(DoD) A document containing detailed procedures for performing specific tasks that do not involve the employment of forces. A manual is of indefinite duration and is applicable to external agencies or both the Joint Staff and external agencies. It may supplement a Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff instruction or stand alone and remains in effect until superseded, rescinded, or otherwise canceled. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff manuals, unlike joint publications, will not contain joint doctrine. Terminology used in these publications will be consistent with JP 1-02. Also called CJCSM. See also Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff instruction.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). chairman of the joint chiefs of staff manual. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/chairman_of_the_joint_chiefs_of_staff_manual/definitions/1954892 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "chairman of the joint chiefs of staff manual" http://smartdefine.org/chairman_of_the_joint_chiefs_of_staff_manual/definitions/1954892 (accessed October 1, 2026). |
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