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SUBJ: SUBJ/PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION CONTINUUM//
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SUBJ/PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION CONTINUUM//
RMKS/1.  GUIDED BY SEA POWER 21, WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE
TRANSFORMATION PROCESS TO RETAIN OUR ADVANTAGE AGAINST INNOVATIVE
AND DETERMINED ENEMIES.  CONTINUING EDUCATION IS AN ESSENTIAL PART
OF SEA WARRIOR AND SUPPORTS TRANSFORMATION GOALS BY PROVIDING OUR
FUTURE LEADERS THE KNOWLEDGE BASE TO THINK THROUGH UNCERTAINTY; FUEL
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DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS AND CAPABILITIES;
FULLY EXPLOIT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, SYSTEMS, AND PLATFORMS; AND
CONDUCT OPERATIONS AS A COHERENTLY JOINT FORCE.
2.  TO AID IN THE TRANSFORMATION PROCESS, WE MUST ADOPT A MORE
COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO EDUCATION THAT FULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE
RELEVANCE OF EDUCATION TO COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS AND MISSION SUCCESS.
IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE BROADEN THE PROFESSIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL
HORIZONS OF SAILORS THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS TO BETTER PREPARE THEM
TO OPERATE TOMORROW'S FLEET, AND TO ASSUME KEY NAVAL AND JOINT
LEADERSHIP ROLES.  WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS OBJECTIVE THROUGH
INSTITUTIONALIZING A PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (PME) CONTINUUM
THAT INTEGRATES ADVANCED EDUCATION, NAVY-SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL
MILITARY EDUCATION (NPME), JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
(JPME) AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
3.  OUR NAVY VALUES OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AS ITS HIGHEST PRIORITY.
THE PME CONTINUUM WILL CONTRIBUTE TO OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE BY
PROVIDING MEANINGFUL, RELEVANT EDUCATION ACROSS THE COURSE OF A
CAREER THAT:
    A.  PROVIDES ENRICHMENT TO ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY, PERFORMANCE AND
POTENTIAL;
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    B.  PROVIDES A COMMON CORE OF NAVY KNOWLEDGE;
    C.  COMPLEMENTS COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT IN MISSION CRITICAL
AREAS, INCLUDING JOINT AREAS; AND
    D.  ALIGNS COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT WITH CAREER PROGRESSION.
4.  THE PME CONTINUUM WILL APPLY TO THE TOTAL FORCE.  IT WILL BE
ORGANIZED AROUND SIGNIFICANT CAREER PHASES TO ENABLE TARGETED
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SEQUENCED TO MEET GROWING AND CHANGING ROLES
THROUGHOUT A CAREER.  FOR THOSE EARLY IN THEIR CAREER, EDUCATION
WILL PROVIDE A SOLID TECHNICAL AND ANALYTICAL FOUNDATION THAT WILL
SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF TACTICAL AND OPERATIONAL COMPETENCIES.  AS
SAILORS BECOME MORE SENIOR, EDUCATION WILL PROVIDE MORE STRATEGIC
PERSPECTIVES, AND DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS
PRACTICES.  LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSITION-FOCUSED TO ALIGN
WITH ROLES ACROSS A CAREER.
5.  ADVANCED EDUCATION WILL EMPHASIZE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
TECHNICAL/ANALYTICAL KNOWLEDGE BASE, CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS, AN
INNOVATIVE MINDSET, AND COMPETENCIES TO LEAD THE NAVY INTO THE
FUTURE.  EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL INCLUDE CERTIFICATES, DEGREE
PROGRAMS, AND COURSES/SEMINARS TAILORED TO MEET PROFESSIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.
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6.  NPME WILL PROVIDE A BROAD, COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF THE NAVY AND
ITS FULL CAPABILITIES, THEREBY PREPARING OUR SAILORS TO EFFECTIVELY
PERFORM THEIR MISSIONS ACROSS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF NAVAL AND JOINT
MILITARY OPERATIONS.  IT WILL BE SEQUENCED ACROSS A CAREER, AND WILL
ADDRESS THREE CORE COMPETENCIES OF THE NAVAL PROFESSION:  MILITARY
STUDIES, PROFESSIONALISM, AND NATIONAL AS WELL AS GLOBAL SECURITY.
NPME WILL BE AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF CAREER PROGRESSION FOR ALL
SAILORS.
7.  JPME WILL PROVIDE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRINCIPLES OF JOINTNESS
THAT UNDERPIN SEAPOWER 21.  EDUCATION IN JOINT MATTERS WILL ENHANCE
THE ABILITY OF NAVAL LEADERS TO PROVIDE UNIQUE AND COMPLEMENTARY
WARFIGHTING FROM THE SEA TO JOINT FORCE COMMANDERS.  TIMELY
COMPLETION OF APPROPRIATE JPME WILL BE A KEY CONSIDERATION IN
IDENTIFYING OUR FUTURE LEADERS.
8.  LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND ROLES.  SAILORS
WILL BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP PRACTICAL SKILLS TO ENHANCE
THEIR PERFORMANCE AS LEADERS.
9.  THE DEMANDS ON OUR FORCE ARE HIGH AND OUR SAILORS' TIME IS
VALUABLE.  THEREFORE, THE PME CONTINUUM WILL BE DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE REALITIES OF OPERATIONAL
DEMANDS.  INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE LEADERSHIP WILL BE ESSENTIAL IN
MAKING PME A MISSION IMPERATIVE AND A CAREER PRIORITY. CONTINUING
EDUCATION WILL BE ESSENTIAL FOR ALL SAILORS TO MASTER A WIDE RANGE
OF COMPETENCIES NEEDED TO OPERATE IN INCREASINGLY MORE COMPLEX AND
UNPREDICTABLE WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENTS; DEAL WITH DRAMATICALLY
BROADENED ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN NETTED BATTLEFORCE OPERATIONS;
LEAD AND OPERATE WITHIN A JOINT FORCE; AND EXERCISE SOUND BUSINESS
PRACTICES TO RESOURCE TOMORROW'S FLEET.
10.  COMMANDER, NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR COORDINATING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PME CONTINUUM, AND WILL
PROVIDE PERIODIC UPDATES TO KEEP ALL INFORMED OF THE REQUIREMENTS
AND PROGRESS IN THIS SIGNIFICANT TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE.
11.  RELEASED BY VADM A. G. HARMS, JR., DIRECTOR OF NAVAL EDUCATION
AND TRAINING.//
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