JPME
2024-25 Naval War College Fleet Seminar Program
This is how I did my JPME I, and I strongly recommend it:
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RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) Fleet
Seminar Program (FSP) which offers intermediate level Joint Professional
Military Education (JPME-I) through a set of three courses: Strategy and War
(S and W), Theater Security Decision Making (TSDM) and Joint Maritime
Operations (JMO). Each course normally requires one academic year to
complete, which runs from September through the following May. All three
courses are not offered simultaneously at all locations. There is no tuition
fee and course materials are provided on a loan basis at no cost to the
students. Applicants must apply by 31 May 2024.
2. Background:
a. The NWC FSP will be offered in 15 regional locations in the United
States for academic year 2024-2025. Planned locations and courses are:
(1) Annapolis, MD (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(2) Everett, WA (JMO)
(3) Dahlgren, VA (S and W)
(4) Great Lakes, IL (S and W)
(5) Jacksonville, FL (TSDM and JMO)
(6) Kitsap, WA (S and W)
(7) Mayport, FL (S and W)
(8) New Orleans, LA (S and W)
(9) Newport, RI (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(10) Norfolk, VA (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(11) Patuxent River, MD (S and W)
(12) Pearl Harbor, HI (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(13) Pensacola, FL (Whiting Field) (TSDM)
(14) San Diego, CA (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(15) Washington, DC (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
b. Seminars meet once a week in the evening for 34 weeks. Completion of
all three courses results in the award of a College of Naval Command and
Staff diploma, as well as credit for JPME-I. The FSP also provides a path to
attain the NWC Masters Degree through the College of Distance Education
(CDE)Graduate Degree Program (GDP). FSP students may apply for the GDP
following successful completion of their first FSP course. The FSP at all
locations are conducted in-step with each other, so students who transfer to
or assigned temporary additional duty at another location may attend class at
the new location.
3. Criteria:
a. NWC accepts program applications from commissioned officers
(active and reserve) and civilian employees of the federal government,
subject to the following eligibility requirements:
(1) Members of the sea services (Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard)
in the paygrade of O-3 or above, while officers from the other services must
be in the paygrade of O-4 or above. Civilian employees of the federal
government in the grade of GS-11 and above, or equivalent, are also eligible
for enrollment.
(2) All applicants must have previously earned at least a
baccalaureate degree.
b. Qualified individuals currently stationed in areas listed in
paragraph two, or those who expect transfer to those sites prior to
1 September 2024 are encouraged to apply.
4. Application Process. More information is available and applications must
be submitted at the NWC College of Distance Education FSP website at
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/training-education-qualifications
(NWC Academic Programs link). The application period will remain
open until 31 May 2024.
5. Selection Notifications. NWC will make enrollment selections and
accepted applicants will be advised of their enrollment selection status via
email.
6. Points of contact are Ms. Kelly Folger who can be reached at
(401) 856-6530 or via email at fsp@usnwc.edu, Mr. Walter Stiles who can be
reached at walter.stiles@usnwc.edu, and Professor Ronald Oard who can be
reached via email at oardr@usnwc.edu.
7. Request widest dissemination of the above information.
Regional coordinators at the sites listed in paragraph two are requested to
pass this information to all Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and
Coast Guard units and all reserve units located within safe-driving distance
of an FSP site.
8. This message will remain in effect until superseded or 31 May 2024,
whichever occurs first.
9. Released by VADM D. W. Dwyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for
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2023-2024 War College Fleet Seminar Program
This is how I got my Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) I:
This NAVADMIN announces the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) Fleet Seminar Program (FSP), which offers intermediate-level Joint Professional Military Education (JPME-I) through a set of three courses: Strategy and War (S and W), Theater Security Decision Making (TSDM) and Joint Maritime Operations (JMO). Each course typically requires one academic year to complete, which runs from September through the following May. All three courses are not offered simultaneously at all locations. There is no tuition fee, and course materials are provided on a loan basis at no cost to the students. Applicants must apply by 31 May 2023. Please see the NAVADMIN:
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RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) Fleet
Seminar Program (FSP) which offers intermediate level Joint Professional
Military Education (JPME-I) through a set of three courses: Strategy and
War (S and W), Theater Security Decision Making (TSDM) and Joint Maritime
Operations (JMO). Each course normally requires one academic year to
complete, which runs from September through the following May. All three
courses are not offered simultaneously at all locations. There is no
tuition fee and course materials are provided on a loan basis at no cost
to the students. Applicants must apply by 31 May 2023.
