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Discretionary Credit

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 Discretionary Credit

• Individuals who have approved Exercises, Training and Education 

should request credit via E-mail to their state JOM POC. 

• Must provide substantiating docs (Discretionary Memo, Military 

Orders, Training Certificate(s), etc.)

• Signed exercise memo and attached excel document can be sent to 

ARNG or ANG JOM program managers

• Exercises approved through JTIMS (Joint Training Information 

Management System)

• Exercises and Education are approved for Discretionary Credit by 

JCS-J7 

MAXIMUM 6 DISCRETIONARY POINTS TOWARD LEVEL III (JQO) 

DESIGNATION 
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• JQR- A quarterly report 

• Outlines the multi-level joint qualification concept and 

identifies lead and supporting organizations

• Discretionary points may be earned from education or 

training that contributes to an officer's expertise in joint 

matters

• Recognizes the military skills that are required to 

respond to the range of national security threats, 

accounts for the intensity, environment, duration or 

frequency of a joint activity and awards credit to 

reserve component officers

• Course certification will expire three years from the 

date certified

Hours Training

<16 hours

16 - 39 hours

40 - 59 hours

60 - 99 hours

< 100 hours

Number JOO Points

0 points

0.5 point

1 point

1.5 points

2 points

Joint Qualification Report
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Eight certification criteria listed below, for new or existing training content through 

a Request for Certification (RFC) directly to the Joint Staff J7 certification team.

The eight joint course certification criteria are:

• Content must meet a joint training requirement that supports a joint operational 

need as identified in a Combatant Commander's joint training plan, or any other 

strategic authoritative joint document.

• Content must be in accordance current joint doctrine, which can be found on 

the Joint Electronic Library Plus (JEL+)

• Learning objectives must link to current Universal Joint Tasks (UJTs) that can 

be searched via the Universal Joint Task List (UJTL) on the JEL+ ..

• Course must have an assessment that tests and documents a learner's 

achievement of the training objectives. The course must have an evaluation 

standard, such as pass/fail or minimum score.

Certification Criteria
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• Course must have a lifecycle maintenance plan. Courses that have been 

certified as joint must be reviewed, updated, and recertified regularly to 

reflect revisions in joint doctrine, time-sensitive information, and/or content 

modifications to ensure content currency and accuracy.

• Course should support the interest of two or more Military Departments and 

be accessible to all Service personnel who meet course requirements. 

Ideally, the intent is for all Services to be able to accept the program of 

instruction as meeting appropriate course content.

• Course should not duplicate existing material.

• Joint course instructors must possess relevant experience and knowledge 

of joint operations and/or activities related to the course. This criteria is not 

applicable to web-based instruction.

Certification Criteria
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UNCLASSIFIED Discretionary Points -- Education

Approved Training 

Date Verification

Joint Training Qualification Report – updated by JCS quarterly 

LTC Awan Credit
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UNCLASSIFIED Verification of prior years certifications

• 12 Month submission rule is not required for Discretionary credit 

• However you must go back years to validate course was approved prior

• GKO website has all prior JQRs 
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UNCLASSIFIED Joint Exercise Report 

• Joint Exercise Report- Annual report completed 

October of FY.

• Outlines all approved multi-level joint exercises

• 12 Month submission rule is not required for Joint 

Exercise’s Discretionary credit 

• Training’s approved on the list will not expire!!
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UNCLASSIFIED Bulk Discretionary Credit Memo

• Most efficient way is for the 

State to submit all Officers

who have attended the 

exercise

• Complete and sign (O-6 or 

higher) the Discretionary 

Credit Memo

• Submit the Discretionary 

Credit Memo to either the 

ARNG or ANG JOM POC 

and they will award the 

appropriate credit in JMIS 

for the exercise(s) 

UNIT LETTERHEAD

DD MMM YY

MEMORANDUM FOR NGB-JM-JOM

SUBJECT: Joint Credit – Bulk Discretionary Point Submission

1. I have verified, through the review of official documentation (orders, OPRs/LOEs, Award 

narratives/citation, and/or official memo), that the following individuals have met the 

requirements set forth in CJCSI 1330.05, Enclosure B, for the award of Discretionary Points.

(NOTE: Paragraph two should be completed for individuals completing joint training; 

paragraph three should be completed for individuals completing approved joint exercises).

2. Joint Exercises: I certify the following individuals meet the CJCSI 1330.05, Enclosure B 

criteria for JCS-J7 approved joint exercises at the annotated participation level.

ANG or 

ARNG

SSN (No 

dashes)

Grade

(use zero 

instead 

of “O”) Last, First MI Exercise

Start Date

(MM/DD/YYYY)

Stop Date

(MM/DD/YYYY)

3. Point of contact is ____________, (###) ###-####/DSN ###-####, email ____________.

SIGNATURE BLOCK

O-6/GS-15 level, or higher
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UNCLASSIFIED Discretionary Credit Spreadsheet

• Submitted with Signed Bulk Credit memo

• Most efficient way for the State to submit all Officers who have attended an 

exercise and or group class/training event

• Should be a tool used by State JOM reps

• Quick upload for ARNG or ANG JOM PM’s into JMIS

SG = AGR

SA = Mday/Traditional 
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