Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§2152 Joint professional military education: general requirements
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART III— - TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Chapter CHAPTER 107— - PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION › § 2152
Summary
Secretary must create a joint education program for officers, including those picked for the joint specialty. With the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Secretary must review and update joint schools, including National Defense University. Defense Department schools must revise senior and mid-level courses to stress joint duties.
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Title 10, §2152
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(a)The Secretary of Defense shall implement a comprehensive framework for the joint professional military education of officers, including officers nominated under section 661 of this title for the joint specialty.
(b)The Secretary of Defense, with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall periodically review and revise the curriculum of each school of the National Defense University (and of any other joint professional military education school) to enhance the education and training of officers in joint matters. The Secretary shall require such schools to maintain rigorous standards for the military education of officers with the joint specialty.
(c)The Secretary of Defense shall require that each Department of Defense school concerned with professional military education periodically review and revise its curriculum for senior and intermediate grade officers in order to strengthen the focus on—
(1)joint matters; and
(2)preparing officers for joint duty assignments.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Subsecs. (b) and (c) of section 663 of this title, which were transferred to this section by Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(b), were based on Pub. L. 99–433, title IV, § 401(a), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1027.
Amendments
2004—Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 108–375, § 532(b), transferred subsecs. (b) and (c) of section 663 of this title to end of this section. See Codification note above.
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10 U.S.C. § 2152
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73