The Art of War Scholars Program is a highly selective program in which twelve are selected from the resident US Army Command and General Staff Officers Course. The program is a laboratory for critical thinking, designed to produce officers with critical thinking skills honed through reading, researching, debating, and writing about complex issues across the spectrum of modern warfare. Graduates of the program receive a master's degree in military arts and science and a strategist skill identifier. The Art of War Scholars Program is an alternative to the US Army's Advanced Operations Course (AOC) and follows the successful completion of the Common Core.
