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Appendix E
GOLDWATER-NICHOLS ACT IMPLEMENTATION REPORT
| GOLDWATER-NICHOLS ACT IMPLEMENTATION REPORT |
This appendix contains the Department’s Joint Officer Management Annual Report for FY 1998. Except for the progress/compliance with Section 619a, Title 10, United States Code, Tables E-2, E-5, reasons in Tables E-9 and E-11, and promotion objectives, the Joint Duty Assignment Management Information System was used to produce this report.
PROGRESS/COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 619a, TITLE 10, U.S. CODE
Section 931 of the FY 1994 National Defense Authorization Act required each Service to develop and implement personnel plans to permit the orderly promotion of officers to brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half). As addressed by the certification report submitted to Congress in June 1995, these plans have been implemented by the Department, and the Services continue to show progress in reducing the number of waivers required to promote officers to general or rear admiral (lower half). The Joint Chiefs of Staff and Secretary of Defense staffs are reviewing additional measures that will enhance compliance with Title 10 requirements.
Highlighting the Department’s FY 1998 performance in joint officer management is an increase in Joint Specialty Officers (JSOs) designations, more Critical Occupational Specialists (COS) JSOs serving in second joint assignments, awarding of joint credit for temporary Joint Task Force assignments for the first time, and an increase in throughput at Armed Forces Staff College. Also, the Joint Duty Assignment List (JDAL) Validation Board completed its initial review of the defense agencies and field activities in 1998.
The following brigadier general/rear admiral (lower half) promotion boards were approved during FY 1998 (does not include professionals):
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Given the Department’s experience and lessons learned since the implementation of Goldwater-Nichols in 1986, the Department is sponsoring a working group that is reviewing both the law and policy governing joint officer management. The working group is expected to recommend improvements to the Department’s overall performance and personnel management processes and amendments to those portions of law and policy that do not appear to be working as intended.
The Department is committed to ensuring that the completion of a joint duty assignment (JDA) remains an essential element of an officer’s development to perform duties at the general/flag officer level. DoD will continue to devote attention to guarantee long-term compliance with the personnel policy objectives of the Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986.
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SUMMARY OF JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICER (JSO) AND JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICER NOMINEE DESIGNATIONS FOR FY 1998 |
Table E-1 |
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Category |
USA |
USAF |
USMC |
USN |
TOTAL |
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Number of officers designated as JSOs |
192 |
497 |
71 |
238 |
998 |
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Number of officers designated as JSO nominees |
730 |
783 |
204 |
764 |
2481 |
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Number of JSO nominees designated under COS provisions |
364 |
387 |
123 |
432 |
1306 |
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CRITICAL OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (COS) |
Table E-2 |
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USA |
USAF |
USMC |
USN |
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Infantry |
Pilot |
Infantry |
Surface |
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Armor |
Navigator |
Tanks/AAV |
Submariner |
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Artillery |
Command/Control Operations |
Artillery |
Aviation |
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Air Defense Artillery |
Space/Missile Operations |
Air Control/Air Support/ Antiair Warfare |
SEALS |
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Aviation |
Aviation |
Special Operations |
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Special Operations |
Engineers |
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Combat Engineers |
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SUMMARY OF OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH A CRITICAL OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1998) |
Table E-3 |
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CATEGORY |
USA |
USAF |
USMC |
USN |
TOTAL |
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COS officers who have completed Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) |
1551 |
1987 |
507 |
1367 |
5412 |
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COS officers designated as JSOs |
949 |
1160 |
402 |
779 |
3290 |
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COS officers designated as JSO nominees |
2305 |
2853 |
538 |
2182 |
7878 |
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COS officers designated as JSO nominees who have not completed JPME |
1592 |
1959 |
372 |
1644 |
5567 |
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COS JSO nominees currently serving in a JDA |
1104 |
1231 |
259 |
961 |
3555 |
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COS JSO nominees who Completed a JDA and are currently attending JPME |
4 |
16 |
1 |
9 |
30 |
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SUMMARY OF JSOs WITH CRITICAL OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES WHO ARE SERVING OR HAVE SERVED IN A SECOND JOINT ASSIGNMENT (AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1998) |
Table E-4 |
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USA |
USAF |
USMC |
USN |
TOTAL |
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Field Grade |
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219(83) |
236(88) |
25(13) |
68(28) |
548(212) |
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128(63) |
157(70) |
23(8) |
65(39) |
373(180) |
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General/Flag |
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17(8) |
33(9) |
11(7) |
12(6) |
73(30) |
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14(7) |
28(12) |
5(4) |
8(4) |
55(27) |
*Number in parenthesis indicates number of second joint assignments, which were to a critical joint position.
