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Graduate Mobility Management (GMO) Program
The Degree
Degree Objectives The GMO program is the formal graduate study portion of the Advanced Study in Air Mobility (ASAM) program sponsored by the Air Mobility Command's Air Mobility Warface Center (AMWC) at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The goal of the ASAM program is to cultivate a core of mobility officers with an in-depth education in air mobility operations to lead the Air Mobility Command (AMC) in the future. The curriculum consists of 13 required courses in the areas of transportation, logistics, contracting, quantitative decision making, statistics, management, maintenance, and production. In addition, a graduate research paper that examines a topic pertaining to mobility operations must be completed. Satisfactory completion of the curriculum and the graduate research paper leads to the award of a Master of Air Mobility. The program is 12 months long (four academic quarters) and involves a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) to McGuire AFB, New Jersey. Classes begin each year in June. Class size is limited to 12-16 students. Typical Graduate Placement Graduates are typically assigned to the Air Staff, USTRANSCOM, or a unified command. The Air Force Specialty Codes in which graduates are normally assigned: 11AX, 11TX, 12AX, 12SX, 12TX, 14NX, 21AX, 21LX, 21GX, 21SX, 21TX, 33SX. Admission Criteria & Procedures The educational prerequisite for admission to the GMO program is a baccalaureate degree, preferably in Business Administration, Transportation, Logistics, Economics, Mathematics, or Engineering. The minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) is 3.00/4.00 for all coursework. Minimally, applicants must have completed college algebra with a grade of C or higher. Applicants must have a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) verbal score of at least 500 and a quantitative score of at least 600 or a Graduate Management Achievement Test (GMAT) score of at least 550. Typical students in the ASAM program are rated or support officers with nine to thirteen years commissioned time in service (i.e., senior captains or junior majors) and have experience in mobility operations. Rated officers must be qualified in their assigned weapons systems. All applicants must possess or be eligible to obtain a top secret (TS-SSBI) clearance. Attendees are picked by a central selection board chaired by the Air Mobility Command Vice Commander. Employing a "whole person" concept, the selection board picks only the best persons for this rigorous program. All applicants must be proven leaders worthy of future consideration for command. Curriculum
For further information on the program or the acquisition of graduates, please contact the GMO Program Director: Major Kirk Patterson, GMO Program Director |