ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 181422Z DEC 02 ZYB MIN PSN 038874J30 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01500// NAVADMIN 406/02 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/DEC// SUBJ/JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT AND JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY /EDUCATION INTERNET SURVEY// POC/EDGECOMB/LCDR/N123J-N13J/LOC:WASHINGTON DC /EMAIL:N123J@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/TEL:(703)695-3616/TEL:DSN:225// RMKS/1. THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA) OF 2002 INCLUDED A PROVISION REQUIRING AN INDEPENDENT STUDY OF JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT (JOM) AND JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (JPME). DOD HAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR THIS STUDY TO BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON (BAH) WHO WILL ANALYZE CURRENT JOM AND JPME LAWS, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS. 2. AS PART OF THE INDEPENDENT STUDY, BAH HAS DEVELOPED AN ELECTRONIC SURVEY TO GATHER DATA AND OPINIONS REGARDING JOM AND JPME. REQUEST VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION FROM THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF OFFICERS: A. JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICERS (JSO) B. OFFICERS SERVING IN A JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT OR ON THE HEAD- QUARTERS STAFF OF A JOINT TASK FORCE C. GRADUATES OF THE JOINT FORCES STAFF COLLEGE, AND D. OFFICERS CURRENTLY ENROLLED AT THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE, INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES, OR AT ANY SERVICE COLLEGE. 3. OFFICERS CAN CONFIRM THEIR JSO STATUS BY LOGGING ON TO THE BUPERS ONLINE WEB SITE AT HTTPS:/WWW.BOL.NAVY.MIL/DEFAULT.ASP. SELECT OFFICER DATA CARD AND TAB TO ITEM 72. A CODE OF JS5 OR JS9 INDICATES YOU HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED A JSO. 4. THE SURVEY CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE INTERNET AT HTTP:/JOM-JPMESTUDY.XSERVICES.COM/. A SURVEY TERMINATION DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET BUT THE SURVEY IS UNLIKELY TO CONTINUE PAST 9 JAN 03. 5. THE OUTCOME OF THIS STUDY COULD HAVE A DRAMATIC IMPACT ON THE CURRENT SYSTEM OF JOM AND JPME AFFECTING ALL OF THE SERVICES. REQUEST COMMANDS PROVIDE WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS NAVADMIN. OFFICERS IDENTIFIED IN PARA 2 ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE PRIOR TO 9 JAN 03. 6. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT