R 262003Z AUG 25 MARADMIN 401/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 2025-2026 JOINT & COMBINED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL (JCWS) SEAT QUOTAS// REF/A/MSGID:  DOC/DOD/18MAY2023// REF/B/MSGID:  DOC/CJCS/19JUL2024// REF/C/MSGID:  DOC/CJCS/15APR2024// REF/D/MSGID:  DOC/NDU/12NOV2024// NARR/REF (A) IS DODI 1300.19 WITH CHANGE 1 DOD JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT (JOM) PROGRAM.  REF (B) IS CJCSI 1300.05C JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROCEDURES.  REF (C) IS CJCSI 1800.01G OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION POLICY.  REF (D) IS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026 SIZE AND COMPOSITION PLAN.// POC/N. K. MOELLER/MAJ/JOINT OFFICER MATTERS OFFICER (JOMO)/M&RA/HQMC/MMOA/(703) 784-9157/EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/S. P. HEBERT/CIV/ASSISTANT JOINT OFFICER MATTERS OFFICER (AJOMO)/M&RA/HQMC/MMOA/TEL: (703) 784-9280/ EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/V. R. HEINBERGER/MGYSGT/DEPUTY DIRECTOR/SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY/ COLLEGE OF ENLISTED MILITARY EDUCATION/MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY/TEL: (703) 432-5287/EMAIL: [email protected]// POC/L. N. TRAVIS JR/CIV/PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE STAFF MENTOR/SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY/COLLEGE OF ENLISTED MILITARY EDUCATION/MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY/EMAIL: [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Situation.  The Marine Corps is required to designate a sufficient number of quality officers to be a Joint Qualified Officer (JQO) and Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) is required to become a JQO. The Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) offers JPME Phase II through their Joint & Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) 10-week resident curriculum and a 40-week Hybrid curriculum, which is split up into three phases. 2.  Mission.  Provide qualified officers in the grades of O-4 to O-6 and staff noncommissioned officers in the grades of E-7 to E-9 the opportunity to achieve JPME II through JCWS in order to increase joint qualification eligibility, meet service talent management requirements, and to ensure commands are staffed with officers who can lead joint planning efforts, integrate the creativity of operational art with the analytical and logical process of operational design, and be proficient with the Joint Planning Process as the application framework to develop theater strategies and operational plans. 3.  Execution. 3.a.  Dates and allocations for AY 2025-2026 courses are (read in five columns): Course  Submission Deadline    Report       Graduation   Allocations 26-1    12 Nov 25              11 Jan 26    20 Mar 26    12 26-2    29 Jan 26              29 Mar 26    05 Jun 26    12 26-3    21 Apr 26              21 Jun 26    28 Aug 26    12 26-4    13 Jul 26              13 Sep 26    20 Nov 26    12 3.a.1  Dates for the AY 2025-2026 JCWS-Hybrid are as follows (read in five columns): Course  Submission Deadline   Week 0      Start Date    Graduation         26-1    01 Oct 25             01 Dec 25   08 Dec 25     25 Sep 26 26-2    05 Nov 25             05 Jan 26   12 Jan 26     16 Oct 26  26-3    26 Nov 25             26 Jan 26   02 Feb 26     06 Nov 26 3.a.2  Dates for Hybrid face-to-face (F2F) are as follows (read in three columns): Course    F2F-1               F2F-2 26-1      27 Apr - 01 May 26  14-25 Sep 26 26-2      18-22 May 26        05-16 Oct 26 26-3      08-12 Jun 26        26 Oct - 06 Nov 26 3.b.  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.  JCWS Hybrid Courses have one active duty allocation per course.  At this time, HQMC is only allowing officers in the grades of O-5 and O-6 attend the Hybrid Courses. 3.c.  Course prerequisites (Officer and Enlisted) 3.c.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.c.2.  Must be in compliance with height/weight/physical fitness test/combat fitness test standards. 3.d.  Officer nominees must have completed JPME I credit from an accredited intermediate service school.  Marines that have not completed JPME I will require a Direct Entry Waiver.  Direct Entry Waivers will be submitted to the Joint Staff J-7 for final approval. Only 10 percent are allowed per course.  Officers on Direct Entry Waiver must complete the preparatory Joint Transition Course (JTC) the week prior to JCWS start date at JFSC in Norfolk, VA. 3.e.  Senior enlisted prerequisites (only applies to senior enlisted). 3.e.1  Senior enlisted nominees should be in the functional area consistent with joint planning groups (occupational specialties: operations, intelligence, communications, or logistics). 3.e.2.  Bachelors degree (accredited). 3.e.3.  Service Professional Military Education (PME) complete for pay grade. 3.e.4.  Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education (SEJPME) Course (distance education course offered by JKO) completed. 3.e.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 must submit a nomination package that includes the following: 4.a.1.  Nomination letter from the first Flag/General Officer or SES in their chain-of-command. 4.a.2.  A one-page student biography or resume to include education and career history. 4.a.3.  An undergraduate transcript and a copy of the SEJPME course completion certificate or JPME I certificate from an Intermediate Service School. 4.a.4.  Nomination package must be submitted 90 days prior to class date to the JFSC's Dean of Academic Affairs. 4.a.5.  Joint Officer Matters will forward nomination packages 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.6.  Forward required nominee information, identified above, to the joint matters email account at [email protected]. 4.b.  All officer applications must be submitted to the Joint Officer Matters Office, MMOA 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 no later than 120 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 the student's command. 4.f.  Prior to arriving, students must read and become familiar with all pre-requisites directed by the JFSC. 5.  Command and Signal.  Additional information is available on the MMOA-3 website at https:(slash)(slash)www.manpower.marines.mil/ Divisions/Manpower-Management/Officer-Assignments/Plans-and-Programs -MMOA-3/#tab/joint-officer-matters. 6.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 7.  The POC for JPME courses with the Reserves may be reached at [email protected]. 8.  Release authorized by BGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,  Manpower Management Division.//