01292nas a2200181   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001600043653001500059653003300074653002000107653002500127100002100152245011900173300001100292490000700303520080000310       2017                            d  cSpring 201710aKazakhstan10amilitary professionalization10aNCO development10asecurity cooperation1 aSebastian Engels00aMilitary Professionalization Programs in Kazakhstan and the United States: How to Implement and What Will We Gain?  a91-1040 v163 a<p>The U.S. should remain committed to Central Asian security co­operation, but must carefully evaluate each program for merit and value added to U.S. security goals in the region. Programs designed to increase Kazakhstan’s military professionalization will have the most significant impact towards accomplishing these goals. U.S. security cooperation effforts to foster the development of a non-commissioned officer corps as part of Kazakhstan’s military would serve as an excellent example of effective professionalization and a way to further our strategic relationships with non-NATO countries. Training programs that professionalize the Kazakh military can offer a cost-effective way for the United States to further a lasting partnership with Central Asia’s most stable country.</p>