Joint Doctrine, Education

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Joint Doctrine, Education Training Division
Joint Education Branch
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MILITARY EDUCATION CJCS Responsibilities by Law

• Formulates policies for coordinating the military
  education and training of members of the armed
  forces. (10 USC, Section 153(a)(5)(C))
• Advises and assists the Secretary of Defense by
  periodically reviewing and revising the
  curriculum of each school of the National Defense
  University and of any other joint professional
  military education school to enhance the
  education and training of officers in joint
  matters. (10 USC, Section 663(b))
• Advises and assists the Secretary of Defense with
  promulgation of cost-accounting system for use by
  Military Departments in preparing budget requests
  for operation of professional military schools.
  (10 USC, Section 2162(a))
• Advises Military Departments on NDUs budget
  needs. (10 USC, Section 2162(b)(2))
• The Secretary of Defense shall require that each
  Department of Defense school concerned with
  professional military education periodically
  review and revise its curriculum for senior and
  intermediate grade officers in order to
  strengthen the focus on joint matters and
  preparing officers for joint duty assignments (10
  USC, Sec 663(c))
• SecDef responsibilities delegated to ASD(FMP)
  in SecDef memo dated 2 Jun 90.

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MILITARY EDUCATION CJCS Responsibilities by
Regulation

• Approves charter mission of NDU and its
  components
• Recommends NDU-P nominee to SecDef
• Selects NWC, ICAF, and JFSC Commandants
• Accredits the Program of Joint Education (PJE) at
  Service and NDU colleges
• Approves nominees for CJCS Chairs at Service and
  NDU colleges
• Approves the annual list of JPME Phase
  I-equivalent international military colleges
• Selects countries to send officers to the
  International Fellows Program at NDU

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Campaign Plan
CUSTOMERS MISSION GOALS OBJECTIVES ENDSTATE
1-1 Evolve the JPME accreditation process to
reflect JV 2020 1-2 Leverage education
technology to increase JPME
accessibility 1-3 Increase DOD Civilian
and Interagency Involvement in JPME 1-4 Satisfy
need for Reserve Component and Senior NCO
JPME 2-1 Improve oversight of DoD
Regional Security Centers 3-1 Facilitate Joint
Vision 2020 concepts and strategies into
MECC 4-1 Support CJCS/President, NDUs Strategic
Vision 5-1 Develop a Resource Implementation
Strategy for JPME
World Class Leaders Schooled in Joint Military
Operations Capable of successfully conducting
Joint combined interagency operations Prepared
to achieve Full Spectrum Dominance in a complex
21st century environment
1. Enhance JPME currency, relevance and
accessibility 2. Provide oversight of Regional
Security Centers 3. Enhance Currency and
Relevance of MECC 4. Provide oversight of
NDU 5. Link JPME Vision, Resources, and
Strategic Documents
Develops policy, programs, analysis, and quality
management of joint professional military
education matters
CINCs JTFs CJCS Services Reserve
Component Interagency JPME/PME SCHOOLS
VISION
21st Century JPME system that simultaneously
integrates emerging doctrine, warfighting skills
and educational technology to produce world-class
leaders schooled in the entire spectrum of
joint, combined and interagency operations