Putting the J in JROC

<p>Why are the Combatant Commanders (CCDRs) the designated users of war fighting and support equipment systems not voting members on the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC)? The formation of the JROC in 1986 involved a different context than today's JROC finds itself. Today's JROC requires updating to the context of 21st century acquisition systems. The problem/solution methodology is used in this paper to argue that the Combatant Commanders (CCDRs) must be given voting membership on the JROC and must provide future acquisitions requirements years in advance of operational need dates while also retaining the individual service vice chiefs of staff as JROC voting members. This paper focuses on analyzing the narrow issues of CCDR deputies inclusion on the JROC as voting members and the associated requirements development process only. Four different recent proposals are analyzed. The most important evaluation criteria require the proposal to recommend a balancing of the JROC voting membership between the services and the CCDRs. Not one of the four alternatives presented met the primary criteria. The JROC needs to have its voting membership changed so that the services and each of the CCDRs have voting power. This will ensure 'Joint' is actually a meaningful term during future JROC sessions.</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>