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MARADMIN 378/22
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 2022-2023 JOINT & COMBINED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL (JCWS) SEAT QUOTAS//
REF/A/DODI 1300.19//
REF/B/CJCSI 1330.05B//
NARR/REF (A) IS DODI 1300.19 DOD JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT (JOM) PROGRAM EFFECTIVE 3 APRIL 2018.  REF (B) IS CJCSI 1330.05B JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROCEDURES EFFECTIVE 6 JUL 2020.//
POC/A. N. SMYCZYNSKI/MAJ/JOINT OFFICER MATTERS OFFICER (JOMO)/M&RA/HQMC/MMOA-3/-/(703) 784-9211/EMAIL: ALLISON.SMYCZYNSKI@USMC.MIL//
POC/S. P. HEBERT/CIV/ASSISTANT JOMO/M&RA/HQMC/MMOA-3/TEL: (703) 784-9730/EMAIL: SIMON.HEBERT(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/D. PUGH/MGYSGT/DEPUTY DIRECTOR/SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY/COLLEGE OF ENLISTED MILITARY EDUCATION/MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY/TEL: (703) 432-5541/EMAIL: DIANA.PUGH@USMCU.EDU//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Situation.  The Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) conducts a Joint & Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) ten week resident curriculum, as well as a Hybrid curriculim, which is split up in three phases.  The Marine Corps is required to designate a sufficient number of quality officers to be a Joint Qualified Officer that must have completed Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase II.
2.  Mission.  The JFSC conducts the JCWS course at Norfolk, VA.
3.  Execution.
3.a.  Dates and allocations for AY 2022-2023 courses are (read in five columns):
Course  Submission Deadline    Report       Graduation   Allocations
23-1    09 Nov 22              09 Jan 23    17 Mar 23        17
23-2    27 Jan 23              27 Mar 23    02 Jun 23        13
23-3    19 Apr 23              19 Jun 23    25 Aug 23        14
23-4    11 Jul 23              11 Sep 23    17 Nov 23        16
3.b.  Dates for the AY 2022-2023 JCWS-Hybrid are as follows (read in five columns):
Course  Submission Deadline   Week 0      Start Date    Graduation
23-1    14 Oct 22             05 Dec 22   12 Dec 22     29 Sep 23 
23-2    14 Oct 22             16 Jan 23   23 Jan 23     27 Oct 23
23-3    14 Oct 22             06 Feb 23   14 Feb 23     17 Nov 23
3.b.1 Dates for Hybrid face-to-face are as follows (read in three columns):
Course    F2F-1          F2F-2
23-1      17-21 Apr 23   18-29 Sep 23
23-2      15-19 May 23   16-27 Oct 23
23-3      05-09 Jun 23   06-17 Nov 23
3.c.  Major subordinate commands may nominate Marines in the grade of E-7/E-8/E-9/O-4/O-5/O-6 to attend the course in accordance with the above allocations.
3.d.  Course prerequisites (Officer and Enlisted)
3.d.1.  An active secret clearance, validated in the Defense Information Security System is required.  Marines who do not possess an active security clearance will not be accepted into the course due to the classification of several classes.
3.d.2.  Must be in compliance with height/weight/physical fitness test/combat fitness test standards.
3.d.3.  Must be in the first year of (365 days), or en route to, a joint assignment or equivalent.
3.e.  Officer nominees must have completed JPME I credit from an Intermediate Service School, either Resident or Non-Resident.  Marines that have not completed JPME I will require a Direct Entry Waiver.  Direct Entry Waivers will be submitted by Joint Officer Matters to the MMOA Branch Head for endorsement, then to the Joint Staff J-7 for final approval.  Only 10 percent are allowed per course.  Officers on Direct Entry Waiver must complete the prepatory Joint Transition Course (JTC) the week prior to JCWS start date at JFSC in Norfolk, VA.
3.f.  Senior enlisted prerequisites.
3.f.1  Senior enlisted nominees should be in the functional area consistent with joint planning groups (occupational specialties: operations, intelligence, communications, or logistics).
3.f.2.  Bachelors degree (accredited).
3.f.3.  Service Professional Military Education (PME) complete for pay grade.
3.f.4.  Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education (SEJPME) Course (distance education course offered by JKO) completed.
3.f.5.  Attend JTC one week prior to JCWS at JFSC in Norfolk, VA. JTC may be waived with completion of both SEJPME I and SEJPME II.
4.  Administration and Logistics.
4.a.  Senior enlisted personnel submit a nomination package that includes the following:
4.a.1.  Nomination letter from the first Flag/General/SES officer in their chain-of-command.
4.a.2.  A one-page student biography or resume to include education and career history.  An undergraduate transcript and a copy of the SEJPME course completion certificate or JPME I certificate from an Intermediate Service School.
4.a.3.  Nomination package must be submitted 90 days prior to class date to the JFSC's Dean of Academic Affairs (DAA).
4.a.4.  Once the package is received by Joint Officer Matters, it will be forwarded to the Executive Admin, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff for final endorsement before it is sent to the JFSC for enrollment.  Final admissions authority rests with the JFSC Commandant.
4.a.5.  Fax or mail nomination packages to:
Fax: (757) 443-6026
Mailing Address:
National Defense University
Joint Forces Staff College 
Office of the Registrar
C-108 Normandy Hall
Bldg SC-1, 7800 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23511
4.a.6.  Forward required nominee information, identified above, to the joint matters email account at jointmatters.active@usmc.mil.
4.b.  All officer applications must be submitted to the Joint Officer Matters Office, MMOA-3 no later than 60 days prior to the course convene date.
4.c.  All senior enlisted nominations must be received by the Joint Officer Matters Office, MMOA-3 no later than 90 days prior to the course convene date.
4.d.  Students registered in the Marine Corps Training Information Management System (MCTIMS) who cannot attend a scheduled course must have their registration canceled within MCTIMS.
4.e.  Appropriation data.  Funding will be provided by Training and Education Command (TECOM).  Worldwide Travel which includes travel to/from the course, meals, and lodging.  Rental cars are unit funded.
4.f.  Prior to arriving, students must read and become familiar with all pre-requisites by the JFSC.
5.  Command and Signal.  Additional information is available on the MMOA-3 website at https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.usmc.mil/ webcenter/portal/OA6.
6.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
7.  The POC for JPME courses with the Reserves may be reached at jointmatters.reserves@usmc.mil.
8.  Release authorized by MajGen Michael J. Borgschulte, Director, Manpower Management Division.//