Professional Military Education (PME) refers to the professional training, development, and schooling of military personnel. It encompasses many schools, universities, and training programs designed to foster leadership in military service members.
Further reading
*Cope, J.A. (1995). International Military Education and Training: An Assessment. Washington, DC: Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
*Higbee, D. (ed.) (2010) Military Culture and Education. Burlington, VT: Ashgate.
*Kennedy, G.C. and Neilson, K. (eds.) (2002) Military Education: Past, Present, and Future. (2002) Westport, CT: Praeger.
*Kvernbekk, T., Simpson, H. and Peters, M.A. (eds) (2008) Military Pedagogies: And why they matter. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
*Sepúlveda, I. (2011) La Educación de la Seguridad y la Defensa en las Américas. Washington, DC: William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies.
*Syme-Taylor, V. and Jalili, D. (2018) “Professional Military Education.” In: Galbreath, D. and Deni, J. (Eds.) Routledge Handbook on Defence Studies, pp.98-112. Abingdon: Routledge.
*Van Creveld, M. (1990) The Training of Officers: From Military Professionalism to Irrelevance. New York, NY: The Free Press.
*Watson, C.A. (2007) Military Education: A Reference Handbook. Westport, CT: Praeger Security International.
See also
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Professional military education in the United States Air Force
The United States Air Force provides a continuum of professional military education at Air University with Basic Developmental Education (BDE), Primary Developmental Education (PDE), Intermediate Developmental Education (IDE), and Senior Developme ...
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Enlisted Professional Military Education (EPME)
All branches of the United States Armed Forces use the general term Enlisted Professional Military Education (EPME) to describe the formal system of education which each branch provides to its enlisted personnel. Each branch has its own system and ...
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Joint Professional Military Education
Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) is a form of Professional Military Education (PME) in the United States that emphasizes a multiservice approach. Joint Professional Military Education was established following greater awareness during ...
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Military education and training in the United States