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General Officer Self-Nomination 

Process

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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Requirements for commissioned officers to be educated and experienced in joint matters 

was codified as part of the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986. The JQS builds upon this 

historic legislation by providing a structure that recognizes the expeditionary and 

inherently joint nature of how military forces operate in the 21st century

Purpose: Establishing such qualification levels is to ensure a systematic, progressive, 

career-long development of officers in joint matters and to ensure that Flag and General 

officers have the requisite experience and education to be highly proficient in joint 

matters

CNGBI 1704.01 Dated 19 October 2016 states:

By 1 October 2020, only officers with significant joint experience*, will be nominated or 

appointed to National Guard General Officer T10 assignments

*Significant joint experience is completion of JPME II and 12 joint experience points.
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• New DODI Effective: April 3, 2018

• Designate officers on the Active Duty List (ADL) as Level III JQO 

before appointment to Brigadier General or Rear Admiral (lower 

half), pursuant to Section 619a of Title 10, U.S.C. (Does not apply to 

NG)

• May be designated Level IV without being designated as Level III. 

This typically applies to RC GO/FOs who have not had the 

opportunity to complete JPME II requirements before promotion to 

O-7 or for a GO/FO who may have received a scientific and 

technical or professional waiver of the JQO requirement for 

promotion to O-7. GO/FOs designated as Level IV without being 

designated as Level III are not eligible to fill critical JDA billets 

unless the CJCS approves a waiver.

DoD Instruction 1300.19
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All officers appointed to the positions listed below have met the 

requirements for JQO Level IV designation. The CJCS will determine whether 

officers nominated for appointment to the following positions have significant 

joint duty experience, including providing an evaluation of that officer’s 

performance as a member of the Joint Staff and in other JDAs through the 

Secretary of Defense to the President:

(1) Chief of the National Guard Bureau

(2) Chief of Army Reserve

(3) Chief of Navy Reserve

(4) Commander, Marine Forces Reserve

(5) Chief of Air Force Reserve

(6) Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau

(7) Director, Army National Guard

(8) Director, Air National Guard

Who Must Be Level IV
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UNCLASSIFIED GO’s Self-Nomination Experience Package

Must be submitted within 12 months of completing the experience. 

TAG’s can Self-Nominate after being in the position for 24 months. Because of the varied duties 

and missions of state The Adjutant General positions, officers must apply for E-JDA in order to 

receive JDA credit (DoDI 1300.19).

Complete GO’s Self-Nomination Experience Package (JOM Service Manager can provide forms) 

• Joint Experience Summary

• GOs Self Nomination checklist

• Cover Letter

• Performance/Evaluations 

• Travel Order/Voucher (important to validate “boots on ground”)

• Position description, if available

• Officer career brief

• Any other supporting documentation to substantiate the joint experience

Email all supporting documents to ARNG or ANG JOM Program Manager
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UNCLASSIFIED Joint Matters Definition

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 GO’s Self-Nomination Cover letter
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