 The program began in 1984 as the Advanced Operational Studies Fellowship ( <unk> ) by diverting lieutenant colonel War College <unk> to Fort Leavenworth for an equivalent education program ; these officers remained for a second year to help instruct AMSP students . Because highly qualified officers could not remain at the faculty permanently , this program was designed to mitigate the effects of periodic faculty reassignments due to operational requirements . The <unk> program allowed students to complete the AMSP and then serve as the principal instructor of the AMSP during their second year . In 1995 , the name of the program was changed to its current version , and in the early 21st century its curriculum was closer aligned with the strategic level of war . 
