Dated 1 December 2020

156 ages.

This publication is the keystone document of the personnel series. It provides fundamental principles and guidance to plan, coordinate, provide, and assess manpower and personnel support to joint operations.

1. Purpose

of the Armed Forces of the performance and activities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS). It sets forth joint doctrine to govern the ChairmanThis publication has been prepared under the direction of the United States in joint operations, and it provides considerations for military interaction with governmental and nongovernmental agencies, multinational forces, and other interorganizational partners. It provides military guidance for the exercise of authority by combatant commanders and other joint force commanders (JFCs), and prescribes joint doctrine for operations and training. It provides military guidance for use by the Armed Forces of the United States in preparing and executing their plans and orders. It is not the intent of this publication to restrict the authority of the JFC from organizing the force and executing the mission in a manner the JFC deems most appropriate to ensure unity of effort in the accomplishment of objectives.

2. Application

1. Joint doctrine established in this publication applies to the Joint Staff, combatant commands, subordinate unified commands, joint task forces, subordinate components of these commands, the Services, the National Guard Bureau, and combat support agencies.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Describes the principles of personnel support, organization, and function.
• Outlines the responsibilities of combatant commanders in relation to personnel policies.
• Discusses joint force command manpower and personnel directorate and Service component responsibilities for manpower management, personnel management, and personnel support.
• Describes considerations for joint personnel planning and the means by which the manpower and personnel directorate of a joint staff envisions the desired objective(s) in support of the commander’s mission requirements.

In Color

This book is a "mini" (half the size of a regular piece of paper) size - A popular size to carry anywhere (briefcase, large pocket, purse) but the print is large enough for easy reading. Coil binding is used to allow for easy page flipping with no binding. The color covers are laminated for rain protection.

This website also has this book in "BIG" size (the size of a regular sheet of paper).