Army Fellows Program

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A number of Army officers are selected each year to participate in the Arroyo Center Army Fellows Program. Based in RAND's Santa Monica, CA or Washington, D.C. office, Army fellows work with nationally known researchers on critical Army policy issues. To date, over 100 officers have participated in this program. The one-year fellowship is followed by a utilization tour, typically on the Army staff.

The Arroyo Center's executive agent coordinates the annual nomination and selection process, which starts in November for the next fiscal year participants. Final selection normally occurs at the beginning of the third quarter of the fiscal year. Selected officers report for duty in July or August.

Those interested in participating in this program should contact their assignments officer, or visit the U.S. Army Application Process for the Fellowship Program to learn more. For more information about the Fellows program, contact the RAND Arroyo Center's Contracting Officer's Representative at (703) 695-3959, DSN 225-3959, Program Analysis and Evaluation Directorate, Office of the G-8, U.S. Army.

 

Arroyo Fellows Newsletter

This page is a gateway to the RAND Arroyo Center Army Research Fellows Newsletter, which acknowledges our military officers and work at RAND. To proceed further, you will need a login name and a password, as this newsletter is not intended for the public domain.

To access this site, contact the editor at POC_editor@rand.org or (310) 393-0411 x7880.

After obtaining the required information, use the following link to download current and past issues of the RAND Arroyo Center Army Research Fellows Newsletter.

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Army Fellows Experiences

"My RAND Fellowship provided an enriching professional development experience that I have drawn upon for over a decade."

— MG Jim Coggin

"Working with RAND's fine cadre of analysts, having the opportunity to engage the Army and OSD on a variety of topics, and being permitted to conduct independent research in an area that was tremendously important to me, I believe, set the conditions for the future assignments I was subsequently given. My experience at RAND enabled me to approach problem solving in an open and objective manner and ultimately made me more valuable and useful to the Army."

— MG Bill McCoy

"It introduced me to new people, new concepts, new insights, and new methods for pursuing the analysis of some critical areas of the Army's interest. For me personally, it was one of the most intellectually stimulating and professionally rewarding accomplishments of my career"

— LTC Glenn Hewitt

"The RAND people I worked with showed me that it is a good thing to look at and approach problems from different angles. We should applaud efforts that aren't the approved Army process. RAND gave me insights to solving problems with solutions that were truly ‘out of the box.' These had direct pay offs when in battalion and brigade command."

— COL Kemp Littlefield

"My greatest thrill was being able to observe and participate in groundbreaking research. The insights I gained while working side by side with some of the world's best analysts has helped me tremendously in my follow-on assignments."

— COL Steven Galing