The Army Learning Model is the new educational model that develops adaptive leaders in an era of persistent conflict. Life-long, individual-based learning will blend together self-development, institutional instruction, and operational experience across the operational and institutional components. The ALC 2015 changes the method and manner in which education will be delivered to the current and future force. This thesis examined the salient areas proposed by the ALM and its impact on P2P learning. A literature review focused on five areas before conducting a quantitative survey on how current mid-grade leader's value P2P learning. The five areas were: defining the ALM, role of the individual, class facilitator, P2P, and blended learning. These five areas were the basis for conducting a survey among ILE students at Fort Leavenworth. The survey was an attitude-type survey to determine how mid-grade leaders value the salient parts of the ALM--and its impact on P2P learning/reflection. The research showed that mid-grade leaders clearly prefer P2P learning in a collaborative environment, seconded by an effective facilitator, and technology is leveraged--and not a distractor to the educational objectives. The study provides recommendations by the researcher for schools and implementing bodies from the literature review and the survey results.

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