RAAUZYUW RUENAAA0534 2061450-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCE1955 2061447 R 251449Z JUL 07 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN ZEN/NAVADMIN @ AL NAVADMIN(UC) INFO ZEN/CNO CNO BT UNCLAS ***THIS IS A 2 SECTION MESSAGE COLLATED BY DMDS*** SUBJ: JOINT QUALIFICATION SYSTEM PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS //N01300// NAVADMIN 184/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUL// SUBJ/JOINT QUALIFICATION SYSTEM// REF/A/DOC/NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT (NDAA)/2007// REF/B/DOC/DOD/30MAR07// REF/C/DOC/CJCS/DRAFT// REF/D/DOC/DOD/DRAFT// NARR/REF A IS NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT 2007 SECTION 516-519. REF B IS THE JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT JOINT QUALIFICATIONS SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. REF C IS DRAFT CJCS INSTRUCTION 1330.05 (JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES). REF D IS DRAFT DOD INSTRUCTION 1300.19 (JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM). RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF MESSAGES TO INFORM OFFICERS ABOUT CHANGES TO JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT AND QUALIFICATION. ALL OFFICERS SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THIS MESSAGE AND THE POSTED DOCUMENTATION NOTED IN PARA 7. REF A AUTHORIZED THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO _ESTABLISH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF JOINT QUALIFICATION, AS WELL AS CRITERIA FOR QUALIFICATION AT EACH LEVEL._ THIS AUTHORITY PRESENTS THE DOD WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE STATUTORY JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES AND INCORPORATE LESSONS LEARNED FROM OUR JOINT WARFIGHTING EXPERIENCE IN THE WAR ON TERRORISM. 2. PER REF B, OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, DOD, THE JOINT STAFF AND SERVICES DEVELOPED REVISIONS TO JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THESE REVISIONS ARE DETAILED IN REFS C AND D, AND WHILE NOT FINAL, THEY INCORPORATE THE CHANGES MADE TO U.S. LAW BY REF A. SPECIFICALLY, REFS C AND D OUTLINE A JOINT QUALIFICATION SYSTEM (JQS) THAT WILL SUPPLEMENT THE EXISTING JOINT SPECIALTY SYSTEM; THIS JQS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON 1 OCTOBER 2007. THE NEW JQS REPLACES THE PREVIOUS DESIGNATION OF JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICER (JSO) WITH THE NEW DESIGNATION JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICER (JQO). 3. THE JQS WILL ALLOW OFFICERS TO GAIN JOINT QUALIFICATION THROUGH A COMBINATION OF JOINT EDUCATION, JOINT EXPERIENCE, JOINT TRAINING, OTHER CRITERIA (INCLUDING TRAINING AND EXERCISES) AND OTHER MILITARY EDUCATION. UNDER THE JQS: A. OFFICERS WILL STILL REQUIRE JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (JPME) PHASES I AND II FOR DESIGNATION AS A JQO (RESERVISTS WILL SUBSTITUTE ADVANCED JPME FOR PHASE II). B. THE PRIMARY MEANS TO ACHIEVE JOINT EXPERIENCE WILL REMAIN THROUGH AN ASSIGNMENT TO A JOINT BILLET LISTED ON THE JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT LIST (JDAL); OFFICERS IN JDAL-BILLETS WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE NORMAL TOUR LENGTHS (36 MONTHS FOR O-6 AND BELOW, 24 MONTHS FOR FLAG OFFICERS). C. OFFICERS MAY ALSO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR DUTY IN A NON-JDAL BILLET (SEE PARA 4). D. OFFICERS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS JSO WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DESIGNATED AS JQO ON 1 OCTOBER 2007. E. BOTH ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) AND RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) OFFICERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR JQO STATUS. 4. A POINT ACCRUAL FORMULA METHOD WILL BE USED TO ESTABLISH JOINT EXPERIENCE. THIS JQS POINT METHOD TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE FREQUENCY, DURATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND INTENSITY OF AN OFFICER_S JOINT EXPERIENCE. OFFICERS WILL BE ABLE TO SELF-NOMINATE THEIR JOINT ACTIVITIES FOR POINT RECOGNITION ON A DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER (DMDC) WEB SITE BEGINNING OCTOBER 2007. 5. COMPLETING JOINT QUALIFICATIONS WILL REMAIN AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT FOR PROMOTION INTO SENIOR LEADERSHIP RANKS. EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2008, AC OFFICERS MUST BE DESIGNATED AS A JQO PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT TO FLAG RANK. THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MAY GRANT EXCEPTIONS/WAIVERS (ON A CASE-BY- CASE BASIS) WHEN APPOINTMENT TO FLAG RANK ON A NON-JQO OFFICER IS NECESSARY FOR THE GOOD OF THE SERVICE OR WHERE THIS PROMOTION IS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR WHICH JOINT REQUIREMENTS DO NOT EXIST. THESE WAIVERS ARE LIKELY ONLY IN UNIQUE, EXCEPTIONAL CASES. 6. OUR NAVY ROUTINELY OPERATES ALONGSIDE OUR SISTER SERVICES, ALLIED NATIONS, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. WORKING WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED SERVICES IS OUR NATURE AND WE WILL ONLY DEEPEN THIS COOPERATION IN THE FUTURE. THEREFORE, IT IS CRITICAL THAT OUR OFFICERS DEVELOP SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY TO EFFECTIVELY FUNCTION IN THIS JOINT, INTERAGENCY AND COMBINED ENVIRONMENT. WITH THE NEW JQS, OFFICERS MUST ENSURE THAT THEIR RECORDS PROPERLY REFLECT THE TRAINING, CAPABILITIES AND EXPERIENCES THEY GAIN FROM THESE ACTIVITIES - AND RECEIVE FULL CREDIT FOR THEIR JOINT EXPERIENCE. 7. OFFICERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW JQS THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE PERS-45J WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/OFFICER/JOINTOFFICER. IN ADDITION, OFFICERS WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION IN THE NEXT YEAR SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PAST EXPERIENCE AND PREPARE RELEVENT DOCUMENTATION OF THEIR JOINT EXPERIENCE (E.G., AWARDS, FITREPS, ORDERS, ETC) FOR SUBMISSION FOR JQS EXPERIENCE POINTS. OVER THE COMING MONTHS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP YOU APPRISED OF NEW INFORMATION ABOUT JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT AS IT COMES IN. 8. POINTS OF CONTACT: (ACTIVE COMPONENT) SUBJ: JOINT QUALIFICATION SYSTEM -CDR DAVID STEIGMAN (OPNAV N123) COMM (703) 614-5321/DSN 224-5321 OR EMAIL DAVID.STEIGMAN(AT)NAVY.MIL; -CDR MILTON STUBBS (PERS-45J) COMM (901) 874-4217/DSN 882-4217 OR EMAIL MILTON.STUBBS(AT)NAVY.MIL. (RESERVE COMPONENT) -CDR SETH ABBOTT (PERS-92) COMM (901) 874-4514/DSN 882-4514 OR EMAIL SETH.D.ABBOTT(AT)NAVY.MIL; -CDR WILLIAM TOWER (OPNAV N095) AT (703) 614-4831/DSN 224-4831 OR EMAIL WILLIAM.TOWER(AT)NAVY.MIL. 9. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT #0534 NNNN