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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 107— PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION · § 2151

§ 2151. Definitions

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(a)Joint Professional Military Education.— Joint professional military education consists of the rigorous and thorough instruction and examination of officers of the armed forces in an environment designed to promote a theoretical and practical in-depth understanding of joint matters and, specifically, of the subject matter covered. The subject matter to be covered by joint professional military education shall include at least the following:
(1)National Military Strategy.
(2)Joint planning at all levels of war.
(3)Joint doctrine.
(4)Joint command and control.
(5)Joint force and joint requirements development.
(6)Operational contract support.
(b)Other Definitions.— In this chapter:
(1)The term “senior level service school” means any of the following:
(A)The Army War College.
(B)The College of Naval Warfare.
(C)The Air War College.
(D)The Marine Corps War College.
(E)The Space Force Senior Level Education Program.
(2)The term “intermediate level service school” means any of the following:
(A)The United States Army Command and General Staff College.
(B)The College of Naval Command and Staff.
(C)The Air Command and Staff College.
(D)The Marine Corps Command and Staff College.
(E)The Space Force Intermediate Level Education Program.
(3)The term “joint intermediate level school” includes the National Intelligence University.
(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1897; amended Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 552(a)(2), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1412; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VIII, § 845(c), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1848; Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 554, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1896; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title V, § 552(a), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 877.)
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  • Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(2)
  • 118 Stat. 1897
  • Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 552(a)(2)
  • 125 Stat. 1412
  • Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VIII, § 845(c)
  • 126 Stat. 1848
  • 138 Stat. 1896
  • Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title V, § 552(a)
  • 139 Stat. 877
  • Pub. L. 119–60, § 552(a)(1)
  • Pub. L. 119–60, § 552(a)(2)
  • Pub. L. 112–239
  • Pub. L. 112–81
  • 135 Stat. 1743
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(2)
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Stat.125 Stat. 1412
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title VIII, § 845(c)
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