Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) is a form of Professional Military Education (PME) in the United States that emphasizes a multiservice approach.[1] Joint Professional Military Education was established following greater awareness during World War II of a need for effective cooperation between the branches of the United States armed forces.[2] While some institutions had previously served to provide joint training, notably the Army and Navy Staff College that operated in the last years of the War, the first senior school for Joint Professional Military Education was founded in 1946 under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The 1986 passage of the Goldwater–Nichols Act caused increased interest in Joint Professional Military Education and created a standard. As of 2005, JPME contains five levels, successful completion of two of which are among the qualifications for the designation Joint Service Officer. Joint Professional Military Education levels are available at a number of colleges and JPME Institutions.
- ^ Muhleman, Lt Col David E. (Spring 1994). "The ABCs of JPME" (PDF). Joint Force Quarterly: 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2003. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
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