9 was issued, founding the JCSC as the highest military college in the country, to handle the responsibility of preparing select officers to occupy command positions in the headquarters and units of the armed forces.

His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces inaugurated the JCSC on Monday, January 20, 1992.

Instruction in the JCSC is no longer limited to military sciences, exclusive to qualifying staff officers; it goes beyond that to holding courses in strategic planning.

They must understand the outcomes of planning and functioning at the military strategic level needed for the Higher Council of Defense (military political advice) in order to achieve the following: This course aims at preparing participants and enhancing their skills in forming and organizing joint operations teams capable of understanding the dimensions and requirements of national security and designing military political strategies, strategic planning mechanisms, decision making processes, leadership and strategic management, media, crisis planning and management, negotiations and scientific research.

In affiliation with Abu Dhabi University, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research accredited the BA program of Management and Military Sciences awarded to the graduates of the Joint Command and Staff College effective from Course 20.