As part of the Department of Defense, JAMRS engages in cooperative and interdependent partnerships with various government agencies:
Department of Defense (DoD)
Accountable to the President of the United States and to Congress, the DoD's Service branches are responsible for the national defense. Includes all Service branches:
- U.S. Army
- U.S. Marine Corps
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Coast Guard
- Army National Guard
- Air National Guard
- U.S. Army Reserve
- U.S. Navy Reserve
- U.S. Air Force Reserve
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
The Office of the Secretary of Defense is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource management, fiscal, and program evaluation responsibilities, including JAMRS.
USD Office of the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness (USD P&R)
The USD P&R is a Presidential appointee confirmed by the Senate. He/she is the Secretary's senior policy advisor on recruitment, career development, pay, and benefits for 1.4 million active-duty military personnel, 1.3 million Guard and Reserve personnel, and 680,000 DoD civilians, and is responsible for overseeing the state of military readiness.
DUSD Office of the Deputy Under Secretary (DUSD) for Program Integration (PI)
DUSD PI is responsible for the research and analytic program for the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), as well as participation in the program, planning and budgeting system and corporate information-management activities.
Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA)
DHRA is a Department of Defense (DoD) Field Activity chartered to support USD P&R. The scope of DHRA's mission is very broad, giving the USD flexibility to explore and field new technologies and programs that benefit warfighters and their family members, as well as DoD civilians. DHRA programs impact the delivery of benefits, readiness, force protection, and the detection and elimination of fraud. DHRA provides support and services that improve the efficiency, productivity, and quality of life throughout the Department.
Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)
DMDC provides logistical support for many computing-based needs across DoD. The DoD Computer System includes all equipment, networks, and network devices for DoD.
Employee Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
ESGR is responsible for promoting both public and private understanding of the National Guard and Reserve in order to gain U.S. employer and community support through programs and personnel policies and practices that shall encourage employee and citizen participation in National Guard and Reserve programs.
Accession Policy (AP)
AP is responsible for policy, planning, and program review of active and reserve personnel procurement and processing. AP develops, reviews, and analyzes policies, resource levels, and budgets for enlisted recruiting and officer commissioning programs.
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Career Exploration Program (CEP)
ASVAB CEP provides tools developed by the Department of Defense to help high school and post-secondary students across the nation learn more about career exploration and planning.
Selective Service System (SSS)
JAMRS partners with SSS to communicate a Joint Services Recruitment message to males during the Selective Service registration process. Additionally, the Selective Service System provides the names of all registrants to JAMRS for inclusion in the JAMRS Consolidated Recruitment Database. These names are distributed to the Services for recruiting purposes on a quarterly basis.