A diverse menu of professional military educational courses ranging from a few weeks to several months in length are available to qualified officers, warrant officers and senior NCOs of the Army Reserve.
The application deadline for fiscal 2016 Additional PME Program nominations is Sept. 8. Applications received after that date will not be provided to the PME selection panel that convenes Oct.14.
Reservists who were selected for a fiscal 2015 course, but who could not attend because of funding constraints, must reapply and re-compete for a 2016 course. The program is conducted on an "opt-in" basis, and applicants are responsible for ensuring their military records are accurate and up to date.
The PME courses included in the 2016 program are listed below. Applicants can list up to three of the courses on the preference statement submitted with their application. Selected soldiers will be notified no later than Nov.12 of their status, according to program details announced July 24 by Human Resources Command in MilPer Message 15-239.
Courses available for 2016 are:
Reserve Component National Security Course – a two-week seminar offered by the National Defense University for field-grade officers, warrant officers in the grades of CW3-CW5, and senior NCOs in the ranks of master sergeant and sergeant major.
The seminar is a certified joint course for servicemembers who are preparing for joint command management and staff responsibilities in joint multinational and intergovernmental settings. Graduates earn 2.0 joint-qualified officer points toward Level III Joint Qualification.
Defense Strategy Course – a four-month distance education program offered twice annually by the Army War College for majors and lieutenant colonels. Applicants must have a master's degree, and have credit for Intermediate Level Education.
French Reserve Staff Officers Course – a one-year course of study offered by the Ecole de Guerre, Paris, on French Army organization and the military decision-making process. The course culminates in a three-week resident phase of operational analysis and planning. Applicants must be majors who are proficient in French, have completed Intermediate Level Education, have staff experience at the brigade or higher level, and who have participated in several command post exercises.
Senior Leader Seminar – a one-week Army War College course for colonels who have credit for senior service college, and who are pending assignment to a strategic-level organization, or service as an executive officer or adviser to a strategic leader. Seminars in 2016 are slated for Jan. 24-29, and Aug. 7-12.
Senior Managers Course in National Security – a two-week program offered annually through George Washington University. Applicants must be colonels who have completed senior service college, and who will have at least two years of service remaining upon completion of the course.
Advanced Joint Professional Military Education – A Joint Forces Staff College course designed specifically for reservists, consisting of 267 hours of Web-based collaborative distance learning, research and writing for publication. In addition, the course includes 139 hours of face-to-face time in two temporary duty assignments at the JFSC (Norfolk, Va.).
Applicants must be in the rank of major, lieutenant colonel or colonel; have credit for Joint Professional Military Education I, and Intermediate Level Education, or a senior service college fellowship or the Army War College Distance Education Program.
Primary Reserve Army Operations College – a three-week program held at the Canadian Land Forces Command and Staff College (Kingston, Ont.). The course is designed to prepare reserve officers to function at the staff level with units and brigade groups in garrison and on operations. Upon completion of the course, U.S. officers will receive a tutorial report to be entered in their official file.
Applicants must be in the rank of captain or major, and have credit for the Captain Career Course or the common core phase of Intermediate Level Education.
Canadian Security Studies Programme – a two-week course conducted annually in Toronto by the Canadian Forces College for reserve officers. Seminar curriculum consists of lectures, study group discussions and national security analysis.
Applicants must be in rank of lieutenant colonel or colonel, and have credit for senior service college.
Canadian Joint Command and Staff Programme – a two-year program of the Canadian Forces College consisting of two phases each of distance learning and resident studies designed for reserve officers. Applicants must be in the rank of major and have credit for Intermediate Level Education.
