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Joint Force leader development (ejpme)

The SEJPME has been renamed the Joint Force Leader Development (JFLD) branch to indicate JKO’s broadening of the branch effort to a wider student audience.

The JFLD branch serves to increase the readiness and capability of company grade/junior officers, Joint civilians, and enlisted personnel. It encompasses the EJPME program as well as the evolving Joint Staff Training and Education Program (JSTEP) for joint assigned civilians and military officers (O1-O3). The program provides CJCS-sponsored, assignment-oriented educational opportunities for enlisted leaders serving in or designated to serve within the Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) environment.

2023 Enlisted Military Education Review Council (EMERC)

The 2023 Enlisted Military Education Review Council (EMERC) at USSOCOM’s Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, on Oct. 25-26, 2023. The EMERC serves as an advisory body to the Joint Staff, Director for Joint Force Development (DJ-7) on enlisted joint education issues.

Photo of three senior noncommissioned officers in uniform standing and smiling at their graduation.

Three EJPME Alumni Graduate from Joint and Combined Warfighting School

NORFOLK, Va. - (L-R) Chief Master Sgt. Nicholas R. Walker-Potts, U.S. Air Force; Chief Master Sgt. Theresa M. Fitzpatrick, U.S. Air Force; and Senior Master Sgt. Amy C. Palm, U.S. Space Force, graduate from Joint and Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) on June 2. Walker-Potts received the Lt. Gen. Paul G. Cerjan Distinguished Writing Award for his involvement on a four-student writing team. Class 23-2 totaled 160 students, including six DOD civilians, four international students, three senior NCOs, and 36 students from two satellite sessions. The National Defense University’s (NDU) Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) hosts the JCWS ten-week course.

Picture of a group of service members including General Richardson, CDR USSOUTHCOM, and CSM Jones, CSEL USSOUTHCOM, pose with senior multinational leaders taking part in the Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC) 2023.

USSOUTHCOM commander and senior enlisted advisor attend Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC) 2023

General Richardson, Cmdr. USSOUTHCOM, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jones, CSEL USSOUTHCOM, pose with senior multinational leaders taking part in the Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC) 2023. Defense and public-security leaders from the United States and Central America took part in CENTSEC to discuss ways to strengthen regional security cooperation. (Photo courtesy U.S. Embassy Costa Rica)

Military education representatives attend a Joint Staff J-7 facilitated Enlisted Military Education Review Council Working Group meeting to discuss incorporating emerging joint concepts into curriculum. Attendees included representatives from joint and service enlisted joint and professional military education programs. The event was hosted by U.S. Special Operations Command Joint Special Operations University March 7-8 at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL.

Military education representatives focus in on incorporating emerging joint concepts into curriculums.

The Joint Staff J-7 facilitated Enlisted Military Education Review Council Working Group

Preparation for Joint Assignments and Exercises

The EJPME program primarily consists of two separate certificate courses.

Before registering for EJPME:

Ensure your student profile is up-to-date, especially your rank/pay grade.
Complete the EJPME new student orientation.

JKO voluntarily withdrew from ACE Learning Evaluation on 23 April 2025. Students who completed EJPME I or EJPME II between Fall 2020 and Spring 2025 are eligible to receive credit recommendation. Students should direct their institutions of higher learning to the American Council on Education (ACE) National Guide to view the historical ACE credit recommendation of 3 lower-division credits in Strategic Management for each course. The historical EJPME listing in the ACE National Guide, coupled with an EJPME completion certificate, should be sufficient for colleges and universities to consider awarding course credit.

JFLD is more than online courses

The JFLD Digital Learning Resource Center community of interest page inside JKO is the newest addition and goes to the heart to the JFLD program. As a central learning navigation point for the next generation of joint warfighters, the Digital Learning Resource Center is a free gateway to joint doctrine, joint publications, audio books, and other references for those who want more information.

To visit, log in to JKO, click the community tab and search JFDL Digital Learning Resource Center. For more information on accessing communities, click "communities" on page 2 of the student user guide.

Screenshot displaying the JKO Community Tab and its subfolder JFLD.