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Board seeks nominations for in-residence schools

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DENVER --  To get ahead in the Air Force Reserve, officers attend in-residence developmental education schools. Some of them should be checking their calendars now for the next board.

The Air Force Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board will convene here in November to pick officers for schools in 2010 and 2011.

The board meets annually at the Air Reserve Personnel Center to select Airmen for intermediate- and senior-level schools. Nominations are also available to attend the Inter-American Defense College.

Intermediate schools are 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 and should to prioritize their choices, officials said. The board considers a candidate's preferences and experience, along with the needs of the Air Force Reserve.

Functional communities in the Air Force Reserve are involved in identifying officers to attend in-residence developmental education opportunities. These force development teams have been identifying and encouraging their top officers to apply for these course.

To help this process, officers are being asked to complete a Reserve Officer Development Plan identifying their career goals. They need to let the board know what they want and when they are available for in-residence developmental education.

Details and deadlines are available online. This year decorations in the photo are optional. People can apply by logging on to vPC-GR and selecting dashboard, action request and then RDEDB.

Airmen can get more information by calling 800-525-0102 or DSN 926-6528 and asking for the developmental education branch. They can also e-mail arpc.dpafe@arpc.denver.af.mil to verify their package was received. (Air Force Reserve Command from an ARPC news release)