Joint Service - Who has served in the joint environment?

My first of many joint assignments was at Buckley Air Force Base, my joint command supervisor was a Marine Staff Sergeant. First day I made the mistake of calling him Sergeant, needless to say, I will never make that mistake again. Also the Air Force rank is weird, each rank is named what the rest of the military calls the next higher rank, a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force is an E-5… once you get around the rank thing and the differing terms, everything else was pretty much the same. I would recommend a joint assignment; you really get an opportunity to learn how the other services do things and it usually helps with your career development.

I have served in a Joint billet in two environments. I also attended a sister service ILE (Navy). Both were also multinational with NATO, Force Command in Germany and ISAF Hq. I am glad I have the experience. Different services have different expectations of their NCOs. They also have a different paradigm on what is considered as the lowest Command level, hence the authority scale varies. If you are a leader, ensure that good folks that do great things get recognized with the appropriate joint decorations. It may be their only joint opportunity. Not saying hand them out for GP.

<p>I am currently in a Joint Assignment. It has honestly been one of the most challenging assignments. I have learned a great deal about the other services and their outlook on military service. I think the hardest part about the transition was getting used to how they operate and their perspective on things like promotion, leadership, responsibility, and how to deal with problem children. There have been a lot of ups and downs, but I think that ultimately I have learned a great deal about myself as a person, a Soldier, and a Leader, </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would recommend a joint service assignment for the experience and to learn new ways to operate. </p>

I definitely recommend everyone having at least one&nbsp;joint assignment.&nbsp; I've been lucky to have three in my career:&nbsp; USSOUTHCOM (2002 to 2005), USEUCOM (2007 to 2011) and NORAD-USNORTHCOM (2011 to Present).&nbsp; NORAD-USNORTHCOM is unique in that it not only is a joint command but also Bi-National with our Canadian partners.&nbsp; All three assignments have been great experiences.&nbsp; I also attended Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) in Norfolk Virginia back in 2003...outstanding opportunity to learn from fellow classmates from the other services.

As a seasoned Army NCO and being assigned to my only joint assignment, it was quite a culture shock to me. The way other services conduct their business seemed wrong to me. After spending some time with my peers and having many discussions we have an understanding of each others style which helped get through the mission. Communication is the key.

I currently work in a Joint Enviornment and I see it as both good and bad. To fix what I see and experience there are a few things.  I think we should  make sure that our Mid-Level to Senior Enlisted are properly instructed on Counseling and Mentoring the other Services. I have seen a Navy Personel have an Army Soldier assigned to them then went almost 3-4 months without ever getting an Initial Counseling.

I am serving in my first joint assignment in EUCOM. i have been position about three months now and learned more than about how the different services operte in these three months than ever. I do believe that every soldier should complete one joint assignment.

Served with Air Force at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, did my first deployment at 332nd EMDG, at Balad Air Base. Currently assigned to Walter Reed-Bethesda. Even though it's "joint", when you refer to the floors as "decks", there's still a big Navy vibe.

I greatly enjoy the joint environment. Wish there were more opportunites for joint-training in many ways (e.g. would love to send my Sailors through Army Infantry School and/or Marine SOI). 

I do. Serving with the other services is awsome and rewarding, but these organizations tend to be run by civilians (even with uniformed leaders 'technically' incharge) with enlisted looked down upon. NOTE: My org is joint, but also a training environment.)