The document summarizes highlights from the AFMC Force Development newsletter. It discusses the Year of Community College of the Air Force (YoCCAF) initiative to encourage enlisted members to complete CCAF degrees. It notes that the target of a 10% increase in degrees was exceeded, with an 11% increase in degrees awarded in 2011 compared to 2010. It also announces that Phase II will focus on continuing education beginning in January 2012.

1. Volume 1, Issue 9 October 2011
Force Development
Highlights
The force development newsletter for all Air Force employees...
A I R F O R C E M A T E R I E L C O M M A N D
SITES OF A F M C ’ s Y e a r o f t h e C o m m u n i t y
INTEREST: C o l l e g e o f t h e A i r F o r c e ( Y o C C A F )
 Supervisor Resource
AFMC’s YoCCAF was developed by AFMC/CCC duty. Their success began with earning the CCAF
Center
and AFMC/A1DS to encourage enlisted members at degree.
 Professional Development AFMC bases to complete a CCAF degree. Edwards
Guide AFB, CA had great success with their version of this Metrics are being tracked by calendar year; enlisted
initiative, and was used as the command model. participants, course enrollments, mentoring sessions,
 ACQ NOW and degrees earned. Degree earned metric is tracked
 ADLS The target group is E-4 - E-7, but all ranks are by AFMC-owned and tenant Airmen. Results to
encouraged to participate. The goal is a 10% date have been nothing short of amazing.
 My Development Plan increase in the number of CCAF degrees awarded
from previous year. The target for degree increases was exceeded: an
 Year of CCAF
11% increase over FY10 (1671 for 2011 vs 1505 for
 DAU Online Catalog AFMC bases were organized according to the plan, 2010), which is the largest number of CCAF
with a Secretary of Education to coordinate base degrees awarded in AFMC history.
 ETMS Web efforts. Mentors were recruited from enlisted
members already degreed to encourage and guide Phase II will be called the Year of Continuing
mentees toward degree completion. Mentors are Education (YoCE) and will kickoff 1 January 2012.
key to this initiative as they meet “face to face” to As with YoCCAF, mentoring will continue to be
discuss degree plans, available academic resources, key.
AFMC Force Development
4375 Chidlaw Road, Rm N208 tuition assistance options, and sharing their personal
WPAFB, OH 45433 education journey. Emphasis on CCAF completion will continue and
will be tracked; focus will be on encouraging
The initiative was successfully launched on 1 baccalaureate, masters, or certification completion.
January 2011, with a letter from AFMC/CC All members of the AFMC community will be
encouraging participation. AFMC/PA supported included in YoCE, enlisted, officer, and civilian.
this initiative by publishing articles under the “My
ON THE WEB
Educational Journey” title. Articles are written by For more information, please visit http://
Airmen of all ranks describing the challenges www.afmc.af.mil/library/featuredtopicarchive/
encountered obtaining an education while on active yearoftheccaf.asp.
E d u c a t i o n & T r a i n i n g M a n a g e m e n t S y s t e m
I n volume 1, Issue 1 of the AFMC Force
Development newsletter, we discussed
ETMS and the services it provides. To
enhance the training experience. This issue
focuses on the interaction of ETMS and
Advanced Distributed Learning System
ability to have a one-stop capability to
review their entire workforce development
status, the ADLS-to-ETMS cross-feed is
recap, ETMS Web is an interactive training (ADLS). also a tremendous resource savings!
management system developed by AFMC to Manpower studies determined manually
identify your training requirements. ADLS (managed by AETC/A3) houses more updating a personnel data system for 70,000
Whether you’re a Supervisor, a Unit than 85 distance learning/computer-based course completions requires over 4800 man-
Training Manager, or an Education & courses for AF military members and hours (over $83,000 of GS-5 salary).
Training Specialist, ETMS Web offers many civilian employees – including annual Total ADLS-to-ETMS data cross-feeds are
solutions to simplify the training Force Awareness Training blocks. As of 12 occurring twice a week.
requirements process. A comprehensive Jun 09, AFMC/A1D has systematically
course catalog allowing searches by course cross-fed ADLS course completions to For more information, please visit the ETMS
number, course title and even key terms will ETMS and then to DCPDS for the AF Community of Practice at https://
help you in selecting a course that meets workforce. This eliminates the need to take afkm.wpafb.af.mil/community/views/
your needs. your certificate to the Force Development home.aspx?Filter=MC-ED-01-65 or the
Flight to update your training record. ETMS Web site at https://
In upcoming issues, we’ll discuss all of the etmsweb.wpafb.af.mil/etmsasp/public/
different capabilities ETMS provides to Not only does this provide leadership the homepage.asp.
Send story ideas or suggestions to timothy.frey@wpafb.af.mil.

