Unleash PJHQ

Unleash PJHQ

11 Jan 24
Posted by: Lt Col Jolyon Simpson RM
9 minutes, 33 seconds read
Message from the Editor

The author questions how the MoD organises strategic direction and employs the Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ): The MoD has an institutional tendency to be overly centralised and does not use its Joint commander effectively. Force structures should flow from defined operational objectives and not the other way around. A 10 minute read.

When CJO declared himself as the ‘global integrator’ the commander designed to orchestrate tactical activity for the MoD, the idea received mixed reviews. To the component HQs, the concept was refreshing. They had, in PJHQ, unified command and a clear direction of travel. The MoD, however, was not so keen. Whilst the strategic HQ never said ‘no’, it was common to hear MoD staff officers dismissively remind the Joint Force that CJO holds no such position. The ‘global integrator’ role is an exercise in pretence. To the MoD, I say, let go of your reservations and embrace the idea – unleash…

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