48 JPME Today / The Future of Senior Service College Education JFQ 81, 2 nd Quarter 2016 The Future of Senior Service College Education Heed the Clarion Call By Charles D. Allen and Edward J. Filiberti I n 2014, Joint Force Quarterly ( JFQ ) helped stimulate professional dia- logue on joint professional military education (JPME) by establishing a new section titled “JPME Today.” This article continues the discourse on JPME policy issues. Although initially directed by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganiza- tion Act of 1986, jointness has grown to become an integral part of our military culture. Applying the U.S. Army leader development framework, the three pillars of joint training, joint work experiences, and JPME all served to reinforce competencies and helped acculturate jointness within a hereto- fore Service-centric military. The current strategic environment has aided this transition. Unified opera- tions during the war on terror have been Colonel Charles D. Allen, USA (Ret.), is Associate Professor of Leadership and Cultural Studies at the U.S. Army War College. Colonel Edward J. Filiberti, USA (Ret.), is Associate Professor of Force Management Studies in the Department of Command, Leadership, and Management at the U.S. Army War College. Pilots from 80 th Flying Training Wing’s Euro- NATO Joint Jet Pilot training program prepare to take off at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, October 2014 (U.S. Air Force/Danny Webb)