email before submitting another
application for this course. Please allow 24
hours before contacting the ATRRS Help desk.
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Go to the Channels Directory – ARMY and
Click on Self Development
In the Course Number Block copy or type the
SSD course number and click search.
Click the REGISTER button on the course
schedule
Click the I AGREE button
Choose either CAC or AKO LOGIN
Fill In and Validate the Training Application and
SUBMIT
Your application will be processed soon and
you will be notified of the result by email.
Please wait for the email before submitting
another application for this course. Please
allow 24 hours before contacting the ATRRS
Help desk.
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Institute for Noncommissioned Officer
Professional Development (INCOPD)
Structured Self-Development (SSD)
Providing direction and oversight of the
Noncommissioned Officer Education System
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Purpose
Provide information on the Structured Self
Development Program.
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SSD Background
• SSD is a result of the Review of Education Training and Assignments for Leaders
(RETAL) study approved by the Secretary of the Army
• The final report concluded that self development lacked structure, had no clear
focus and must be a robust component of the Professional Development Model
• Report recommendations included the development of a Structured component
for the self development domain
• SSD was carried forward as a recommendation and became an approved Army
Leader Development Program (ALDP) initiative supporting the NCO Life Long
Learning Strategy
• INCOPD and USASMA developed content and started implementation of SSD
Level 1 (SSD I) on in Oct 10 with full implementation planned for Jan 12
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2015 Learning Environment
Not a One Size Fits All Solution
Achieving Deep Understanding through lifelong engagement
Social
Networks
•feedback
•direction
Knowledge
Building
Tools
Learning
Communities
1st Line
Leader
•learning
• collaboration
• sharing
Peers
•facilitate
•guide
•broaden
Information and
Communication
Tools
Mentors
• guide
• share
• shape
Instructors
Authoritative
Sources
Coaches
and
Intelligent
Tutors
• guide
• share
• shape
Army Career Tracker and Assessments
Experience
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Individualized Interests
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Challenges
• Compensation for distributed Learning
• Refining minor technology issues
• Getting the word out to the Army
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QUESTIONS ?
Warrior
Leader
Critical
Thinker
Leader
Developer
Culturally
Astute
Resource
Manager
Bridging the Development Gaps to realize a Life Long Learning Mindset.
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