Joint staff officer handbook

Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff cjcs and found in cjcs instructions. This handbook summarizes current laws, secretarial policies, and chief of staff, army guidance pertaining to general officer promotions, oaths, joint duty, frocking, seniority, tenure, retirements, and training. The jfo is a temporary interagency coordination center established locally in the field. Leaders will find this handbook valuable in prioritizing tasks for training and predeployment planning for any military operations in the mountains.

Points of contact and phone numbers throughout the handbook should assist you and your staffs if you desire additional information. 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. In some cases, where there is an apparent dichotomy between joint and service doctrine, the handbook reconciles the differences where possible and focuses on best practices for theater commanders. Officer professional military education student handbook. It is provided to students as a personal issue and is further intended to act as a ready reference of extant rslaf doctrine and principles for the general use of officers at command and staff. Central to any understanding of a professional military is an awareness of the role of the staff officer in devising solutions to military problems on behalf of a nation coombs. This handbook focuses at the combatant command and subordinate joint force command levels. Joint officer handbook, staffing and action guide, august. Catastrophic disaster response staff officers handbook. Reduce the learning curve of staff officers before and immediately upon arrival. Though consistent with joint and service doctrine, they are not doctrinal publications.

Help staff officers develop a baseline of knowledge of each core competency deemed essential to staff officer job requirements. Action officer 116 lesson 11, writing with clarity using the active and passive voice introduction this map explains how to convert the passive voice into the active. Joint chiefs of staff, joint staff, j7 jetd, 2010 link. Only after we receive the official designation letter can we apply the js5 aqd level iii jqsjqo to an officer s record. The joint staff officer s guide, jfsc pub 1, is to be a single, useful volume to help you understand joint and multinational operational planning. Oct 01, 2019 this handbook focuses at the combatant command and subordinate joint force command levels. B r e a k i n g b a r r i e r s s i n c e 1 9 4 7 jom authorities 2 authority. Supports boardspanels convened by the joint chiefs of staff and osd on management of officers under the dod joint officer management. Planners handbook for operational design, 07 october 2011. A german general staff officer in france during world war i. Jsou is accredited through accet the accrediting council for continuing education and training. The joint staff officers guide, 1993 armed forces staff college on.

Developing joint doctrine handbook 4th edition 11 chapter 1 the basics at the very heart of war lies doctrine. Recommendations on each officers experiences are forwarded to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff for approval. Changes in service protocol, appropriately reflected in joint and service. Senior leaders handbook for general officers dtd august 2009. Staff officers quick reference guide us army combined arms. The staff of any organization is a complex system of many. The joint qualification handbook air national guard. In some cases, where there is an apparent dichotomy between joint and service doctrine, the handbook reconciles the differences where possible and focuses on. The staff of any organization is a complex system of many moving pieces, lots of members working on different. Jacqueline eaton senior operational research analyst, jallc. This handbookthe joint officer handbook joh has been designed to accomplish three important objectives. Six characteristics of the highly effective staff officer.

References listed in each chapter should be consulted for the most current and accurate proce. The mission of the joint forces staff college, a component of the national defense. This publication reflects current joint and service doctrine, command and control c2 organizations, facilities, personnel, responsibilities, and procedures. Paul friedrichs on coronavirus not only do we have an obligation to the health of our service members and to their families, we also have an obligation to preserve our ability to do our military mission and to our communities in which we have bases. Total force joint officer management handbook texas military. Jmrc is the only army combat training center outside the continental u. Part of the joint doctrine series of pamphlets produced by the joint and coalition warfighting center, these documents are intended to facilitate changes to joint. Joint analysis handbook, fourth edition, february 2016 authors mrs. This edition of the dod contracting officers representative handbook provides basic knowledge and tools for contracting officers representatives cors to perform effective contract quality surveillance. The information contained in this handbook explains the paths for attaining. Staff officer definition of staff officer by the free.

Joint staff introduce an officer to joint operations and allow him to manage and confront complex problems at both the operational and strategic levels of war most cjiatf435 regional command southwest subordinate rigadesrw subordinate 8tnso few trategic. Staff officers quick reference guide the purpose of this guide is to provide the company grade leader a reference that will allow him to better understand his role as member of a us staff and. It provides a central location for coordination of federal, state, local, tribal. Field ordering officer and paying agent handbook approved for public release distribution unlimited. It provides the basic fun damental principles of both joint and multinational operations along with the complexi. Cjcp candidate handbook june 15, 2016 8 about cjcp in september 2012, joint commission resources announced an entirely new way to enhance your joint commission accreditation expertisewith a professional certification program. Accet is a national accrediting agency recognized by the department of education. Joint officer handbook joh staffing and action guide. Joint chiefs of staff official website of the joint. Acquisition university and the joint staff j4 and is synonymous with ordering officer as described in the army federal acquisition regulation supplement afars 5101. It represents the central beliefs for waging war in order to achieve victory. This handbookthe joint officer handbook johhas been designed to accomplish three important objectives. The joint forces staff college jfsc educates staff officers and other.

