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““Content, Processes, Content, Processes, Environment: Holistic Environment: Holistic Curriculum Design to Curriculum Design to

prepare Military prepare Military Leaders for the Future”Leaders for the Future”

Brigadier General Jimmy TanBrigadier General Jimmy Tan

SAFTI Military Institute, SingaporeSAFTI Military Institute, Singapore

10 Oct 0710 Oct 07

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Strategic Defence & Security Strategic Defence & Security PerspectivePerspective

Singapores’s defence & security Singapores’s defence & security strategies contingent on peaceful strategies contingent on peaceful regional and global orderregional and global order

Twin pillars of defence policyTwin pillars of defence policy DiplomacyDiplomacy DeterrenceDeterrence

Traditional roles of Armed ForcesTraditional roles of Armed Forces

Expansion of non-traditional roles of Expansion of non-traditional roles of Armed ForcesArmed Forces

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Future Defence & Security Future Defence & Security EnvironmentEnvironment

Need to be trained to simultaneously Need to be trained to simultaneously conduct conventional, humanitarian, conduct conventional, humanitarian, civil military & counter-insurgency civil military & counter-insurgency operations.operations.

Rapid urbanisation of global Rapid urbanisation of global landscape offers advantages for landscape offers advantages for potential adversaries to operate in it potential adversaries to operate in it & seek shelter amongst innocent & seek shelter amongst innocent populationspopulations

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Future Defence & Security Future Defence & Security EnvironmentEnvironment

Non-governmental organisations and Non-governmental organisations and international media can be exploited international media can be exploited to shape complex informational to shape complex informational landscapelandscape

Advanced technologies, capabilities Advanced technologies, capabilities and weapons of mass destruction and weapons of mass destruction point towards escalation of conflicts point towards escalation of conflicts beyond military realm and with wide-beyond military realm and with wide-ranging catastrophic consequences ranging catastrophic consequences

Future clashes of ideologies or Future clashes of ideologies or civilisations are transnational and civilisations are transnational and dispersed in naturedispersed in nature

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Need to introduce conceptual & Need to introduce conceptual & doctrinal changesdoctrinal changes

Concept of “3Concept of “3rdrd Generation SAF” that Generation SAF” that is characterised by jointness and is characterised by jointness and integration among servicesintegration among services

More integrated multi-state and More integrated multi-state and multi-agency approachmulti-agency approach

Military officers and defence officials Military officers and defence officials need to possess a depth of need to possess a depth of understandingunderstanding

Future Defence & Security Future Defence & Security EnvironmentEnvironment

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3rd Generation SAF Officer3rd Generation SAF Officer

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Content – Design ChallengesContent – Design Challenges

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The SAF Leadership FrameworkThe SAF Leadership Framework

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

(social, societal, cultural, temporal,

technological, organisational)

DESIRED OUTCOMES(e.g. Will to Fight,

Engagement, Experience,Organisational

Learning, Opennessetc.)

MISSION & PURPOSE

Values

StylesStylesAction Outcome

Contingencies

SelfSelf (self awareness, management &

personal mastery)

CompetenciesCompetencies

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Process - Design ChallengesProcess - Design Challenges

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Environmental Design ChallengesEnvironmental Design Challenges

Need to create conducive & collaborative Need to create conducive & collaborative technologically enabled teaching and learning technologically enabled teaching and learning environment that supports networking & a lifelong environment that supports networking & a lifelong learning culturelearning culture

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SAS

PRONTO (Small)

Up to Syndicate Level (20pax)

COSMOS (Large)

Up to Coy Level (100 pax)

OCSOCS LEVEL 2 (Med / Large)

Up to Wing Level (120pax)

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Use of Simulation SystemsUse of Simulation Systems

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Strong Bilateral LinksStrong Bilateral Links

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NetworkingNetworking

USA

AUSTRALIA

THAILAND

NEW ZEALAND

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Supporting Lifelong Learning CultureSupporting Lifelong Learning Culture

Enterprise System for Integrated

Learning & Knowledge

“e-SILK”

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Learning Culture & ClimateLearning Culture & Climate

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ConclusionConclusion

Challenges:Challenges: Contraint in manpowerContraint in manpower Balance between training & Balance between training & educationeducation

Joint vs Service competencies & Joint vs Service competencies & culturescultures

Changing mindsetsChanging mindsets Breakdown “Silo Thinking”Breakdown “Silo Thinking”

Holistic approach of addressing Holistic approach of addressing ContentContent, , ProcessesProcesses & & EnvironmentEnvironment

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Quote from Quote from

LG Desmond Kuek, CDF LG Desmond Kuek, CDF

“ “In all areas, we need to review and refresh In all areas, we need to review and refresh the syllabus and curriculum to strengthen the the syllabus and curriculum to strengthen the

training and education of our leaders and training and education of our leaders and servicement, clearly assimilating new servicement, clearly assimilating new

doctrines and requirements while keeping doctrines and requirements while keeping correct emphasis on fundamentals relevant to correct emphasis on fundamentals relevant to

the 3the 3rdrd Generation SAF. Generation SAF.What we want is to strengthen professionalism What we want is to strengthen professionalism

and commitment, and to build knowledge and commitment, and to build knowledge through clearer differentiation in through clearer differentiation in

advancement tracks, deeper specialisation, advancement tracks, deeper specialisation, more open learning and inspired leadership. more open learning and inspired leadership.

Only then will we attain the status of first Only then will we attain the status of first class people, world class organisation.”class people, world class organisation.”

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