To emphasize the mutual obligations of military officers and civilians for effective democratic civilian control. To clarify the specific roles of civilian officials and military officers within differing democratic systems of government. To bring together key military and civilian leaders, creating dialogue between the two communities and helping them meet the challenges that emerge with every democratic consolidation. They utilize a variety of instructional methods, including lectures, readings, and discussion groups. Most CCMR programs also include case studies and simulation exercises, in which participants are presented with a civil-military relations problem drawn from reality and asked to devise solutions.
All courses emphasize the importance of interaction between and among participants and faculty.
What We Teach The Center for Military relations offers a wide variety of courses, each targeted to a specific audience. More information about courses Faculty CCMR programs are led by faculty of Naval Postgraduate School, which boats an excellent faculty of 330, some 85 percent of whom are civilians. Virtually all civilian faculty members hold doctoral degrees from the most prestigious universities in the U.S. and abroad. For Civil-Military Relations MET's, CCME also draws on the expertise of practitioners and academic specialist from universities, government agencies, and international organizations. CCMR MET teams have included General and Flag Officers, high-ranking civilian officials from the Department of Defense and NATO, and professors from the National Defense University and the Army war College.