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ANALYSIS OF THE ASSIGNMENT WHERE OFFICERS WERE REASSIGNED (IN FY 1998) ON THEIR FIRST ASSIGNMENT FOLLOWING DESIGNATION AS A JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICER |
Table E-5 |
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Assignment Category |
USA |
USAF |
USMC |
USN |
TOTAL |
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Command |
28 |
130 |
7 |
16 |
181 |
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Service HQ |
14 |
29 |
6 |
8 |
57 |
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Joint Staff critical |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Joint Staff other |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
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Other JDA critical |
14 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
32 |
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Other JDA |
21 |
35 |
2 |
6 |
64 |
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Professional Military Education (PME) |
56 |
33 |
3 |
5 |
97 |
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Retirement/separation |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Other Operations |
44 |
58 |
8 |
29 |
139 |
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Other Staff |
23 |
79 |
10 |
7 |
119 |
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Other Shore (Navy) |
- |
- |
- |
31 |
31 |
*For the Marine Corps: Other Operations = Fleet Marine Force; Other Staff = Non-Fleet Marine Corps
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AVERAGE LENGTH OF TOURS OF DUTY IN JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS (FY 1998) (IN MONTHS) |
Table E-6 |
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GENERAL/FLAG OFFICERS |
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JOINT STAFF |
OTHER JOINT |
JOINT TOTAL |
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USA |
21.7 |
24.2 |
23.9 |
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USAF |
21.4 |
28.2 |
27.1 |
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USMC |
17.8 |
24.0 |
20.9 |
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USN |
23.8 |
26.1 |
25.6 |
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DoD |
21.3 |
26.0 |
25.1 |
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FIELD GRADE OFFICERS |
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JOINT STAFF |
OTHER JOINT |
JOINT TOTAL |
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USA |
32.8 |
37.5 |
37.1 |
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USAF |
35.1 |
36.9 |
36.8 |
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USMC |
38.9 |
37.7 |
37.8 |
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USN |
36.2 |
40.0 |
39.7 |
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DoD |
34.8 |
37.9 |
37.6 |
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SUMMARY OF TOUR LENGTH EXCLUSIONS FOR FY 1998 |
Table E-7 |
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CATEGORY |
USA |
USAF |
USMC |
USN |
TOTAL |
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Retirement |
131 |
110 |
6 |
49 |
296 |
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Separation |
0 |
2 |
0 |
45 |
47 |
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Suspension from duty |
12 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
21 |
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Compassionate/Medical |
8 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
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Other joint after promotion |
6 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
16 |
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Reorganization |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
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Joint overseas-short tours |
209 |
122 |
8 |
47 |
386 |
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Second Tour |
23 |
34 |
0 |
19 |
76 |
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Joint accumulation |
22 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
34 |
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COS reassignment |
121 |
157 |
9 |
199 |
486 |
TOTAL |
532 |
448 |
25 |
374 |
1379 |
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JOINT DUTY POSITION DISTRIBUTION BY SERVICE (AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1998) |
Table E-8 |
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JOINT STAFF |
OTHER JOINT DUTY |
TOTAL JOINT DUTY |
TOTAL DOD JDAs % |
TOTAL DOD Officers %* |
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USA |
266 |
2994 |
3260 |
34.8% |
31.0% |
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USAF |
269 |
3278 |
3547 |
37.9% |
36.5% |
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USMC |
64 |
489 |
553 |
5.9% |
6.9% |
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USN |
216 |
1795 |
2011 |
21.4% |
25.6% |
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DoD |
815 |
8556 |
9371 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
* Total Commissioned Officers: 0-3 through 0-10 less professional categories.
