R 232136Z MAY 12
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 283/12
FROM CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA RA//
SUBJ/JOINT QUALIFICATION UPDATES FOR RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) OFFICERS//
REF/A/MSGID/DOC/CMC/26AUG10//
REF/B/MSGID/DOC/DOD/16FEB12//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 486/10, SUBJECT: JOINT QUALIFICATION UPDATES FOR RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS.  REF B IS DODI 1300.19 CHANGE 2, SUBJECT: DOD JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.//
POC/E. A. SAGER/MAJ/CMC RAM-5/-/TEL: 703-784-0558/ EMAIL: ELIZABETH.SAGER@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/RMKS/1.  PURPOSE.  TO REITERATE DEADLINES PUBLISHED IN REF A, FOR RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) OFFICERS TO SUBMIT FOR EXPERIENCE JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT (E-JDA) CREDIT IN QUALIFYING JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THE REFERENCES PROVIDE POLICY AND GUIDANCE ON THE JOINT QUALIFICATION SYSTEM (JQS) INCLUDING DETAILS ON STANDARD JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENT (S-JDA) AND E-JDA PATHS AND JOINT QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS FOR A JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICER (JQO).  ALTHOUGH A JQO IS NOT REQUIRED FOR RC PROMOTION TO O7, THE SYSTEM ALLOWS RC OFFICERS TO DOCUMENT QUALIFYING JOINT EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVE JOINT QUALIFICATIONS.
3.  DEADLINE FOR E-JDA NOMINATIONS FOR RC OFFICERS
    A.  THE DEADLINE, OUTLINED IN REF B, FOR SUBMITTING E-JDA SELF-NOMINATIONS FOR RETROACTIVE JOINT EXPERIENCE CREDIT WAS EXTENDED FOR RC OFFICERS UNTIL 30 SEP 2013.  AFTER 30 SEP 2013, RC OFFICERS WILL HAVE ONE YEAR FROM THE COMPLETION OF AN E-JDA EXPERIENCE PERIOD TO SELF-NOMINATE FOR JOINT EXPERIENCE POINTS.  THIS ONE YEAR DEADLINE WILL NOT BE WAIVERABLE.
    B.  RC OFFICERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED QUALIFYING JOINT MATTERS EXPERIENCES SHOULD SUBMIT FOR CREDIT NOW OR AS SOON AFTER COMPLETING THE QUALIFYING EXPERIENCE AS POSSIBLE.
4.  GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDANCE
    A.  OFFICERS IN E-JDA ASSIGNMENTS ARE PERFORMING AND INTEGRATING AT THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC LEVEL.  FOR APPROVAL, JQS SUBMISSIONS MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT A PREPONDERANCE OF THE OFFICERS DUTIES MET THE DEFINITION OF JOINT MATTERS PER TITLE 10 AND JOINT PUBLICATION 1, SPECIFICALLY: WHOM YOU WORKED WITH AND WHAT YOU DID.
    B.  THE JOINT EXPERIENCE SUMMARY (JES) THAT IS CREATED DURING A SUBMISSION SHOULD BE REGARDED AS A STAND-ALONE DOCUMENT AND BE FILLED OUT AS COMPLETELY AS POSSIBLE.  FITNESS REPORTS, AWARDS AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO SUBSTANTIATE WHAT IS WRITTEN ON THE JES BUT ARE NOT ALWAYS VIEWED BY THE PANEL THAT DECIDES IF CREDIT IS APPROPRIATE.
    C.  SUBMISSIONS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DELETED FROM THE SYSTEM AFTER 90 DAYS OF INACTIVITY UNLESS SUBMITTED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. MEMBERS WILL HAVE 90 DAYS TO CORRECT AND RESUBMIT RETURNED RECORDS. THE SYSTEM RELEASES NOTIFICATIONS AT 15 DAY INTERVALS TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED IN THE OFFICERS PROFILE.
5.  OFFICERS IN THE GRADES OF O1 THROUGH O6 ARE ENCOURAGED TO SELF- NOMINATE THEIR QUALIFYING JOINT EXPERIENCES (SEE PARA 4A ABOVE) FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL AND THEN SELECTING THE LINKS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND JQS SELF-NOMINATION WEBSITE.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN D. L. MOORE, DIRECTOR, RESERVE AFFAIRS DIVISION.//