Development of a Joint Operation Planning and Execution System Army Military Occupational Specialty

<p>This research project was designed to answer the question of whether there is a need to have a pool of Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) operators. The question stems from the researcher's personal experience as a JOPES operator for Army Central Command planning and executing all movements of equipment and personnel into and out of theater. During this assignment the researcher found that there were gaps in where JOPES operators are employed. These gaps became critical when changes to the movement plan were required to meet the mission requirement. Few or no JOPES trained personnel were available which caused a bottleneck in the deployment process. A content analysis was conducted to answer the question by gathering a large number of professional and doctrinal writings that discussed the use of JOPES in the execution of movements during a deployment. Analysis of this material was conducted by organizing the objective research information into categories of where JOPES' operators are employed JOPES training requirements and utilization of Military Occupational Specialty or Additional Skill Identifier as a solution. Research found that there is a need for a pool of JOPES operators and development of an Additional Skill Identifier is the solution.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>