CJCS was created in 1928.
supported and supporting
Guidance for Employment of the Force
Guidance for Employment of the Force
The Guidance for Employment o the Force (GEF)
Combatant commanders
combandant commanders
Represents the AF's commitment to support the requirements of the CJCS and CCDRs, as well as service-unique requirementsContains all funded manpower authorizations as specified in MANFOR
commands. These commands are responsible for the planning and execution of military operations within their designated geographical or functional areas of responsibility. They work closely with other military and civilian agencies to achieve strategic objectives and ensure the effective use of resources.
The school district for Elma Township Public Schools in Canada provides the following ways to know if schools are closed.The school's main website: ourschoolbuses.ca/region-delays/. (see Related Link) If you want to subscribe to announcements through RSS you can go directly to the Weather Cancellations and Delays page and select the icon on the right.Twitter - Each school has their own Twitter page, which you can follow through Twitter or on the front page of the school's website.Radio stations announcing closings and delays:AM - 920 CKNX Radio / FM 101.7 The One / 94.5 The Bull 104.9 The Beach - Goderich95.5 MyFM Kincardine99.7 MyFM Goderich90.5 MyFM - Exeter1240 AM CJCS Radio Stratford and Mix 107.7 FMAnnouncements for schools in the Stratford and Listowel area will also be broadcast on: AM 570 Kitchener.
From Joint Staff Officers Guide, AFSC Pub 1: At the Joint Staff level, the Planning Order generally equates to a planning directive in the deliberate planning process and will contain all readily available guidance pertaining to the crisis. The precise contents of the Planning Order may vary widely depending on the nature of the crisis and the degree of prior planning. Where little or no prior planning exists to meet a crisis, the supported commander will be given the guidance necessary to permit him to begin crisis planning. The Planning Order should be issued as soon as possible, even if detailed guidance is not available. NORMALLY, THE PLANNING ORDER WILL ALLOCATE MAJOR COMBAT FORCES AND STRATEGIC LIFT AVAILABLE FOR PLANNING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BE ISSUED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN MESSAGE FORM AND REFERENCE THE INITIAL PLANNING ORDER.
The rank is an appointed one, and goes with the position they're appointed into. The requirement is that they be an Admiral of lower rank before being appointed. By U.S. law, there is a specific cap on the number of active duty Navy flag officers who can serve at any one time, which is 216. Of that number, only 16% can be of 2-Star rank, and of those 16%, only 25% of them can be appointed to 4-Star positions. That equates to 9 4-Star Admirals toward the cap limit.They must be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The Admiral cap includes the Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Commissioned Corps for purposes of the total number of 4-Star Admirals.There are several positions that are reserved by law for 4-Star Admirals that count toward the cap limit:Chief of Naval OperationsVice Chief of Naval OperationsDirector, Naval Nuclear Propulsion (Office of Naval Reactors)Commandant of the Coast GuardPublic Health Service Commissioned Corps (Assistant Secretary of Health, if appointed by the President)There are positions that Admirals can be appointed to that rate 4 Stars, but don't count toward the overall cap limit (e.g, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Director of the CIA, Joint Commands). This is why the current number (as of February 2010) of 4-Star Admirals on active duty is 10 for the Navy, with one Vice Admiral currently in the middle of the appointment / confirmation process for promotion to 4-Star rank. They are:1. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) - ADM Michael G. Mullen2. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) - ADM Gary Roughead3. Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) - ADM Jonathan W. Greenert4. Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion - ADM Kirkland H. Donald5. Commander, U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) andSupreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) - ADM James G. Stavridis6. Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFLTFORCOM) - ADM John C. Harvey, Jr.7. Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) - ADM Robert F. Willard8. Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) - ADM Eric T. Olson9. Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (USNAVEUR) -Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa (USNAVAF) andCommander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples)- ADM Mark P. Fitzgerald10. Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT) - ADM Patrick M. WalshNominated and Pending Senate Confirmation -Commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) andCommander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) - VADM James A. Winnefeld, Jr.It should be noted that like anything in the military or government, the cap limit can be exceed in times of war or emergency should the President deem it necessary.