The joint staff validates the nominated officers qualifications and forwards the nomination list to osd for formal designation. Joint officer handbook joh staffing and action guide united states. Pub 1 is a compendium of the many references used by the joint staff officer. Doctrine is of the mind, a network of faith and knowledge reinforced by experience which lays the pattern for the utilisation of men. The joint competencies identified here are those applicable to and required of joint staff officers worldwide. An overview of the military staff officer boot camp.

Joint staff officer s guide 1993 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The air university eschool of graduate professional military education maxwell afb, alabama. Joint and service doctrine should be referred to for official guidance. Among professions, the army profession has unique characteristics because of the lethality of our operations. The mission of the joint forces staff college, a component of the national defense university, is to educate national security professionals to plan and execute operationallevel joint, multinational, and interagency operations to instill a primary commitment to joint, multinational, and interagency teamwork, attitudes, and perspectives. With input from serving action officers and senior leaders, here are the competencies and. Total force joint officer management handbook source. The term staff officer is used as an informal term for both jsos and joint aos. The joint staff officers guide, jfsc pub 1, is to be a single, useful volume to help. Full text of joint officer handbook, staffing and action guide, august 2012 see other formats. Section i covers active component matters and section ii covers items specific to united states army reserve officers. Active versus writing sentences in the active voice is the single best way to improve writing. This is a practical and easily accessible guide for those new to the joint environment and staff assignments. Total force joint officer management handbook 7 develops procedures to ensure that the qualifications of officers assigned to s jdas are such that joint promotion objectives can be achieved.

Officers in the grades of o7 or o7 select should contact their service general or. Provide a reference guide for use during the joint assignment. Looking beyond professional military education to evaluating officers. Applications were accepted in september 2012, with the first examination period taking place during the month.

Nominates officers who meet the prerequisite joint qualification criteria to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the secretary of defense, as appropriate, for designation as a joint qualified level ii or iii officer. A military staff often referred to as general staff, army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian personnel that are responsible for the administrative, operational and logistical needs of its unit. Central to any understanding of a professional military is an awareness of the role of the staff officer in devising solutions to military problems on behalf of a. It also explains when its appropriate to use the passive voice. How to requestaccess airspace planning capabilities. May 14, 2014 staff officer s quick reference guide the purpose of this guide is to provide the company grade leader a reference that will allow him to better understand his role as member of a us staff and interface with higher levels of command in terms of us doctrine, tactics, terminology and organization. Student handbook pme programs 20 jul 2018 1 officer professional military education student handbook version 182, 20 may 2019.

It provides bidirectional flow of information between a commanding officer and subordinate military units. Doctrine is of the mind, a network of faith and knowledge reinforced by experience which. This 2012 general officer handbook supersedes all previous editions as it contains new and updated information in every section. Full text of joint officer handbook, staffing and action. The joint qualification handbook fifth edition july 2011 2 references dodi 0. This handbook will remain in effect until superseded. Hta is 163 km2, has 1,345 buildings for training, has 319 kilometers of road and numerous cross country trails, and has one short takeofflanding airfield. The focus of this handbook is on joint analysis which is the analysis approach typically employed by natos joint analysis and lessons learned centre jallc to support natos joint operational and strategic level ll processes. The vice director, joint staff, has been delegated approval authority on behalf of the chairman. Natos joint doctrine for operations states that, the purpose of a lessons learned procedure is to learn efficiently from experience and to provide validated justifications for amending the existing way of doing things ajp3b allied joint doctrine for the conduct.

The joint officer handbook joh reflects input from serving action officers and senior leaders with the most current joint information available for managing staff. This handbook addresses the principal gap of informing leaders and staff of the considerations necessary to plan, operate, fight, and win in mountainous terrain at the company level and above. The joint officer handbook focuses on both the joint content knowledge and the business and professional skills a joint staff officer needs to succeed. The staff officers handbook sohb part 1 is a document designed to support students attending courses at the horton academy. Joint and coalition warfighting center handbooks these publications are meant to be a resource tool for the joint force commander, joint force headquarters, and the joint force components. The information in this handbook is extracted from numerous sources including the federal acquisition regulation far. Joint staff introduce an officer to joint operations and allow him to manage and confront complex problems at both the operational and strategic levels of war. Staff officers quick reference guide the purpose of this guide is to provide the company grade leader a reference that will allow him to better understand his role as member of a us staff and interface with higher levels of command in terms of us doctrine, tactics, terminology and organization. This dodi took a total force perspective and superseded dodi 1215. The joint chiefs of staff, in view of their global responsibilities and their perspective with respect to the worldwide strategic situation, are in a better position than any single theater commander to assess the risk of general war. Sseenniioorr lleeaaddeerrss hhaannddbbooookk ffoorr. The primary focus of this handbook is toward the ao responsibilities for managing actionable taskers and all the associated and related activities. The nation tasks the army to do many things besides combat operations, but ultimately the primary reason the army exists is to fight and win the nations wars through prompt and sustained land combat, as part of the joint force. Joint staff officers guide 1993 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.