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Joint Officer Management

National Guard-Senior Leader Management Office

JOM Chief - Col Joseph Ascherl, 703-607-3642

ANG JOM Matters - Lt Col Adam Bourassa, 703-604-4409

ARNG JOM Matters - CPT Michael Nei, 703-607-2088
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UNCLASSIFIED Regulatory Guidance 

Goldwater-Nichols Act Title IV: Joint Officer Personnel Policy

• Establishes joint officer management policies

DoDI 1300.19 

• Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the DoD Joint Officer 

Management (JOM) Program

CJCSI 1330.05 

• Provides the procedures and responsibilities for implementation of the DoD JOM 

and DoD Joint Qualification System (JQS) for Active and Reserve Component 

Officers

CNGBI 1704.01

• Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for the National Guard Joint Officer 

Management program

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Joint Matters as defined in 10 USC § 668:

Matters related to the development or achievement of strategic objectives through the synchronization, 

coordination, and organization of integrated forces in operations across domains such as land, sea, or air, in 

space, or in the information environment, including matters relating to: 

What You do: Sets apart “Joint” Experiences from “Joint Matters” Experiences

1. National Military Strategy

2. Strategic Planning and Contingency Planning

3. Command and Control intelligence, fires, movement and maneuver, protection or 

sustainment of operations under unified command

4. National Security Planning with Other US Departments/Agencies

5. Combined Operations with Military Forces of Allied Nations

Who You Work With: Establishes a “Joint” Experience

Integrated Military Forces: planning and/or execution of ops involving:

1. More Than One Military Department; or

2. A Military Department and One or More of the Following:

 Other Departments and Agencies of the United States

 Military Forces or Agencies of Other Countries

 Non-governmental Persons or Entities

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UNCLASSIFIED Path to Joint Qualified Level II

JPME Level I

AOC (ARNG) – ACSC (ANG)

Discretionary 

Points (6 Pts)

6-12 Months Joint Experience 

(Self-Nomination)

≥ 12 

Experience 

Points

OBC (ARNG)

SOS (ANG) 

Months JDAL Discretionary 

Points (6 Pts) 6-12 Months Joint Experience 

(Self-Nomination)

(Combination) 

Partial Accrued 

Credit + Joint 

Experience ≥ 12 

points

Accrued Credit

Levels of Joint Professional Military Education 

√

Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) 12 Months

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UNCLASSIFIED Path to Joint Qualified Officer (JQO) Level III

JPME Level II

Resident SDE or JCWS

JPME Level I

AOC (ARNG) – ACSC 

(ANG)

≥ 24 

Experience 

Points

OBC (ARNG)

SOS (ANG) 

Partial Accrued 

Credit + Joint 

Experience ≥ 24 

points

Full Accrued 

Credit

Levels of Joint Professional Military Education 

√

Discretionary 

Points (6 Pts)

18-24 Months Joint Experience 

(Self-Nomination)

Months JDAL Discretionary 

Points (6 Pts) 6-12 Months Joint Experience 

(Self-Nomination)

(Combination) 

Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) 24 Months

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UNCLASSIFIED Path to Joint Qualified General Officer Level IV

CAPSTONE

≥ 24 

Experience 

Points

Partial Accrued 

Credit + Joint 

Experience ≥ 24 

points

Full Accrued 

Credit

Levels of Joint Professional Military Education 

√

24 Months Joint GO Experience 

(Self-Nomination)

GO Months JDAL 1-23 Months Joint GO Experience 

(Self-Nomination)

(Combination) 

GO Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) 14-24 Months

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UNCLASSIFIED Discretionary Credit

• Exercises and Education are approved for Discretionary Credit by 

JCS-J7 

• Exercises approved through JTIMS

• Individuals who have approved Exercises, Training and Education 

should request credit via E-mail to either the ARNG or ANG JOM 

POC and they will award the appropriate credit in JMIS 

• Must provide substantiating docs (Discretionary Memo, Military 

Orders, Training Certificate(s), etc.)

MAXIMUM 6 DISCRETIONARY POINTS TOWARD LEVEL III (JQO) 

DESIGNATION 

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UNCLASSIFIED Reviewing Your Joint Officer History 

Joint Officer History (JOH) contains all matters related to joint qualifications:

• Joint Qualification Designations (i.e. Level II, Level III JQO, Level IV)

• Completion of S-JDA/JDAL assignments

• Award of E-JDA (Self-nominated) joint experiences

• Completion of JPME (i.e. JPME I, JPME II, CAPSTONE)

• Joint credit for JCS-J7-approved exercises/training (Discretionary credit)

Retrieving/reviewing JOH:

1. Log into MilConnect Website: https://milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/

2. Click on Correspondence/Documentation Tab 

3. then click JQS

4. On the next page select "Continue“

5. Click the Tab “Joint Officer History”

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UNCLASSIFIED Joint Manpower Information System (JMIS) 

S-JDA (JDAL 

assignment and 

points 

E-JDA (Experience 

based points thru 

self-nomination)

Discretionary 

Training & Exercise 

points

Total Points

Sample page 1 of a Joint Officer History (JOH)

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UNCLASSIFIED Joint Manpower Information System (JMIS)

Education records

Capstone (General 

Officers Level IV)

Qualification levels

Waivers

Sample page 2 of a Joint Officer History (JOH)

General Officer 

Level IV 

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UNCLASSIFIED Self-Nomination Process

• ARNG and ANG JOM POCs review all E-JDA packets for quality control purposes ensuring 

supporting documents are attached, start/stop dates are accurate, etc.

• Self-Nomination boards are held three times a year -- February, June & September

• Self-Nominations must be submitted within 12 months of tour completion

• Once the E-JDA board is held and final results are verified -- the process to update an 

officer’s Joint Officer History takes approximately one to two months

• Please contact the JOM office at any time if you need assistance with this process!

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UNCLASSIFIED Key Take-Aways

• Self-Nominations must be submitted within 12 months of tour 

completion, and boards are held in February, June & September 

• Log into MilConnect Website: https://milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/, 

to view your Joint Officer History and submit a self-nomination for joint 

experience

• Reference DoDI 1300.19 and CJCSI 1330.05 for JQO level 

requirements and JOM procedures 

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