The John Warner National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2007, directed...
The Secretary of Defense shall establish different levels of joint qualification, as well as the criteria for qualification at each level.
Each level shall, as a minimum, have both joint education criteria and joint experience criteria.
The purpose of establishing such qualification levels is to ensure a systematic, progressive, career-long development of officers in joint matters and to ensure that Flag and General officers have the requisite experience and education to be highly proficient in joint matters.
LEVEL III (JQO)
JQO 10 APR 2012 LISTJQO 14 MAY 2012 LISTJQO 4 JUNE 2012 LISTJQO 10 JULY 2012 LISTJQO 7 AUG 2012 LISTJQO 15 OCT 2012 LISTJQO 15 NOV 2012 LISTJQO 22 DEC 2012 LISTJQO 15 JAN 2013 LISTJQO 4 FEB 2013 LIST
JQO 27 FEB 2013 LIST
JQO 29 MAR 2013 LIST
JQO 25 APR 2013.LIST
An officer is nominated for designation as a Joint Qualified Officer (JQO) following completion of JPME I, JPME II and a Full Joint Tour. A Full Joint Tour is obtained by meeting the time requirements in a Standard JDAL billet (S-JDA), the Experience based Self-Nomination process (E-JDA) or a combination of S-JDA and E-JDA credit. A minimum of 36 points is required for the E-JDA or combined S-JDA & E-JDA path, but some officers may require greater than 36 E-JDA points due to a recency points clause that requires at least 12 points to be accrued as a LCDR or above. Officers that complete a Full Joint Tour via an S-JDA billet are not subject to the recency points clause.
Effective 1 October 2010, officers whose joint tour credit is based on the E-JDA or combined S-JDA & E-JDA path must be designated JQ2 before they can be nominated for JQO.
The nomination process is automatic once all requirements are met. A JQO nomination package is provided to the Joint Staff on a monthly basis. The Joint Staff validates the nominated officers' qualifications and forwards the nomination list to OSD for formal designation. This nomination to designation process normally takes 2 - 3 months. Only after we receive the official designation letter can we apply the JS5 AQD (Level III JQS/JQO) to an officer's record.
LEVEL II (JQ2)
JQ2 20 APR 2012 LISTJQ2 25 May 2012 LISTJQ2 3 JUL 2012 LISTJQ2 17 JUL 2012 LISTJQ2 10 SEP 2012 LISTJQ2 10 OCT 2012 LISTJQ2 20 NOV 2012 LISTJQ2 3 DEC 2012 LISTJQ2 21 DEC 2012 LISTJQ2 17 JAN 2013 LISTJQ2 4 MAR 2013 LIST
JQ2 22 MAR 2013.LISTJQ2 15 MAR 2013.LIST
An officer is nominated for JQS Level II (JQ2) following completion of JPME I and a minimum of 18 E-JDA points. A Full Joint Tour from an S-JDA tour is equivalent to 36 E-JDA points. The process is automatic once all requirements are met. A JQ2 nomination package is provided to the Joint Staff on a monthly basis. The Joint Staff validates the nominated officers' qualifications and provides the formal designation. This nomination to designation process normally takes 1 - 2 months. Only after we receive the official designation letter can we apply the JS4 AQD (Level II JQS) to the officer's record.
LEVEL I
This is the basic level all officers are designated upon completion of any commissioning program. There is no AQD for Level I.