2. Volume 1, Issue 9 Page 2
CY12A Selective Early R e w r i t e o f A F P D 3 6 - 2 6 ,
Retirement Board T o t a l F o r c e D e v e l o p m e n t
T he Colonel SERB is scheduled for 9 Jan 2012
at the Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph
AFB, Texas. Voluntary retirement applications for
T he revised edition of AFPD 36-26 is available on the Air Force Portal. It addresses how
the Air Force will manage a comprehensive Force Development Program for producing
innovative Airmen who are prepared to accomplish the Air Force mission. The following
SERB-eligible officers will be accepted from 1 Policy Directives are included with the rewrite of AFPD 36-26 and will be rescinded: AFPD
Sept 2011 - 16 Dec 2011, with a retirement 36-13, Civilian Supervisory, Management, and Leadership Development; AFPD 36-22,
effective date of NLT 1 Sept 2012. Those affected Military Training; AFPD 36-23, Military Education; AFPD 36-34, Air Force Mentoring
will be notified on/around 26 Sept 11. Program; and AFPD 36-4, Air Force Civilian Training, Education, and Development.
Voluntary education, developmental education, the Continuum of Learning focusing on
The point of contact for the CY12A Colonel Line institutional and occupational competencies, and administrative changes about the Force
of the Air Force (LAF), Chaplain (CHAP), and Management and Development Council (FMDC) have been added.
Medical Service Corp is Captain Melinda Barbour-
Word, (DSN)787-6604, Melinda.barbour- Please contact Dr. Patricia McGill, Patricia.McGill@pentagon.af.mil DSN 227-9012, with
word@wpafb.af.mil. questions.
O f f i c e r V o l u n t a r y S e p a r a t i o n P a y ( V S P ) a n d
R e d u c t i o n I n F o r c e ( R I F ) D i f f e r e n c e s
A re you familiar with the differences between VSP and RIF?
This article will explain the differences and communicate
important dates for the current RIF board, which convened 19-
primary goal of the RIF board is to retain the highest quality officers. The
RIF board will thoroughly review the records of all eligible officers based on
retaining the best qualified officers according to the "whole person concept"
30 Sep 11. There will be officers who applied for VSP, were used in promotion boards. The RIF board will also consider critical skills and
denied and now are eligible for the RIF. These officers must be capabilities when making its recommendations to the Secretary of the Air
reminded VSP and RIF programs are complementary, but Force. If the board considers an officer to be in the bottom 5% of their
independent programs structured to meet the needs of the Air competitive category and year group, however, it may recommend the officer
Force. not be retained.
VSP was used to size and shape the officer force and As a reminder, VSP & RIF FAQs (page 15766) are available at
applications were approved based on a tolerable risk to current https://gum-crm.csd.disa.mil/app/answers/list/kw/15766. The FAQs will help
and future mission requirements. Factors considered during the you and your commanders answer questions regarding the VSP and RIF
VSP evaluation process was the investment and replacement process. If the link above does not work, please search by keyword 15766.
costs of officers applying for VSP and the health and
sustainment of their AFSCs. The VSP process did not entail an The RIF Timeline below is provided for your situational awareness:
assessment of the quality of officers' performance. - RRF Accounting Date: 22 Apr 11
- RRF provided to officer: NET 19 Aug 11 & NLT 2 Sep 11
The focus of the RIF board is to retain the highest quality - Board Convenes: 19 - 30 Sep 11
officers consistent with the needs of the Air Force. Given the - Officer notified of results: Nov 11
high caliber and competitiveness of our officer force today, the - Date of Separation: 1 Feb 12
DAU WEB and CL Course Leadership Development and
Enrollment Up and Running!!! Management Training Resources
Students may now apply for enrollment in DAU web and
CL courses in the ACQ Now system. Students who were
already enrolled and were interrupted may access their
I n addition to IT-related training, there is a tremendous variety of leadership
development resources available to all Air Force members. These resources are
readily available through the Supervisor Resource Center. There are hundreds of
course now and start where they left off. Due to the leadership and management courses and thousands of books available for use in
extremely large backlog created when the ATLAS developing foundational skills in communication, developing self and others, team-
system went down (43,000+) and the large number of building, leveraging diversity, and many more AF Institutional Leadership
web applications this morning (3000+), students should competencies. In fact, several learning programs built around the AF Institutional
not be surprised if it takes 24-48 hours for a new competencies at the Personal and Leading People/Teams levels have been created and
enrollment to clear the virtual campus and the student posted on the SkillPort site. Also available is a customized AF Leadership Knowledge
notified to start the course. Center featuring the current SkillSoft leadership topic of the month as well as links to
AF resources such as the CSAF reading list.
Thanks again for your patience as we get the "train back
on the tracks and running smoothly." Also, thanks for Including the integration of Leadership training material, the IT e-Learning system
your tremendous patience and flexibility during the time offers a total of 1,515 IT courses; 889 Business Skills courses; and 462 Desktop Skills
that the virtual campus was down and unavailable. It is courses. The current library of books includes 564 Office Essentials titles; 10,119
very much appreciated. ITPro titles, and 7,104 BusinessPro titles.
To enroll in a course or more information, please visit For more information please contact the USAF IT E-Learning Program Management
ACQ NOW. Office at DSN 779-5278, AFNIC-CBT@US.AF.MIL, or the Help Desk at DSN 665-
5927, safaqh.ta@us.af.mil.