MINUTES OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING TRAINING SELECTION BOARD ROOM 819, 1000 GLEBE 15 DECEMBER 1965

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• Publication Date: December 15, 1965
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MINUTES OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING
TRAINING SELECTION BOARD
Room 819, 1000 Glebe
15 December 1965
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PRESENT: John Richardson, Chairman
Emmett D. Echols
Jahn B. Riordan
Executive Secretary
~ecording Secretary
1. The Eleventh Meeting of the Training Selection Board convened
at 1400 hours. The Chairman welcomed Mr. Riordan to his first meeting
as the DDP representative on the Board. The Minutes of the Ninth and
Tenth Meetings were approved as presented.
2. Approval of Students for the Midcareer Executive Development
Course #8.
a. The Board approved the candidate nominated by the Office
of the DCI.
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b. gave a brief statement on each DDI
candidate's qualifications, at the conclusion of which Mr. Echols
noted that one, or possibly two, of the alternates seemed to be
stronger candidates than the two NPIC nominees.
said that the DDI wants NPIC employees to be given the opportunity
to learn about other parts of the Agency and feels that the ME DC is
an excellent medium to accomplish this. He agreed, however, that
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one of the alternates) was reaching the age limit and
could replace one of the NPIC employees) who is
younger and could be held for the next class. The Board approved
suggestion that he check the availability of the
two men, and notify the Executive Secretary later which one would
attend. The other principal candidates were approved by the Board.
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c. The DDS&T and DDP candidates were approved as
presented.
d. Mr. Echols proposed that the Board fill seven of the
spaces from each of the seven Career Services within the DDS
component and give the extra slot to the Office of Logistics.
The other members agreed, and approved the eight individuals
recommended.
e. The Chairman reported that many Midcareerists in
the past were disappointed because their Division chiefs or
Career Service heads did not bother to call them in and talk with
them at the time that they were chosen to attend the MEDC. He
recommended strongly that such conferences be held, if only of
a few minutes' duration. then observed that this
course is very important and the Board should be careful in
maintaining high selection standards. He wondered if it is proper
to hold to the quota system; the time may well have come where
certain areas in the Agency are finding it difficult to select the
best Midcareerists, and consequently, are forced to nominate
more mediocre employees simply to fill a quota.
said that a few offices in the DDI component believe that they are
getting through the top level of their Midcareerists and are already
experiencing difficulty in meeting their quotas.
suggested that the Board consider giving each component a small
quota, then have open competition for the remaining spaces for
each course. The Chairman asked the Board members to think
about this further and discuss it again at the next meeting.
3. Approval of Candidate for the Air Command and Staff Co11e e.
The Board agreed that was well qualified and selected him
to attend the next running of the Air Command and Staff College beginning
in August 1966. was selected as the alternate.
a. The Executive Secretary advised the Board members that
there is an Agency quota of three for the DIS Advanced Intelligence
Course, but, to date, there are no candidates for the February running
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of the course. reported that the word has
gotten around that the course is not very good and the DDI
offices therefore do not want to release employees for the
fourteen weeks that attendance at the course requires.
The Board agreed that if the course is a poor one, we should
not plan to use it. The content of the training report which
will be prepared b the Agency representa-
tive in the current running of the course, should help to clarify
the issue and so determine whether the Agency should support
the program in the future.
b. The Chairman asked how the Board members felt about
having attend the meeting when candidates are
being considered for the Midcareer Executive Development Course.
replied that he would prefer a report on the students
after each running of the course rather than have
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:ipate in the selection of students.
suggested that it be a verbal report to the Board. The other
members agreed.
c. The Executive Secretary reported that the dates 5 through
7 July 1966 have been tentatively selected for the special three-day
course for the employees going to the Senior Officer Schools in
August 1966. The Board members thought the timing was too close
to the Fourth of July holiday and instructed the Executive Secretary
to arrange for the course to be scheduled at an earlier date.
5. The meeting adjourned at 1600 hours.
Executive Secreta~ ,
Training Selection Board
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