PROPOSAL FOR A TWO-YEAR CT TRAINING PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06096A000400100010-6
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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: June 4, 1965
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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4 June 1965
25X1A
25X1A
SUBJECT: Proposal for a Two-Year CT Training Program
, with whom I discussed the subject
is not expecting
any additional contribution from OTR at this time. - apparently 25X1A
told Tom that he had not been able to follow up on the discussion held
at the last meeting of the CS Training Board, due to his running the
COS Seminar and other duties. In fact, had not, at the time of 25X1A
his discussion with Tom, or later with me, drafted the notes of the
1. Status of Subject
According to
proposal over two weeks ago,
25X1A last meeting.
reportedly expressed no urgent
desire to get on with the subject. -indicated to me that the 25X1A
pending business would be the DTR's "counter-proposal", and that
this would be the subject of discussion at the next CS Training Board
meeting.
2. Thoughts for CS Training Board Meeting
These are some additional bits of general information - they are
meant only to help define better the
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scope of the problem. These are
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not pin-point estimates, but probably closer to bulldozer accuracy.'
Included is a better breakdown of major subjects, time-blocks,
and sequence of training.
3. For seen Administrative Problems
a. Financial
(1) 01 money (salaries) to keep CTs on a two-year training
cycle will probably cost an additional $750, 000 per year. Our
present budget runs a bit over $2, 000, 000 per annum.
(2) 30-day TDY Abroad
Would average out at approximately $1,500 per CT for
per diem and travel only. For 200 CTs annually: $300, 000.
(3)
Additional Staff and Materials
Faculty
(a)
Language Training School
May be able to meet require-
ment with present T/O, if
full strength.
(b)
Headquarters Training
1
(c)
Intelligence School
1
(d)
CTP staff
1
(4) Additional Classroom Space in Headquarters, 1000
Glebe, or Somewhere
(1)
50-man classroom 1
(2)
Seminar room for 15 4
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b. CT Personnel
(1) Promotion
The CT is presently promoted within the first year of his
assignment to the DDP. Shall we consider this to be acted on
after graduation from PM, or after the desk assignment phase?
This will add to OTR's costs and the $750, 000 would have to be
adjusted to include one grade higher pay.
(2) Recruitment and Motivation
What will the effect of a two-year training cycle have on
recruitment? I think we would attract the more scholarly
inclined rather than the vigorous, action-inclined type to agree
to such a program.
c . Comments
So far as I have been able to determine, this expansion is
administratively feasible, given the funds, instructor personnel,
classroom space, materials, and equipment that would be needed.
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4. Schedule and Course Content, Revised
a. Time
720 Days
- 208 ----- Weekends
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12 ----- Holidays
500
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30 ----- Vacation
470
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10 ----- Course Break
460
Subject
Time in Days
1.
Orientation
5
2.
Intel Techniques
15
3.
CP Orientation
20
4. American Heritage
10
5.
OC
90
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Comments
4 Directorates and
the place of CIA in
the Intelligence
Community
The enemy, Revo-
lution, War of
National Liberation
and Insurgency
2 Week Break - Evaluation Received - Area
Assignments Made
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Subject Time in Days
7.
Name Check Course
5
8.
S&T
9.
TSD
23
10.
Desk
30
11.
Case Assessment
35
12.
Language and Area
100
13.
Overseas TDY
47
14.
TDY Report and Debrief-
ing
5
5. General Comments
a. Is Two-Year Training Cycle Feasible?
25X1 A Apparently
wants OTR to handle the CT
for the entire two-year period. Obviously the best training com-
bination is (1) on the job, and (2) in training. If we must forgo
the ideal, can we go for an extended overseas TDY ? This could
be used to combine language and area study. How about a one
semester enrollment (language, history, economics) in a university
abroad? This TDY could overcome some of the expected reluctance
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of the prospective CT to go into another long training cycle. Is
such a TDY feasible for the married (even with children) CT ?
b. Overseas TDY and Future Assignment
Is it to be station connected, tourist, student? to area of
assignment. Is 30 days worthwhile? I have given that transporta-
tion is the principal item:
(1)
Round trip to Japan
- $1100
(2)
Round trip to Europe
- $ 500
(3)
Average round trip per CT - $700-$800
Per diem averages out at $18-$20.
c. Advantages and Disadvantages
(1) What does a two-year cycle add that a desk and
overseas assignment won't give ? (TSD skills ?)
(2) The value of an extended overseas TDY ?
(3) The added consequences of resignation after two years.
(4) What effect will a two-year cycle for CS-CT's have on
DDI and DDS-CTs ?
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