LEADER 04402oam 2200625 a 450 001 9910693404103321 005 20110819120538.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002395870 035 $a(OCoLC)706833748 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002395870 100 $a20110311d2011 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCivilian skills for African military officers to resolve the infrastructure, economic development, and stability crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa /$fDiane E. Chido 210 1$aCarlisle, Pa. :$cStrategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,$d[2011] 215 $a1 online resource (vii, 44 pages) 225 1 $aSSI monograph 300 $aTitle from title screen (viewed on March 11, 2011). 300 $a"March 2011." 311 08$a1-58487-480-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 38-44). 327 $aSummary -- Problems of stability in sub-Saharan Africa -- The importance of infrastructure to African development -- Support for infrastructure development as key to stability -- Western aid unsustainable without local skills -- African militaries : supporters or destabilizers? -- Botswana : "what Africa might have become" -- Somaliland : opting out of civil war by building capacity -- Nigeria : what NOT to do -- Education and training models for African military academies -- The military academy model and its applicability to Africa -- Recommendations for implementation. 330 $aFor decades, a lack of economic opportunity has caused instability and violence in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fortunately, U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) is in a unique position to increase stability and reduce the causes of violence and extremism through new partnerships and military-to-military training. The current training approach is very likely to be beneficial to African military officers currently on active duty; however, proficiency in military science alone will not provide the necessary skills for those separating from service and facing an uncertain future in societies that do not pay pensions on time, if at all, and do not offer economic opportunities, especially to those without the right expertise. USAFRICOM partnerships are an excellent foundation on which to provide engineering and other technical training for African military officers and NCOs. In this way, African nations can create indigenous capacity to construct and maintain needed infrastructure like power stations, dams, bridges, and roads. A robust engineering training program has the great potential to lead to improved civil-military relationships and to reduce instability through increased opportunities for separating service members. These new technical skills will enable separating service members, now in mufti, to positively contribute to the societies they once served while in uniform. 606 $aSecurity Assistance Program 606 $aMilitary assistance, American$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aMilitary education$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aSoldiers$xEducation, Non-military$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aRetired military personnel$xEmployment$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aHuman capital$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xManagement 606 $aInfrastructure (Economics)$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aPolitical stability$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 606 $aNational security$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan 607 $aAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xHistory, Military 607 $aAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xPolitics and government$y1960- 615 0$aSecurity Assistance Program. 615 0$aMilitary assistance, American 615 0$aMilitary education 615 0$aSoldiers$xEducation, Non-military 615 0$aRetired military personnel$xEmployment 615 0$aHuman capital$xManagement. 615 0$aInfrastructure (Economics) 615 0$aPolitical stability 615 0$aNational security 700 $aChido$b Diane E$0957699 712 02$aArmy War College (U.S.).$bStrategic Studies Institute. 801 0$bGPO 801 1$bGPO 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910693404103321 996 $aCivilian skills for African military officers to resolve the infrastructure, economic development, and stability crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa$93534035 997 $aUNINA