2. Background:
a. The NWC FSP will be offered in 18 regional locations in the United
States for academic year 2023-2024. Planned locations and courses are:
(1) Annapolis, MD (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(2) Everett, WA (S and W)
(3) Dahlgren, VA (JMO)
(4) Fort Worth, TX (S and W)
(5) Great Lakes, IL (TSDM)
(6) Jacksonville, FL (TSDM and JMO)
(7) Kitsap, WA (TSDM)
(8) Mayport, FL (S and W)
(9) Millington, TN (S and W)
(10) New Orleans, LA (JMO)
(11) Newport, RI (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(12) Norfolk, VA (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(13) Patuxent River, MD (TSDM)
(14) Pearl Harbor, HI (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(15) Pensacola, FL (Whiting Field) (S and W)
(16) San Diego, CA (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(17) Washington, DC (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(18) Whidbey Island, WA (JMO)
b. Seminars meet once a week in the evening for 34 weeks. Completion
of all three courses results in the award of a College of Naval Command and
Staff diploma, as well as credit for JPME-I. The FSP also provides a path to
attain the NWC Masters Degree through the College of Distance Education (CDE)
Graduate Degree Program (GDP). FSP students may apply for the GDP following
successful completion of their first FSP course. The FSP at all locations are
conducted in-step with each other, so students who transfer to or are
assigned temporary additional duty at another location may attend class at
the new location.
3. Criteria:
a. NWC accepts program applications from commissioned officers (active
and reserve) and civilian employees of the federal government, subject to the
following eligibility requirements:
(1) Members of the sea services (Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard)
in the paygrade of O-3 or above, while officers from the other services must
be in the paygrade of O-4 or above. Civilian employees of the federal
government in the grade of GS-11 and above, or equivalent, are also eligible
for enrollment.
(2) All applicants must have previously earned at least a
baccalaureate degree.
b. Qualified individuals currently stationed in areas listed in
paragraph two, or those who expect transfer to those sites prior to 1
September 2023 are encouraged to apply.
4. Application Process. More information is available and applications must
be submitted at the NWC College of Distance Education FSP website at
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/training-education-qualifications (NWC
Academic Programs link). The application period will remain open until 31 May
2023.
5. Selection Notifications. NWC will make enrollment selections and accepted
applicants will be advised of their enrollment selection status via email.
6. Points of contact are Ms. Kelly Folger who can be reached at (401) 856-
6530 or via email at fsp(at)usnwc.edu and Professor Ronald Oard who can be
reached via email at oardr(at)usnwc.edu.
7. Request widest dissemination of the above information. Regional
coordinators at the sites listed in paragraph two are requested to pass this
information to all Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast
Guard units and all reserve units located within safe-driving distance of an
FSP site.
8. This message will remain in effect until superseded or 31 May 2023,
whichever occurs first.
9. Released by Vice Admiral J. W. Hughes, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
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2022-2023 Naval War College Fleet Seminar Program for JPME I
This is how I did my JPME I, and it was a great program:
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SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023 NAVAL WAR COLLEGE FLEET SEMINAR PROGRAM//
RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) Fleet
Seminar Program (FSP), which offers intermediate level Joint Professional
Military Education (JPME-I) through a set of three courses: Strategy and War
(S and W), Theater Security Decision Making (TSDM) and Joint Maritime
Operations (JMO).
Each course normally requires one academic year to complete, which runs from
September through the following May. All three courses are not offered
simultaneously at all locations. There is no tuition fee and course
materials are provided on a loan basis at no cost to the
students. Applicants must apply by 31 May 2022.
