While off-duty education is playing an increasingly important role in both officer and enlisted careers, professional military education courses are as critical as ever. Here, you can learn more about the required coursework at each rank for every service.
Officer professional military education: Marine Corps
The Corps’ officer PME program is designed to develop strategic war fighters and commanders. Courses can be completed in residence or through distance learning — both options fulfill PME...
Enlisted professional military education: Air Force
Professional Military Education is designed to help airmen acquire the management and leadership skills they will need to be successful at each step of their careers.
Officer professional military education: Air Force
Professional Military Education is designed to help airmen acquire the management and leadership skills they will need to be successful at each step of their careers.
Officer professional military education: Navy
Like the other services, naval officers are required to complete professional military education at various times in their careers. There are multiple routes to completing the requirement, which is...
Enlisted professional military education: Navy
The Navy currently has only limited official professional military education for enlisted sailors, but that is beginning to change. In 2007, a handful of command master chiefs were selected to attend...
Enlisted professional military education: Army
The Noncommissioned Officer Education System consists of leader development and specialty training at NCO academies and branch service schools throughout the Army.
Catching the cheaters
It happens all the time. You’re sitting in the barracks looking in the book for the answers to your Marine Corps Institute exam. Then, a fellow Marine notices you’re laboring over a...