 SAMS graduates are innovative leaders , willing to accept risk and to experiment . They are adaptive leaders who excel at the art of command and anticipate the future operational environment by applying critical & creative thinking skills in order to solve complex problems . All graduates demonstrate mastery of Operational Art and Doctrine and are able to synthesize the elements of US national power in Joint , Interagency , Intergovernmental and Multinational ( JIIM ) operations . 
