IMET Survey

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IMET Senior PME Survey Questions

Note: Each student will only be required to respond to a random set of no more than seven questions below outside of the two Background questions. The survey mechanism will link some of the questions below, so alumni may answer more than one question from each section. Some of the questions will be free text for the student to provide a narrative response, some questions will be “Yes / No”, and others will be sliding scale response.

Intro: The State Department Office of Security Assistance would value your insights regarding the International Military Education and Training program and the experience it provides international students. We appreciate your feedback in answering these questions regarding the U.S. military courses you participated in. All responses are anonymous and survey participation is voluntary. You can skip questions you choose not to answer and you can stop participating at any time. Please feel free to email [email protected] if you have any questions. We are grateful for your participation in our survey.

Background

• How many years have you been a member of the Armed Forces? (multiple choice: 5 years or less, 6-10 years, 11-15 years, 16-20 years, more than 20 years)

• What is your Home Nation? (text box)

Training

• How will this course support your military promotion and selection? Please do not include any personally identifiable information, such as names of other people, in your response. (Text box)

• Do you know what your next position will be? (mc: yes, no)

• How has this course CHANGED your view of the United States? (1 = much worsened, 7 = much improved) (sliding scale)

• What ADVICE would you give to others attending courses in the U.S.? Please do not include any personally identifiable information, such as names of other people, in your response. (Text box)

• Have you previously attended a professional military education course in the United States? (mc: yes, no)

  • How often do you maintain contact with your professional military education classmates? (mc: never, once a year or less, two to three times a year, four times a year or more)

• Have you attended professional military education courses in other countries? (mc: yes, no)

• Please list the other professional military education courses you have attended in other countries. (Please do not include any personally identifiable information, such as names of other people, in your response.) (text box)

  • How would you compare your experience studying in the United States to studying in your country or other countries? (mc: Very different, mostly different, mostly similar, very similar)

• The professional military education course(s) I completed prepared me for my job(s). Use a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 = strongly disagree, 4 = neither disagree nor agree, and 7 = strongly agree. (sliding scale)

  • Please explain your answer to the previous question. (Please do not include any personally identifiable information, such as names of other people, in your response.) (text box)
    
    

• How comfortable are you with sharing defense and security information with your U.S. or international military counterparts? Use a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 =  not comfortable, 4 = neutral, and 7 = very comfortable. (sliding scale)

  • Please explain your answer to the previous question. (Please do not include any personally identifiable information, such as names of other people, in your response.) (text box)

Application

• Which standards, concepts or practices gained from your U.S. professional military education experience have been incorporated into your military? In what ways? (Please do not include any personally identifiable information, such as names of other people, in your response.) (text box)

• How important is collaboration with your international partners in addressing security challenges in your nation? Use a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 =  not important, 4 = neutral, and 7 = very important. (sliding scale)

• How well did your military training and education enable you to employ resources in exercises or while deployed to a coalition operation with greater effectiveness…  

  • …At the tactical level? (mc: not at all, somewhat, a great deal)

  • …At the command level? (mc: not at all, somewhat, a great deal)

  • …At the staff level? (mc: not at all, somewhat, a great deal)

Judicial System

• Do you receive training on human rights and law of armed conflict within your military? (mc: yes, no)

• In your opinion, how should a nation's military address suspected human rights abuses? (Please do not include any personally identifiable information, such as names of other people, in your response.) (text box)

• How effective do you believe your nation's military judicial system is at holding individuals accountable for breaking the law or committing human rights abuses? (mc: not at all effective, somewhat effective, very effective)

  • Please explain your answer. (Please do not include any personally identifiable information, such as names of other people, in your response.) (text box)

• As a leader, what responsibilities do you have in upholding the rules/ laws? (Please do not include any personally identifiable information, such as names of other people, in your response.) (text box)

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