Application deadline set for officer development opportunities

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RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas --  Air Force officers considering advanced academic degree and experience broadening programs in 2011 have until April 30 to apply.

Officers in space and missiles operations, intelligence, weather, logistics, program management, developmental engineering, communications and information, public affairs and force support career fields may be able to apply for one or more developmental programs. Additionally, officers may apply for instructor pipeline programs with the Air Force Academy and Air Force Institute of Technology.
 
"We must deliberately develop our Airmen by focusing efforts on the right education, training and experience at the right time in their careers to ensure we remain the world's dominant air, space and cyberspace force," said Col. Stanley Perrin, director of assignments for the Air Force Personnel Center. "This continuum of learning fosters warfighting competencies while ensuring we continue to produce world-class leaders."

Available programs include the Air Force Institute of Technology or Naval Postgraduate School; Education With Industry; Space Lift Education and Crossover Program; Space and Missile Acquisition Exchange Program; Acquisition and Intelligence Experience Exchange Tour; Acquisition and Logistics Experience Exchange Tour; Comptroller Operation Logistics Tour; Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School; Missile Operations and Missile Maintenance Exchange Program and the Information Officer Engineering Exchange.

Officers must submit a completed Air Force Form 3849, PME/AFIT/RTFB Officer Worksheet, to the Air Force Personnel Center here by April 30.

E-mail addresses for application submissions and complete details about each program are available by searching for "2011 SPEED" on the AFPC Ask Web site.