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CRITICAL POSITIONS SUMMARY (AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1998) |
Table E-9 |
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CATEGORY |
USA |
USAF |
USMC |
USN |
TOTAL |
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Total critical positions |
353 |
341 |
57 |
177 |
928 |
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Number of vacant positions |
68 |
75 |
11 |
33 |
187 |
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Of those filled, number (and %) filled by JSOs |
227(80%) |
216(81%) |
18(38%) |
98(68%) |
559(75%) |
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Number of critical positions filled by non-JSOs |
58 |
50 |
29 |
46 |
183 |
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Percent critical positions filled by JSOs or non-JSOs |
81% |
78% |
82% |
81% |
80% |
| Reasons for filling critical positions with officers who are not JSOs are listed below: | |
| Position filled by non-JSO incumbent prior to being a joint position |
0
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| Position being converted to a noncritical position or being deleted |
6
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| Joint specialist officer not yet available |
61
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| Best qualified officer not joint specialist |
115
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| Position filled by non-JSO incumbent prior to being a critical position |
1
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| Other |
0
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TOTAL
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183
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| The following organizations have joint duty critical positions, which are filled by officers who do not possess the joint specialty: | |
| Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) |
9
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| Joint Staff |
32
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| United States Atlantic Command (USACOM) |
5
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| United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) |
12
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| United States European Command (USEUCOM) |
11
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| United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) |
5
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| United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) |
5
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| United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) |
4
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| United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) |
4
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| United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) |
1
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| United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) |
7
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| North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) |
8
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) |
3
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| Allied Command Europe (ACE) |
16
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| Allied Command Atlantic (ACA) |
1
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| National Security Agency (NSA) |
1
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| United Nations |
2
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| Defense Attaches |
8
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| Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) |
10
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| Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) |
4
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| Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) |
2
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| National Defense University (NDU) |
2
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| Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) |
1
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| Joint Warfare Analysis Center |
2
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| Joint Analysis Center |
2
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| Joint Warfighting Center |
1
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| National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) |
1
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| General/Flag, Other Joint |
24
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TOTAL
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183
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COMPARISON OF WAIVER USAGE (FY 1998) |
Table E-10 |
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CATEGORY |
USA |
USAF |
USMC |
USN |
TOTAL |
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Field Grade Section |
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186 |
497 |
68 |
235 |
986 |
|
7 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
|
9 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
|
8 |
14 |
2 |
8 |
32 |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
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1107 |
1041 |
128 |
749 |
3025 |
|
65 |
104 |
4 |
23 |
196 |
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General/Flag Officer Section |
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6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
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34 |
38 |
8 |
29 |
109 |
|
24 |
21 |
2 |
12 |
59 |
|
48 |
46 |
11 |
28 |
133 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
40 |
43 |
12 |
32 |
127 |
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9 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
18 |
|
14 |
14 |
3 |
16 |
47 |
*Does not include professional categories.
