The Joint Specialist Community Model
Published Date: February 1, 1987
A joint specialist is an Officer who has attended a joint professional military education school such as the Armed Forces Staff College followed by a joint-duty assignment. This research memorandum describes the Joint Specialist Community Model designed to provide Navy policymakers and planners with information for managing joint billets and the joint specialist community in ranks O-4 through O-6. The model uses variables such as the average billet length and promotion rates to determine both the size of the joint specialist community and the number of O-6s able to meet the joint service requirement for promotion to ranks O-7 and above (i.e., flag). The model has been installed on a Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet to facilitate its use in studying policy options.
