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European initiative for the exchange of young Officers, the way ahead for the next 5 years. Division External Relations. LtKol SBH DUBOIS Dirk. History. 2008 French Presidency Initial stocktaking Council Conclusions 2009 Creation IG 5 Quick-wins Lines of Developments FRONTEX briefing.
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European initiative for the exchange of young Officers, the way ahead for the next 5 years Division External Relations LtKol SBH DUBOIS Dirk
History • 2008 French Presidency • Initial stocktaking • Council Conclusions • 2009 • Creation IG • 5 Quick-wins • Lines of Developments • FRONTEX briefing
Assumptions Financial crisis • Early entry of young officer in international environment • Will perform better if he has been in contact with other nationalities before.
“The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just”
What to do • Ensure MS buy-in • Coordinate closely with conferences of commandants/ superintendents • Progressively open the initiative to allies and partners • Reallocate funding to young officiers exchanges; • Find (alternate form of) funding;
Keep within ESDC network • Support regional cooperation in the field of training • Promote use of common course descriptors based on learning outcomes • Promote teacher mobility, mobile training teams! • Keep focus on young officers
Level of ambition • The national audience learns as much from the mobility student/teacher as vice versa • Allign with civilian norm of minimum 20% of students participate in mobility
‘The only thing harder than getting a new idea into the military mind is to get an old one out.‘ (Sir Basil H Lidell Hart)