Once Around the Pattern

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Once Around the Pattern
Joint Education Branch
All Briefings are UNCLASSIFIED
MAJ Rick Michaels Joint Staff J-7
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Joint Enlisted Learning Continuum
8800 Joint Enlisted Billets

CJCS-sponsored courses
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Strategic Plan Joint Officer Development

• SecDef shall develop a Strategic Plan for Joint
  Officer Management and Joint Professional
  Military Education that links Joint Officer
  Development JOM JPME to overall missions and
  goals of DODFY05 NDAA
• with advice of CJCS -- DJ-1 Lead / DJ-7
  Support
• NLT 15 Jan 06
• Submit the Plan to SASC/HASC
• Include joint officer development for officers on
  the reserve active-status list in the strategic
  plan
• NLT 15 Jan 07 (supplemental report)
• Senior civilian officers and employees of OSD,
  DOD and the military agencies
• Senior NCOs
• Senior leadership in Reserve Component

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Irregular Warfare

• QDR 2006 - further advances in joint training
  and education to prepare for participation in
  complex operations
• Joint Training Strategy for new mission areas
  and gaps
• Revise the Training Transformation Plan to
  incoporate Irregular Warfare, etc.
• Proposed 2007 Special Area of Emphasis

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Language and Regional Expertise

• Program Decision Memorandum III, Language and
  Culture
• Professional Military Education (PME) Cultural
  and Regional Awareness Training (U)
• (U) Review cultural and regional awareness
  training across the Services to identify actions
  to improve the training and better incorporate it
  into PME. Provide recommendations to the Deputy
  Secretary of Defense by June 1, 2006 for
  consideration and implementation in the
  preparation of the FY2008 Presidents Budget
  submission and the FY 2008-2013 Future Years
  Defense Program
• Congressman Israels emphasis

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Security, Stability, Transition, and
Reconstruction (SSTR)

• Implementation Plan to DepSecDef by mid-June
• DOD Directive 3000.05
• Task 5.8.5 Develop curricula at joint military
  education and individual training venues for the
  conduct and support of stability operations, in
  coordination with the Secretaries of the Military
  Departments and the Commander, USSOCOM.
• Task 5.8.6 Ensure instructors and students from
  other US Departments and Agencies are able to
  attend DoD schools to receive or provide
  insturction on stability operations, in
  coordination with the USD(PR).
• SSTR was retained as a 2006 Special Area of
  Emphasis

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Joint Faculty Education Conference
CJCSI 1800.01C, OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
EDUCATION POLICY

• Joint Faculty Education Conference (JFEC).
• The Joint Staff/J-7 Joint Education Branch, with
  support from USJFCOM/J-7, will host an annual
  JFEC to present emerging concepts and other
  material relevant to maintaining curricula
  currency to the faculties of the PME and JPME
  colleges and schools. This group will also
  conduct an initial assessment of submitted
  Special Areas of Emphasis (SAEs).
• Reports to the Military Education Coordination
  Council
• 20-21 June 2006 _at_ NDU (ICAF Rm 101)
• https//ca.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/education_jfec.
  htm
• Contact LTC Chris Lusk, 703-692-6291,
  luskcb_at_js.pentagon.mil

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Joint Leader Competency Study
Leading Organizations and People
Fostering Collaborative Relationships
Visioning and Strategic Thinking
Global and Cultural Astuteness
Joint Warfighter
Life-long Learning
Tailoring Communications
CALIBER Associates for the JCS J-7, Feb 2006
27 sub-competencies
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EMERC Open Discussion

• SEJPME Course/KEYSTONE
• SEJPME Course as a prerequisite to KEYSTONE
• MOU for Services to maintain SEJPME Course
  content
• Establish an EJPME Curriculum Development
  Committee
• Approve suspense for Initial Report (1 DEC 06)
• Senior Enlisted Servicemember for J-7 Enlisted
  Programs
• Proposed timeframe for Senior Executive Steering
  Committee

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Self-Assessments

• Initial Report
• Proposed due date 1 DEC 2006
• Period covered Nov 2005 Oct 2006
• Triennial Report
• Due every 3 years after Initial Report

• Narrative Assessment overall assessment of
  how well JLAs JLOs are being implemented
• Education Methodology how are you teaching
  (platform instruction, case studies, distance
  learning, etc.)
• Validation and Feedback Mechanisms how are
  you validating the instruction?, what is the
  frequency of validation?, and is feedback sought
  from students?
• Areas of Improvement what are your programs
  weaknesses
• Recommendations how do you plan the way
  ahead?

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Whats Next

• EPMEP
• Senior Executive Steering Committee (SESC) TBD
• Initial Self-Assessment 1 DEC 06 (Proposed)

• Senior Enlisted JPME Course Improvements
• Currently available at following sites
• Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution
  Capability http//www.jkddcjmo.org/
• Joint Electronic Library
• http//www.dtic.mil/doctrine/s_index.html
• Working with Services on coding and
  certification
• EMERC WG will address standards at next meeting

• CSEL KEYSTONE Course Implementation
• Next Course 16-28 Jul 2006
• Joint Faculty Education Conference
• 20-21 Jun 06