2. Background:
a. The NWC FSP will be offered in 17 regional locations in the United
States for academic year 2022-2023. Planned locations and courses are:
(1) Annapolis, MD (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(2) Everett, WA (TSDM)
(3) Fort Worth, TX (TSDM)
(4) Great Lakes, IL (JMO)
(5) Jacksonville, FL (TSDM and JMO)
(6) Kitsap, WA (JMO)
(7) Mayport, FL (S and W)
(8) Millington, TN (JMO)
(9) New Orleans, LA (TSDM)
(10) Newport, RI (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(11) Norfolk, VA (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(12) Patuxent River, MD (JMO)
(13) Pearl Harbor, HI (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(14) Pensacola, FL (Whiting Field) (JMO and S and W)
(15) San Diego, CA (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(16) Washington, DC (S and W, TSDM and JMO)
(17) Whidbey Island, WA (S and W)
b. Seminars for each course meet once a week in the evening for
approximately 34 weeks. Completion of all three courses results in the
award of a College of Naval Command and Staff diploma, as well as credit for
JPME-I. The FSP also provides a path to attain the NWC Masters Degree
through the College of Distance Education (CDE) Graduate Degree Program
(GDP). FSP students may apply for the GDP following successful completion of
their first FSP course. The FSP at all locations are conducted in-step with
each other, so students who transfer to or assigned temporary additional duty
at another location may attend class at the new location.
3. Criteria:
a. NWC accepts program applications from commissioned officers (active
and reserve) and civilian employees of the federal government, subject to the
following eligibility requirements:
(1) Members of the sea services (Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard)
in the paygrade of O-3 or above, while officers from the other services must
be in the paygrade of O-4 or above. Civilian employees of the federal
government in the grade of GS-11 and above, or equivalent, are also eligible
for enrollment.
(2) All applicants must have previously earned at least a
baccalaureate degree.
b. Qualified individuals currently stationed in areas listed in
paragraph two, or those who expect transfer to those sites prior to 1
September 2022 are encouraged to apply.
4. Application Process. More information is available and applications must
be submitted at the NWC College of Distance Education FSP website at
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/training-education-qualifications (NWC
Academic Programs link). The application period will remain open until 31 May
2022.
5. Selection Notifications. NWC will make enrollment selections and
accepted applicants will be advised of their enrollment selection status via
email.
6. Points of contact are Ms. Kelly Folger who can be reached at (401) 841-
6520/DSN 841 or via email at fsp(at)usnwc.edu and Professor Ronald Oard who
can be reached via email at oardr(at)usnwc.edu.
7. Request widest dissemination of the above information. Regional
coordinators at the sites listed in paragraph two are requested to pass this
information to all Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard units and
all reserve units located within safe-driving distance of an FSP site.
8. This message will remain in effect until superseded or 31 May 2022,
whichever occurs first.
9. Released by Vice Admiral J. W. Hughes, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
for Warfighting Development (N7).//
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In Person JPME I Option – Applications Due Tomorrow!
I just noticed that the NAVADMIN for the Fleet Seminar Program option for in-person JPME I, which is the way I did it, has a deadline of tomorrow for applications. Yikes! Here is the NAVADMIN, and sorry for the late notice:
Throwback Thursday Classic Post – U.S. Naval War College Launches Streamlined Program for Earning JPME-I Credit
By Jeanette Steele, U.S. Naval War College Public Affairs
NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) — U.S. Naval War College’s College of Distance Education has launched a streamlined version of its online program for delivering professional military education coursework required by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The new Online Naval Command and Staff Program allows students to finish the intermediate joint professional military education requirement, known as JPME-I, in 10 months. The previous framework, called the Web-Enabled Program, usually took 18 months to two years to complete.
“The closure of the college’s CD-ROM Program necessitated the development of a pathway to JPME-I certification in less than 12 months to satisfy the Navy’s requirement for the joint education of its officer corps,” said Dean of the College of Distance Education Walt Wildemann.
