SPFI36-2135 governs joint officer management for uniformed members of the United States Space Force.
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It covers joint qualification, officer designation, joint assignments, joint duty credit, and consecutive joint assignments. It also establishes requirements for JQO nominations, joint tour length waiver packages, and differential joint credit.
Applies to: This instruction applies to uniformed members of the United States Space Force (USSF).
USD(P&R) designates a sufficient number of quality officers to JQO status who have completed Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I and II (in-resident, Joint Combined Warfighting School-Hybrid, or satellite for JPME II) and have received full joint duty credit (and meet the recency requirement of a minimum of 12 months of aggregated time in a joint-experience awarding position while in the grade, for pay purposes, of O-4 or higher). (paragraph 90-161)
In accordance with Title 10, Section 664, Length of Joint Duty Assignments, Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1330.19, Joint Officer Management Program, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (CJCSI) 1330.05, Joint Officer Management Program Procedures, officers are assigned for not less than three years (two years for O-7 and above). (paragraph 90-161)
Temporary Duty periods of over 30 consecutive days away from an officer’s assigned joint organization for service-related duties including pre-command or refresher training, or attendance at JPME courses, are not counted toward the 24-month minimum for JDA credit, unless waived by the joint organization concerned. (paragraph 90-161)