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JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION PHASE II SUMMARY (FY 1998) |
Table E-11 |
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CATEGORY |
USA |
USAF |
USMC |
USN |
TOTAL |
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Students graduating from Armed Forces Staff College in FY 1997 |
291 |
339 |
49 |
205 |
884 |
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Students who had not completed Resident PME (percent of total) |
73(25%) |
169(50%) |
0(0%) |
28(14%) |
270(31%) |
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Students who had completed non-resident PME (percent of total) |
71(24%) |
169(50%) |
0(0%) |
28(14%) |
268(30%) |
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Students who had not completed resident or nonresident PME (percent of total) |
2(1%) |
0(0%) |
0(0%) |
0(0%) |
2(0%) |
| Reasons for Students not Completing Resident Professional Military Education (PME) Prior to Attending Phase II: | |
| Officer completed Phase I by correspondence/seminar |
259
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| Officer completed Phase I equivalent program |
9
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| Officer scheduled to attend a resident PME immediately following Phase II |
2
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| Officer career path did not allow attendance at a resident PME program |
0
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| Other |
0 |
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TEMPORARY JOINT TASK FORCE CREDIT (FY 1998) |
Table E-12 |
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CATEGORY |
USA |
USAF |
USMC |
USN |
TOTAL |
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Full joint tour credit |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Cumulative service |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Summary of operations for which Joint Task Force credit was awarded: | |
| Bosnia (operations in support of Dayton accord) |
3
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Haiti (United Nations Mission) |
1 |
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FY 1998 JOINT OFFICER PROMOTION RATES |
Table E-13 |
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GRADE |
CATEGORY |
ARE SERVING IN |
HAVE SERVED IN |
TOTAL IN ZONE |
REMARKS |
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IN ZONE % |
BELOW ZONE % |
ABOVE ZONE % |
IN ZONE % |
BELOW ZONE % |
ABOVE ZONE % |
CON |
SEL |
% |
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AIR FORCE PROMOTION RATES (LINE) |
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O-8 |
Joint Staff |
33 |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
5 |
1 |
20 |
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JSO |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
58 |
20 |
35 |
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Service Hqs |
39 |
N/A |
N/A |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
23 |
8 |
35 |
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Other Joint |
50 |
N/A |
N/A |
50 |
N/A |
N/A |
6 |
3 |
50 |
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Board Avg |
- |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
N/A |
N/A |
81 |
28 |
35 |
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O-7 |
Joint Staff |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
4 |
N/A |
N/A |
46 |
2 |
4 |
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JSO |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
594 |
27 |
5 |
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Service Hqs |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
145 |
6 |
4 |
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Other Joint |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
N/A |
N/A |
267 |
5 |
2 |
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Board Avg |
- |
N/A |
N/A |
- |
N/A |
N/A |
1813 |
43 |
2 |
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O-6 |
Joint Staff |
73 |
11 |
0 |
80 |
16 |
0 |
55 |
42 |
76 |
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JSO |
58 |
7 |
0 |
58 |
6 |
0 |
140 |
77 |
55 |
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Service Hqs |
67 |
5 |
0 |
62 |
7 |
0 |
164 |
105 |
64 |
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Other Joint |
58 |
4 |
0 |
30 |
1 |
6 |
232 |
103 |
44 |
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Board Avg |
42 |
3 |
1 |
42 |
3 |
1 |
921 |
384 |
42 |
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O-5 |
Joint Staff |
90 |
11 |
50 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
20 |
91 |
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JSO |
100 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
100 |
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Service Hqs |
80 |
6 |
15 |
82 |
3 |
0 |
177 |
143 |
81 |
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Other Joint |
75 |
5 |
3 |
61 |
2 |
3 |
401 |
283 |
71 |
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Board Avg |
63 |
2 |
3 |
63 |
2 |
3 |
1774 |
1110 |
63 |
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O-4 |
Joint Staff |
N/A |
100 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
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JSO |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0 |
0 |
N/A |
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Service Hqs |
96 |
3 |
67 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
28 |
90 |
Note 1 |
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Other Joint |
95 |
4 |
0 |
63 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
40 |
89 |
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Board Avg |
83 |
2 |
12 |
83 |
2 |
12 |
2497 |
2062 |
83 |
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ARMY PROMOTION RATES (COMPETITIVE CATEGORY) |
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O-8 |
Joint Staff |
100 |
N/A |
N/A |
100 |
N/A |
N/A |
6 |
6 |
100 |
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JSO |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
40 |
18 |
45 |
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Service Hqs |
67 |
N/A |
N/A |
82 |
N/A |
N/A |
20 |
15 |
75 |
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Other Joint |
0 |
N/A |
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