Six Air Force captains selected for Prestigious Ph.D. program Published Sept. 18, 2017 By Kat Bailey Air Force’s Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The selection board for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Captains Prestigious Ph.D. Program has chosen three primary and three alternate captains to participate in 2018. The program exposes rising officers to a unique learning experience at top-tier universities. The captains will obtain doctoral degrees in strategic studies beginning in 2018 in order to build a cadre of strategic thinkers. Primary selectees are Capt. Elisha Henry, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa; Capt. Kevin Rossillon, 603rd Air Operations Center, USAFE; and Capt. Bradford Waldie, 510th Fighter Squadron, USAFE. Alternate selectees are Capt. Nathan Dial, 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, Air Combat Command; Capt. Wesley Meredith, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command; and Capt. Philip Tice, Curtis E. LeMay Center, Air Education and Training Command. Intellectual development of officers relatively early in a career, especially in critical thinking skills, will result in Air Force and joint leaders who have the ability to communicate at a strategic level with civilian leadership across enterprises. Degree options include Asia Pacific studies, history, political science, international relations, economics, philosophy, international business relations, international security studies and political systems and theories. More information is available on myPers. Search “prestigious” from the active-duty officer landing page. For more information about Air Force personnel programs, go to myPers. Individuals who do not have a myPers account can request one by following these instructions.