Navy Institutes Professional Military Education Continuum.(Naval Education and Training Command )

Citing the importance of continuing education to transformation goals and operational excellence, the Navy's Chief Learning Officer, VADM Alfred G. Harms Jr., commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), recently announced the Navy's new Professional Military Education (PME) Continuum in November.

The PME Continuum Integrates advanced education (beyond secondary school level), traditional Navy-specific Professional Military Education (NPME), Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) and leadership development. It sequences learning opportunities with significant career phases, allowing for newer personnel to receive more analytical and technical training, while those more senior will be offered strategic and management-oriented learning opportunities.

"We must adopt a more comprehensive approach to education that fully acknowledges the relevance …