Reserve holds first enlisted development team at ARPC

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  • By Mike Molina
  • ARPC Public Affairs
DENVER --  The Air Force Reserve's first enlisted development team met at the Air Reserve Personnel Center here Aug. 23-27.

The team of 15 chiefs and two officers provided career and developmental education advice, or vectoring, to more than 830 chief master sergeants throughout the Air Force Reserve.

Maj. Gen. Martin Mazick, Air Force Reserve Command vice commander, served as the team's senior mentor and kicked off the inaugural event.

"This is where the dialogue begins," General Mazick said. "You are on the leading edge of describing what future chiefs in our Air Force Reserve should have in their portfolios."

Chief Master Sgt. Dwight Badgett, Air Force Reserve Command's command chief master sergeant, discussed the team's role in providing career advice to the chiefs being vectored, as well as to Airmen making their way through the ranks.

"The real meat of this is going to be that tech, master or senior (master sergeant) who now have guidance on how they're going to find their way to the top," Chief Badgett said. "This is the groundwork to make sure our Airmen have the opportunities they need."

The Center manages Air Force Reserve Command's force development efforts and supported the first reserve officer development team in 2006. This year, more than 35 teams for officers and enlisted Airmen are scheduled to be held at ARPC.

Center officials have hosted five career-field specific events for enlisted Airmen, including a Quality Review Panel for paralegals, and Force Development events for public affairs, contracting, and logistics and plans Airmen.

The chief's event was the first time enlisted Reserve Airmen have been vectored based on rank. ARPC will host an enlisted development team for the chaplains' career field in November, and for the contracting career field in December.

To submit or review a development plan or to see a listing of when the next meeting is for specific career fields, visit the ARPC Force Development website at http://www.arpc.afrc.af.mil/library/developmentteams/index.asp.