Objective
The Introduction to Security Assistance On-Site Course (SAM-OS) is designed to provide a general overview of security assistance. It addresses legislation and policy, the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process, acquisition in support of FMS, financial management, and logistics. DISAM will endeavor to tailor each offering to the requirements of the requesting activity.
Course Description
When it is not feasible for a US client to send its personnel to DISAM for resident training, DISAM may instead agree to provide a basic level of instruction on site at the client’s location through the medium of SAM-OS. This course is intended for people who work only on the periphery of security assistance, that is, who are not involved in security assistance full-time and so may not need the level of detail provided at DISAM’s resident CONUS course (SAM-C). Additionally, SAM-OS can serve as a temporary stopgap measure to provide a basic, if limited, foundation of knowledge for full-time security assistance personnel until they can secure a seat in SAM-C. It is important to note that SAM-OS is not a substitute for attendance at SAM-C, since SAM-OS does not provide an equivalent level of knowledge across the functional areas of security assistance. Additionally, completion of the SAM-OS does not by itself meet the prerequisites for attendance at the SAM-CF, SAM-CS, and SAM-CM courses.
Organizations requesting SAM-OS are responsible for all travel and per diem costs for DISAM’s instructor team, including local transportation and any special requirements that might arise. DISAM also charges $20.00 per student for training materials, which includes shipping and handling.
The requesting activity must also arrange for a suitable classroom and teaching equipment, as specified by DISAM’s instructor team. Documentation of individual training is also a responsibility of the requesting activity.
DISAM requires a minimum of twenty (20) students for a SAM-OS course, with a maximum of forty (40).
Members of the acquisition work force earn
continuous learning points for completing SAM-OS.
International
Affairs Certification Program (IACP)
The
Department of
Defense International Affairs, Certification Program
Guidelines
dated 28 April 2008, set forth standardized certification guidelines
for the International Affairs Certification Program (IACP). Workforce
members are required to meet the mandatory standards of education,
training, and experience in order to achieve each of three levels of
certification. Certification is not required for filling IA positions,
but it does readily identify those individuals who have completed
specific training, education, and experience thresholds. Certification
is available to military and civilian personnel. For more
information
click here.
This course is a Level I
Eligibility Criteria
U.S. government civilians in grades GS-5 to GS-14 or equivalent, U.S. military personnel in grades E-7 to O-5, and US government support contractor equivalents may attend SAM-OS. This includes personnel in non-DOD agencies. Personnel should be assigned to CONUS activities.
SAM-OS is not designed for US government personnel assigned to Security Assistance Organizations (SCOs) overseas or for international customers. Instead, these candidates should attend SAM-O and SAM-F, respectively.
Director, Management Studies (DISAM/DM) will reviewed requests for waivers of the policies outlined above on a case-by-case basis.
Requesting SAM-OS Course
Send written requests for SAM-OS to DISAM/DM, ATTN: On-Site Coordinator, Building 52, 2475 K Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7641. Send e-mail requests to On-Site Coordinator or call COMM: (937) 904-8457 or DSN: 784-8457.
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