What is the Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program (ESEP)?
• Answer: The ESEP is a professional development program aimed at promoting international cooperation in military research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E) communities through the exchange of practical experience of defense engineers and scientists. The program affords opportunities for U.S. military and civilian engineer and scientist personnel to work on-site in allied and friendly countries. Alternatively, the program provides for reciprocal assignment of foreign engineers and scientist to U.S. defense establishments. This program is intended to place selected personnel into challenging and productive assignments in technical areas where professional qualifications and capabilities are utilized to the fullest. The program is not a training program and is not to be used for exchanging technical data or software related to the design, development, manufacture or operation of military systems.