The Joint Strike Fighter WILL HAVE vectored exhaust, which derives from the almost legendary successes of Vectoring In Forward Flight (VIFFing) on the HARRIER. It does NOT stand for "Vertical Nozzle in Forward Flight", as you suggest. And, since this capability as well as its origin is commonly known in the industry, this leads me to believe that you do not know what you are talking about, thereby suggesting that you are masquerading as a former Tomcat pilot. That's why I'm copying Jim Robinson.
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/fighter/jsf/
Lockheed Martin: conventional design, resembling a single-engined version of the F-22 Raptor. The STOVL version featured a lift fan behind the cockpit, driven by a shaft off the main engine, plus a VECTORED EXHAUST and two exhaust ducts, extending from each side of the engine to exit in the bottom of the wings.
"thrust vectoring" "Joint Strike Fighter" JSF --- 809 hits on Google, first hit.
The only vectoring on the STOVL F-35 is the articulation of the aft nozzle. This also requires the opening of numerous panels on the aft section of the aircraft which could not be done in high speed flight. The doors would rip off.
ROTFLMAO! That is rich.
One more question. How are you supposed to VIFF when the JSF control system doesn't include a nozzle control lever for the pilot?