As with any legislation, the details for GNA’s implementation were refined over time. 3 GNA created a bifurcated system of JPME, with the first phase (JPME I) presented at the Service staff colleges and the second (JPME II) presented at the National Defense University (the former Armed Forces Staff College (AFSC), JFSC’s predecessor). The genesis of JPME II is the Goldwater-Nichols National Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 (GNA).

To understand where JPME II may be heading, it is vital to understand its origin and the processes that led to the current state. Marines and Sailors participate in military drill in hangar bay of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz as part of Marine Corps professional military education course, (U.S. Preserving academic outcomes and associated resource requirements will determine how this flexibility allows the schools to best support the joint warfighter. 2 The result is that JPME II is now exportable to sites away from the traditional residential campuses. Codes that define JPME II and authorized JPME II–granting institutions (for example, Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) and Service war colleges) greater flexibility in presenting their curricula. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2016 modified the language in Title 10 U.S. 1 This requirement generates a high demand signal for JPME II, but that demand is tempered by constraints in both the law and the existing infrastructure. The Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Officer Management Program mandates JPME II for an officer to be designated a Level III Joint Qualified Officer and eligible for promotion to O-7. Joint Professional Military Education, Phase II (JPME II) is a career milestone for joint warfighters and was designed and implemented to assist with the development of military leaders. Kenneth Pisel is the Satellite Program Manager in the Joint and Combined Warfighting School at the Joint Forces Staff College.

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