Sherb Sentell III earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from the Law School at Louisiana State University, and currently serves as a partner in the Sentell Law Firm, LLC. In late 2014, he was elected City Judge for Ward 1 of Webster Parish. This court presides in the City of Minden, but serves all of south Webster Parish and jurisdiction includes the cites of Sibley, Heflin, Dixie Inn, Doyline and Dubberly. Sherb Sentell III also serves as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and earned his Master’s Degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College, located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
The United States Army War College was established in 1901 in Washington, DC, as a direct response to leadership failure during the Spanish-American War. Although it was an Army project, officers from the other services were eligible to attend. The order establishing the college also created the Army General Staff, which largely determined its curriculum until a two-year closure during World War I.
When the school re-opened in 1919, the curriculum shifted to academic issues of war, including responsible command, historical studies, and the effects of a range of societal factors on national defense. Many of the US military’s top World War II commanders, including Generals Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley, as well as Admiral William Halsey, studied at the War College during the period between the two wars.
The College was closed during the Second World War. It re-opened in 1950 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and moved to its present campus at the Carlisle Barracks in 1951. The curriculum was revised to reflect the Army’s understanding of new security issues posed by the emergence of the Soviet Union as a world power. The college’s instructional focus shifted again in the 1990s to address the challenges to national security that arose with the dissolution of the Soviet threat and the dawn of the information revolution.
Today’s Army War College offers several programs, including the two-year program leading to a master’s degree in strategic studies. Further information on the college is available at the college’s website at www.carlisle.army.mil.
The United States Army War College was established in 1901 in Washington, DC, as a direct response to leadership failure during the Spanish-American War. Although it was an Army project, officers from the other services were eligible to attend. The order establishing the college also created the Army General Staff, which largely determined its curriculum until a two-year closure during World War I.
When the school re-opened in 1919, the curriculum shifted to academic issues of war, including responsible command, historical studies, and the effects of a range of societal factors on national defense. Many of the US military’s top World War II commanders, including Generals Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley, as well as Admiral William Halsey, studied at the War College during the period between the two wars.
The College was closed during the Second World War. It re-opened in 1950 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and moved to its present campus at the Carlisle Barracks in 1951. The curriculum was revised to reflect the Army’s understanding of new security issues posed by the emergence of the Soviet Union as a world power. The college’s instructional focus shifted again in the 1990s to address the challenges to national security that arose with the dissolution of the Soviet threat and the dawn of the information revolution.
Today’s Army War College offers several programs, including the two-year program leading to a master’s degree in strategic studies. Further information on the college is available at the college’s website at www.carlisle.army.mil.