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To provide Navy Reserve Logistics Specialists (LS) training in afloat Supply Management procedures. RESMART topics are presented in a fast-paced environment and cover the latest information related to major LS occupational standards and are equivalent to the topics covered in Logistics Specialist “A” and “C” schools.

Students are required to show proficiency in both manual and automated supply processes. The information is presented in lecture/discussion format with extensive laboratory work and practical exercises to increase the student's performance skill levels. The primary text for the course is the NAVSUP P-485, which will be provided by the instructor. In addition, the student will be required to make a 20 minute presentation on a supply management topic assigned by the instructor. This allows the student an opportunity to research and present supply management information to a class. The goal of the presentation exercise is to build personal confidence and to increase the student's ability in presenting supply information and training to their respective reserve units.

Expeditionary Logistics (IEL) provides an overview of the joint planning process, the joint and naval logistics chain of command and specific issues and concerns related to the deployment to and logistics support in an expeditionary environment. Discussions and lectures include Unified Commands, Naval Logistics, Joint Operational Planning, Advanced Base Logistics, Foreign Humanitarian Assistance, Host Nation Support and an overview of the Navy's Expeditionary commands.

This course is taught as a seminar with guest speakers as subject matter experts and is intended for Officers and Senior Enlisted (E-6 or above) from the active component, reserve component, other services, and foreign military. Introduction to Expeditionary Logistics (IEL) is both a two-week resident course in which student's use of seminar discussions assists in conducting a final group exercise involving a logistics scenario that will demonstrate a working knowledge of the lectures.

The Supply Officer Department Head Course (SODHC) is a four-week course that prepares ensigns through lieutenant commanders to assume the duties of the Supply Officer on a ship or submarine. SODHC includes training in Supply Management, Food Service, Retail Operations, Disbursing Management and Postal Operations. In addition, training is provided for the following specific technical functions: Small Afloat Purchasing, user certification for the government commercial purchase card program, Configuration Management, Hazardous Materials Management (including certification as a Hazardous Materials Coordinator Afloat), Off-Ship Bill Pay and Husbanding Services Provider processes and Submarine-specific Supply Functions. Automated Information Systems training is also provided in R-Supply, OMMS-NG, FSM, CMP and FEDLOG. SODHC focuses on current fleet trends and technical developments. It also stresses developing effective and efficient managerial skills to meet the challenging "at sea" environment.

SODHC course is designed to prepare Senior Supply Corps Officers to return to sea as department heads. This course is eight days in length. Topics covered include Senior Officer Leadership, Ethics, Inventory and Financial Management using R-SUPPLY, Food Service, Retail Operations, Disbursing Management, Postal Operations and Hazardous Material Management, and Off-Ship Bill Pay and Husbanding Services Provider processes. Guest speakers for this course include briefers from throughout the fleet (active and reserve), including civilians.

Prior to reporting to Newport, Rhode Island, prospective SR SODHC students are encouraged to start a dialogue with the Supply Officer they will be relieving, as well as TYCOM. They should also begin to gather reports and information from their future command, including the most recent CO's Monthly Report and Annual Financial Management Plan. Gathering this information prior to starting class will allow students to review real world examples as they learn.

Utilizing executive coaching and collaborative, experiential education, the Advanced Management Program (AMP) provides senior executives the business acumen, leadership skills, and actionable learning to authentically manage and drive organizational change. Upon course completion, AMP students will be able to utilize latest industry tools and business practices to strategically assess the complex, dynamic, and interdependent global environment in which their organizations operate. AMP disrupts traditional thought processes and enhances students’ ability to leverage initiative, innovation, and improvisation to optimize decision-making speed, agility, and resilience. Students return to their organizations equipped with fresh strategic insights and peer-networking to create winning organizational cultures that deliver sustained results and long-term growth.  AMP requires an 80 ECL score [this requirement only applies to non-U.S., non-native English-speaking officers funded for training from IMET or FMS programs]. 

Frequency: Offered four times per year 
Max class size: 35 students 
Cost: Average tuition ranges from $1,800 - $2,500 depending on number of students.
How to Enroll : Military: Contact your Training Department,  Civilians: Contact your HR Training Department,  DLA: Contact your Executive Development and Professional Enhancement Program Manager.

THIS COURSE CONVENES TWO TIMES ANNUALLY 
International officers grades O-1 to O-4 only, waivers available for civilian students. Course familiarizes students with the organizational structure of the U.S. Government, U.S. Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and their relationship to Foreign Military Sales (FMS) processes.  Discusses Logistics Supply Chain, defined as identifying, locating, ordering and tracking assets. Assists international customers develop a working knowledge of Department of Defense web-based logistics systems and FMS requisitioning procedures, and all aspects of the Security Cooperation Information Portal (SCIP). Course provides knowledge of: FEDLOG, Asset Visibility of DLA stock levels, Item Managers notes, requisition status, including detailed shipping information. Course also provides a detailed overview of Acquisition Logistics, Allowance Models, Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) and Fleet Logistic Center (FLC) and Weapons System Support (WSS) operations. Discusses specific allowance determination for FMS customers to include ship transfer and shipyard procedures.  Students work with their country's real time data to demonstrate methods used to improve logistics support.

Following six weeks of classroom instruction, students depart on a three-week tour of U.S. and Navy logistics centers, reinforcing theory and practices learned in the classroom. Students visit NAVSUP/WSS International Programs Directorate, Philadelphia, receiving briefings on current business practices supporting FMS cases. Students meet with subject matter experts in Navy FMS cases, Country Program Managers, Security Assistance Field Representatives. Students also tour the DLA Susquehanna facility, NAVSUP FLC, and various diverse supply organizations in the Norfolk, Virginia, area. A robust Field Studies Program includes visits to Newport, Boston, Providence, New York City, Washington, D.C. and other sites are an integral part of the program. Students return to Newport for graduation and departure.

Advanced Development (ILEAD) (7 weeks), Senior International Officers, grade O5 and above, waivers available. Course is taught once per year. This seven-week course is designed to give Senior International Officers a better understanding of current trends in logistics and supply chain management from the military perspective. The course includes the Advanced Management Program (AMP) as the first portion of the course. AMP is a two-week long executive leadership course designed for CDR’s and GS-13/14’s that deals with transformation, supply chain management, lean six-sigma, and many other management skills used both by industry and DoD. It is a post-MBA level course, taught by university professors from top-level business schools. The students will be embedded with equivalent U.S. personnel during this period, and work on group projects and make a group presentation for a panel of Flag Officers on the last day of AMP. Following the two weeks of AMP, site visits will be conducted to various Navy commands in the U.S. to give the students an on-site view of the various logistics initiatives and projects currently being worked on by Department of Defense, and U.S. Navy. The students will also participate in various events that will allow for a better understanding of American society and culture. All course travel is included in the MASL cost. Class requires an 80 ECL score.