CHAPTER 2
PLANNING GUIDELINES
DG 1110-3-112 May 1979
2-1 GENERAL
This chapter provides procedures to aid in development of functional requirements and subsequent
preparation of planning and programing documents. The ACES program is the planning base for
developing requirements which are eventually embodied into a building program. This chapter
discusses building program development, and in particular, how to determine space needs and related
requirements for site improvements, furnishings and equipment.
2-2 ACES: THE PLANNING BASE.
The ACES is an integrated management system of voluntary educational opportunities. It helps
soldiers to grow professionally within the Army and to transfer knowledge and skills gained to
productive postservice employment. It is also an Army-Wide System of relatively uniform educational
opportunities, decentralized to post level, and operated within HQDA policies. The composition and
size of the instructional program projected over the next 10 years for each particular case will be the
basis for delineating functional requirements.
a. INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. Most military installations have authorized ACES instructional
progams for a wide range of needs and backgrounds. These programs are described below:
(1) Basic Skills Education Programs (BSEP). This includes basic literacy skills thru 5th grade level,
educational skills thru 9th grade level, and educational skills for progression past E-5.
(2) High School Completion Program (HSCP). This gives soldiers a chance to earn a high school
diploma or a State-issued high school equivalency certificate or diploma during off-duty hours.
Soldiers may enroll, with Army tuition assistance in locally available high school completion programs.
(3) Associate Degree Program. Normally, student is awarded an associate degree for successful
completion of an academic or technical course of study at a two-year community or junior college.
(4) Servicemen's Opportunity Colleges Associate Degree. This program allows maximum accep-
tance toward a degree of non-traditional learning experiences. The soldier can meet degree
requirements with a minimum of 15 semester hours of resident credit taken at any time during the
program.
(5) Baccalaureate and Graduate Degree Programs. Successful completion of these programs result
in the award of bachelor's and or master's (or doctorate) degrees. Each post is encouraged to have at
least one of each of these programs available either on-post or within reasonable commuting distance.
(6) Skill Recognition Programs. These voluntary programs show ways to get recognition within the
civilian sector for skills soldiers learn in the Army. This includes: Accreditation of Military Experience,
Army Apprenticeship, Industry Recognition, Industry Specialists and Certification.
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