What is the history behind the Department of Defense’s JPME program, what governs the JPME requirements and how do JPME requirements flow from law to the classroom?
The Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 is the cornerstone of joint professional military education (JPME) as a way to improve joint officer management policies. From that legislation, in 1989, several prominent legislators, including the Honorable Ike Skelton D-MO, held hearings at all Military educational institutions to determine the best methods of implementing the guidance from Goldwater-Nichols. From these hearings came policies that eventually formed the Officer Professional Military Education Policy (OPMEP) which captured guidance not only from Goldwater-Nichols and the 1989 Skelton hearings, but from National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs) that further defined joint officer management. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCSI) was charged with implementing, and in 2000, CJCSI 1800.01A, OPMEP, was published. That instruction details the phases of JPME, the standards of accreditation, and the learning areas of each phase. Also, the regu
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