Officials said they were able to condense the time frame without sacrificing quality by doing away with administrative pauses and some redundancies in the coursework of the legacy Web-Enabled Program.
“The goal was to deliver JPME-I education in a shorter period of time while maintaining the graduate-level standards and professional military education career requirements,” said Tim Garrold, deputy dean of the College of Distance Education.
Adding to the efficiency, students will now only register once for the program, instead of having to register three times – once for each core course – in the past. The new design is a single program made up of five blocks.
The first eight seminars in the new program started Nov. 15, and similar numbers will follow each quarter. The seminars, which accommodate 20 students each, are moderated by full-time and adjunct faculty members.
The online program is intended for Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard officers whose career commitments make them unable to complete the certification in residence at the War College or in the face-to-face classroom model of other College of Distance Education programs.
Eligible Navy unrestricted line officers, Marine Corps and Coast Guard officers receive the highest enrollment priority, followed by those services’ staff corps officers. Based on availability, the program is also open to Navy Reservists, officers from other U.S. military branches, Coast Guard officers, federal civilian employees grades GS-11 and higher and U.S. Public Health Service officers.
Unlike the Naval War College’s 10-month resident program and the non-resident Fleet Seminar Program, the online program is not accredited to award the Master of Arts degree in defense and strategic studies. However, the program fully covers the concepts and skills required for the award of JPME-I credit.
The program engages students in the complexities of the national security and theater security arenas and develops their critical-thinking skills.
Successful students will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of U.S. national security policy and military strategy – and appreciate the relationships between the two. Students will also learn to plan and conduct military operations that achieve national-level goals and objectives.
The program also introduces students to the role of both political and military leaders in the formulation of policy, the planning of joint and combined military operations and the conduct of war.
Students who completed College of Distance Education core courses through the Fleet Seminar Program, the former Web-Enabled Program or the former CD-ROM Program will receive credit for the appropriate blocks of the new online program.
To submit an application for the Online Naval Command and Staff Program, or for more information, go to https://usnwc.edu/college-of-distance-education/Online-Program.
2021 Non-Specialty Specific Billet Opportunities
Please see the note below from the Senior Detailer. Anyone who applied for XO, CO, OIC, CMO, or Senior Executive/Operational is highly encouraged to also apply for any positions on this list that interest them. Not everyone who applied for the jobs I slate will get one. There are not enough positions available:
Greetings from PERS,
Reaching out to invite your attention to a number of outstanding billet opportunities available to MC officers in 2021. Please see the attached documents for information regarding our “Non-Specialty Specific Billet” assignment process, including a PDF application, and a listing of available opportunities to include:
- Operational Assignments (FST OICs/CATF Surgeons, Marine Regimental Surgeons, LHD SMOs, and others)
- Administrative Assignments (BUMED, DHA, PERS, and others)
- Research Assignments (NMRC, NMRU-San Antonio, and others)
- Naval War College – JPME Phase II – Newport, RI
Please contact your detailer if you would like to discuss these options.
Applications are due to your detailer NLT 25 SEP.
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Todd A. Gardner, MD, MPH, FAAFP
CAPT, MC, USN
Head, Medical Corps Assignments
Executive Medicine, Surgical Specialties
Navy Personnel Command, PERS-4415
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, TN 38005
901-874-4094 DSN 94+ 312-882-4094
todd.a.gardner2 < at > navy.mil
Throwback Thursday Classic Post – The New Medical Corps Career Progression Slide – What Does It Mean to You?
(As we resume travel and speak to MC Officers at different commands, it is clear that many have not seen the new career pathway, so I’m reposting this. Please pass it to all you know in the MC. Thanks.)
Navy Medicine has been undergoing a lot of change. We have a new Surgeon General, a new Corps Chief, and a renewed focus on readiness. With these changes come a new career progression and path for the Medical Corps (MC) Officer (PDF version, PPT version). Let’s take a look at the new model and discuss some of the ways it will impact you as your career progresses. We’ll start at the top of the slide and work our way down, translating it into action items for every MC Officer.
