JOINT QUALIFICATION SYSTEM (JQS)
RAAUZYUW RUENAAA1107 2221921-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCE4147 2221917 R 101921Z AUG 07 PSN 051966K27 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN ZEN/NAVADMIN @ AL NAVADMIN (UC) INFO ZEN/CNO CNO BT UNCLAS SUBJ: JOINT QUALIFICATION SYSTEM (JQS) PASS TO OFFICES CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS //N01300// NAVADMIN 200/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1//AUG// SUBJ/JOINT QUALIFICATION SYSTEM (JQS)// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/251449ZJUL07// REF/B/DOC/CJCS/-/DRAFT// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 187/07. REF B IS DRAFT CJCS INSTRUCTION 1330.05, JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES.// RMKS/1. THIS SECOND IN A SERIES OF NAVADMINS CONCERNING THE JOINT QUALIFICATION SYSTEM (JQS), (WHICH WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 07), EXPLAINS PROCEDURES FOR SELF- NOMINATION FOR JOINT CREDIT (REF A REFERS). 2. MILITARY SERVICES ARE NOW ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING OFFICERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR JOINT QUALIFICATION (REF B REFERS). PRIORITY IS BEING GIVEN TO ACTIVE COMPONENT CAPTAINS WHO ARE IN-ZONE FOR THE FY-09 FLAG SELECTION BOARD WHICH CONVENES IN DEC 07, DUE TO MORE STRINGENT JOINT REQUIREMENTS FOR FLAG APPOINTMENT THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE IN LATE 2008. THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MAY GRANT EXCEPTIONS/WAIVERS (ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS) WHEN APPOINTMENT TO FLAG RANK ON A NON-JQS OFFICER IS NECESSARY FOR THE GOOD OF THE SERVICE OR WHERE THIS PROMOTION IS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL/ PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (I.E., AP/ED/S&T COMMUNITIES) FOR WHICH JOINT REQUIREMENTS DO NOT EXIST. THESE WAIVERS ARE LIKELY ONLY IN UNIQUE, EXCEPTIONAL CASES. UNDER JQS, OFFICERS CAN SELF-NOMINATE, APPLYING THEIR EXPERIENCE-BASED JOINT DUTY ASSIGNMENTS (E-JDA) FOR POINT RECOGNITION, WHERE THEIR E-JDA IS RELEVANT TO THE JQS DEFINITION OF JOINT MATTERS. THIS DEFINITION CAN BE FOUND IN THE JOINT NOMINATION CHECKLIST ON THE NPC JOINT OFFICER MATTERS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/OFFICERS/JOINTOFFICER. 3. CAPTAINS WHO ARE ALREADY DESIGNATED AS JOINT SPECIALTY OFFICERS DO NOT HAVE TO SELF-NOMINATE. THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE REDESIGNATED AS JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICERS ON 1 OCT 07. 4. TO ASSIST THOSE ACTIVE COMPONENT CAPTAINS WHO WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION TO REAR ADMIRAL (LOWER HALF) BY THE FY-09 LINE AND STAFF BOARDS, WE INSTITUTED A MANUAL PAPER-BASED PROCESS WHEREBY A BOARD- ELIGIBLE CAPTAIN CAN SELF-NOMINATE THOSE EXPERIENCES (E-JDA) FOR PRE- VALIDATION ASSESSMENT BY NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (NPC). 5. THIS PAPER-BASED SELF-NOMINATION PROCESS WILL BE OPEN TO CAPTAINS MEETING THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: A. ELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION TO O-7 BY THE FY-09 LINE OR STAFF BOARD. B. HAVE A DATE OF RANK OF 1 OCT 05 OR EARLIER. C. HAVE COMPLETED JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (JPME) PHASES I AND II. D. BE IN A COMMUNITY WHICH HAS JOINT OFFICER REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT HAS A POSSIBILITY OF FLAG PICK ON THE FY-09 BOARD. E. BELIEVE THEY HAVE ACCRUED SUFFICIENT NON-JDAL JOINT EXPERIENCE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FULL JOINT CREDIT UNDER JQS (SEE FACT SHEETS AND INFO PAPERS ON THE NPC JOINT OFFICER MATTERS WEBSITE: WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/OFFICERS/JOINTOFFICER/). 6. CAPTAINS MEETING THESE CRITERIA SHOULD VISIT THE JQS SELF- NOMINATION WEBPAGE ON THE NPC JOINT OFFICER MATTERS WEBSITE, DOWNLOAD, COMPLETE, AND SUBMIT THE SELF-NOMINATION CHECKLIST TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY POINT OF CONTACT LISTED ON PAGE 4 OF THE CHECKLIST. ONCE NPC HAS ASSESSED AN INDIVIDUAL CAPTAIN S PACKAGE, IT WILL BE SENT TO THE JOINT STAFF FOR THEIR REVIEW AND JS FLAG- LEVEL ASSESSMENT. 7. POINTS OF CONTACT: (ACTIVE COMPONENT): CDR DAVID STEIGMAN (OPNAV N123) AT COMM (703) 614-5321/DSN 224 OR EMAIL: DAVID.STEIGMAN(AT)NAVY.MIL; CDR MILTON STUBBS (PERS-45J) AT COMM (901) 874-4217/DSN 882 OR EMAIL: MILTON.STUBBS(AT)NAVY.MIL; (RESERVE COMPONENT) CDR SETH ABBOTT (PERS-92) AT COMM (901) 874- 4514/DSN 882 OR EMAIL: SETH.D.ABBOTT(AT)NAVY.MIL; CDR WILLIAM TOWER (OPNAV N095) AT COMM (703) 614-4831/DSN 224 OR EMAIL: WILLIAM.TOWER(AT)NAVY.MIL. 8. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT #1107 NNNN