Board seeks nominations for in-residence schools

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DENVER --  The annual Air Force Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board will convene at the Air Reserve Personnel Center here in November to select Reserve officers for in-residence developmental education schools for the 2010-2011 academic year.

The board will select qualified Airmen to attend intermediate- and senior-level schools. An Airman may also be nominated to attend the Inter-American Defense College.

Intermediate schools consist of Air Command and Staff College, Army General Command and Staff College, National Defense Intelligence College (one full-time and one part-time course) and the Air Force Fellowship program.

Senior schools are Air War College, Army War College, Naval War College, National War College, Industrial College of the Armed Forces and Harvard National Security Fellowship.

Candidates compete for all programs for which they are eligible, officials said. Selected candidates' school preferences and experience as well as the needs of the Air Force Reserve are considered when determining school assignments. Airmen must ensure they prioritize all schools, officials said.

Under the evolving Reserve Force Development construct, the functional community is involved in identifying Airmen for consideration to attend in-residence developmental education opportunities. Development Teams have already been identifying and encouraging their top officers to apply for DE opportunities.

To assist the Development Teams, officers are asked to complete a Reserve Officer Development Plan identifying their career goals -- with special emphasis on their desire and availability for in-residence developmental education.

Instructions, criteria and deadlines to submit packages are available online. New this year, decorations in the photo are optional. To complete an application, log on to vPC-GR, select dashboard, action request and then RDEDB.

For more information, Airmen can call 800-525-0102 or DSN 926-6528 and ask for the developmental education branch. They can also e-mail arpc.dpafe@arpc.denver.af.mil to verify receipt of their package.