Intent and Expectations
What should a MC Officer note in this section? To be competitive for promotion, you need to have been operational AND clinical. The days of camping at Military Treatment Facilities (MTFs) are over. Everyone needs to be operationally relevant, and this is consistent with the most recent changes in the O6 promotion board convening order. It can be with the Surface Force, Fleet Marine Force (FMF), Undersea, Air, Special Operations, Joint environment, Expeditionary Combat Command, or any other operational setting you find yourself in. It doesn’t matter how or in what setting, but everyone needs to be operationally relevant.
Action #1 – Deliberately develop your operational relevance.
Recommended Medical and Professional Development Path
Very simply, this spells out your educational pathway. Completing residency and becoming board certified is not a new concept or path for the MC Officer. What is new, though, is the expectation that everyone will serve in an operational setting by the time they are up for promotion to O5 and in a more senior operational role before they are up for O6. The concept of everyone becoming an Operational Medical Officer (OMO) is explained in detail at the bottom of the slide.
In addition to serving as an OMO, the expectation is that those who want to serve in more senior roles will complete Joint Professional Military Education Levels I and II (JPME I/II) and obtain formal management or leadership training, such as a Master’s in Business Administration or similar degree.
Action #2 – Start JPME I now if you haven’t already, and develop a strategy and timeline with your mentors to obtain more senior education.
High Reliability Organization Training
The new SG is a huge proponent of high reliability, and Navy Medicine is constantly striving to adopt the principles of a High Reliability Organization (HRO). Many of the classes mentioned on the career path slide are undergoing modifications and updates to incorporate high reliability education.
Action #3 – Attend or complete the listed HRO courses.
Example Assignments
The example assignments are divided into Fleet and Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command/Unit (NMRTC/U) positions. They are also stratified according to the typical ranks at which they would occur. These are general guidelines and variability will certainly occur, so be flexible. For example, we know that it takes a minimum of seven years to become a Neurosurgeon, so their path will vary. Other specialties that require longer training are in a similar situation. As a result of this, we are going to ask each Specialty Leader to take this generic career path and modify it for their own specialty.
Another takeaway from this portion of the slide is to alternate between operational assignments and NMRTC/U assignments where you are serving primarily in a clinical role, likely at an MTF. Time at the MTF will allow you to solidify your individual clinical skills and contribute to our Graduate Medical Education mission. After that tour, return to the operational setting in a more senior role. Rinse and repeat this pattern as your career progresses.
Action #4 – Print the career path slide and get a red and black pen. In black circle the jobs, roles, and courses you’ve already done. In red circle ones you’d like to do. When it is time for your next set of orders, jump from realm where you currently are (Fleet or NMRTC/U) to the other and aim for one of the positions to the right that you circled in red.
An Example – My Career Path
Just to visualize the way we are encouraging you to use the career path slide, let’s take a look at My Career Path. I circled the things I’ve done in black, and the things I’d like to do in red.
As a 19 year O6, I have a lot of black ink, but there are some red circles to the right indicating the things I’d like to do. As the Deputy Corps Chief, I am currently in a senior headquarters role toward the right end of the Fleet portion. Most likely, my next career move will be to obtain JPME II or enter Executive Medicine as an Executive Officer (XO) because completing an XO and Commanding Officer (CO) tour is mandatory before I can compete for the more senior leadership roles. Use a similar analysis of where you’ve been (black ink) and where you want to go (red ink) to come up with options for your next career move.
Summary
The new MC career path should serve as the basic framework around which you structure your career. A quick summary of the actions you should take include:
- Deliberately develop your operational relevance.
- Start JPME I now if you haven’t already, and develop a strategy and timeline with your mentors to obtain more senior education.
- Attend or complete the listed HRO courses.
- Circle the jobs, roles, and courses you’ve already done in black. Circle ones you’d like to do in red. When it is time for your next set of orders, jump from the realm where you currently are (Fleet or NMRTC/U) to the other and aim for one of the positions to the right that you circled in red.
Joint Chiefs Vision Changes Military Education Philosophy
Here’s a link to this DoD article:
Joel Schofer's Career Planning Blog 