Currently, non-resident joint training and education is limited to reading textbooks about jointness. What is required is an opportunity for interactive joint training and education. The Air Force's solution for the future is distance learning.
Distance learning is an excellent teaching method.
This type of ad hoc staff is more prevalent in today's Department of Defense. The Air Force can provide this interaction through a short course for non-resident students. This course will expose the students to joint lectures and direct interaction with the other services. This paper details the history of the service schools' current non-resident requirements and curriculum plans. Highlights include how the Air Force meets non-resident requirements compared with other services.