La Fuerza Espacial seleccion\u00f3 a la Universidad Johns Hopkins como su escuela militar de grado y posgrado, convirti\u00e9ndose en la primera rama de las fuerzas armadas de EUA en aprovechar una universidad privada en lugar de crear una nueva escuela de guerra. A partir del pr\u00f3ximo julio, ofrecer\u00e1 un programa de educaci\u00f3n militar profesional acreditado de 10 meses que se basa en sus cursos de renombre mundial en estudios internacionales e ingenier\u00eda, los graduados obtendr\u00e1n una maestr\u00eda de la Escuela de Estudios Internacionales Avanzados de la universidad.<\/p>\n
The Space Force selected Johns Hopkins University as its graduate and postgraduate military school for officers, becoming the first branch of the U.S. armed forces to leverage a private university rather than create a new war college.<\/p>\n
Starting next July, Johns Hopkins will offer a 10-month, accredited professional military education program that draws on its world-renowned courses in international studies and engineering, the Space Force\u2019s Space Training and Readiness Command told Air Force Times on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Those who graduate will earn a master\u2019s degree in international public policy from the university\u2019s School of Advanced International Studies.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the Space Force\u2019s latest attempt to think outside the box as it creates a culture distinct from the Air Force. The service resides under the Department of the Air Force and manages most of the Pentagon\u2019s space-focused personnel and programs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are shaping the future of our service to develop joint space warfighters in world-class teams,\u201d the Space Force\u2019s training branch said.<\/p>\n
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the U.S. and among the world\u2019s most prestigious institutions of higher education.<\/p>\n
Its satellite campus in downtown Washington will host the Space Force\u2019s intermediate and senior service school programs, which are typically run at military colleges like the Air Force\u2019s graduate-level Air Command and Staff College and its postgraduate Air War College.<\/p>\n
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Gen. John \u201cJay\u201d Raymond, who retired Wednesday as the service\u2019s chief of space operations, considered standing up the Space Force\u2019s own service university as well. But they ultimately opted to work with a civilian school, at an estimated annual cost of $6 million.<\/p>\n
The first cohort is expected to include about 60 students across five seminars, the Space Force said. They\u2019ll graduate in May 2024.<\/p>\n
The program is slated to grow to as many as 85 students across six groups in subsequent years. In comparison, about 750 students attend the Air Force\u2019s graduate and postgraduate PME courses each year.<\/p>\n
\u201cGuardians, sister service members, and civilians will apply as part of their respective developmental education process,\u201d the Space Force said. \u201cStudents selected will be required to provide recommendation letters, transcripts and complete the JHU admissions process.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some space-focused faculty at Air University, the Air Force\u2019s service school at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, will join Johns Hopkins as well.<\/p>\n
Professional military education is a key step in an officer\u2019s ascent up the career ladder.<\/p>\n
Graduate, or intermediate, programs largely cater to majors (O-4), while postgraduate, or senior, courses are tailored to lieutenant colonels (O-5) as they prepare to take on greater responsibilities and leadership roles.<\/p>\n
Students in the program can tailor their studies to fit career goals, from electives in technology, policy and security to technical courses in spacecraft engineering. And Johns Hopkins can work with the military to ensure the coursework remains relevant in a quickly changing field.<\/p>\n
Officials argue that studying in downtown Washington will allow guardians to build stronger relationships with key players in the national security space, and to be involved on long-term projects beyond graduation.<\/p>\n
The decision can also make life easier for students and their families by keeping them in the D.C. area, a hub of military space jobs, instead of sending them to a school far from their potential next step.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur talent development processes must be uniquely designed to allow our guardians to thrive and reach their full potential,\u201d Katharine Kelley, the service\u2019s human capital chief, said in a release. \u201cWe must deliberately grow our guardians to think, act and fight strategically with an understanding of how they fit into the larger ecosystem of the space community.\u201d<\/p>\n