10 USC § 2156 - Joint Forces Staff College: duration of principal course of instruction

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title: "10 USC § 2156 - Joint Forces Staff College: duration of principal course of instruction"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "2156"
section_name: "Joint Forces Staff College: duration of principal course of instruction"
chapter_number: 107
chapter_name: "PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "TRAINING AND EDUCATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1900.)"
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# § 2156. Joint Forces Staff College: duration of principal course of instruction

**(a)** **Duration.—** The duration of the principal course of instruction offered at the Joint Forces Staff College may not be less than 10 weeks of resident instruction.

**(b)** **Definition.—** In this section, the term “principal course of instruction” means any course of instruction offered at the Joint Forces Staff College as Phase II joint professional military education.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 532(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1900.)