Team Travis…America’s First Choice!
Air Force Professional Development
CMSgt Jerry Simmers
SAFMLS 2010
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SAFMLS 2010Overview
• Welcoming Comments
• And the winners are?
• CFM & MFM Responsibilities
• Manning Issues
• Training Issues
• Questions / Comments
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RSV MRDSS is broke
• We can no longer put both the “Knowledge Level” and “Performance Level” requirements in MRDSS
• So I chose to track the “Performance Level” tasks in MRDSS that are tied to the UTCs
• All 4 RSV items are still required at least to the “knowledge level” for all 4T0X1s and must be tracked by the individual labs’ tracker or AFTR
• The AF Readiness folks are working on a solution
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RSV for 4T0X1 Minimum currency levels have been set for many skills. These "proficiency standards" imply a
level of activity sufficient to maintain skills, but do not necessarily denote competency.
1. CLINICAL LAB – EMEDS
2. BLOOD SERVICESa. Performs emergency blood collection procedures:
b. Receives blood into facility
c. Thaws/deglycerolizes blood products (PACAF/USAFE)
3. MICROBIOLOGY SERVICES
4. BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BW) TASKS
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CFM Responsibilities
I have very little input in the assignment process Air Force leveling working with DPA AFSC Consultant to HQ AFPC/DPA (assignments)
Sign-off on special duty, special coding (code 50)
• MAJCOM have some control of the process
• They control spaces not “by name requests”
• TTGs, cross-trainees and return from overseas
• Command Leveling
• BOP are the best option
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CFM Responsibilities
Manage 4T0XX AFSCs/SMSgt Davidson Histo SME Determine need for and conduct U&TWs Manage development, implementation and
maintenance of CFETPs Review ETP retraining requests Assist the office of the AF/SG and Chief, Medical
Enlisted Issues pertaining to the 4T career field Identify SMEs for SKT rewrite projects; consultant for
promotion test content and question validity inquires Act as waiver authority for training (ASVAB) (prior
experience)
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MAJCOM FMsCMSgt Gregory McNeill AFMC WP [email protected] 657-5888 (in-bound)
CMSgt Edward Pace AFMC WP [email protected] 257-9142
CMSgt Steven Foster ACC Langley [email protected] 574-6059
CMSgt Ronald Ward AETC Keesler [email protected] 591-4471
CMSgt Jonathan Shane AMC McConnell [email protected] 743-5088
SMSgt Samuel Byrd AFDW AFNCR [email protected] 857-8167
MSgt Chadwick Below AF Elements Travis [email protected] 799-3659
SMSgt Shanece Johnson AFGSC Barksdale [email protected] 781-6132
SMSgt Terri Scholin PACAF Elmendorf [email protected] 580-1913
SMSgt Sonya Stoute USAFE USAFA [email protected] 333-1737
MSgt Garrett Pearce USAFE Lakenheath [email protected] 226-8440
SMSgt James Green AFSPC Patrick [email protected] 854-8143
MSgt Daniel Warnick AFSOC Hurlburt [email protected] 641-3933
MSgt Timothy Davidson Histo SME Lackland [email protected] 554-5460
SMSgt Jerilyn Farrar ANG Andrews [email protected] 278-8585
CMSgt John Harrison AFRC Robbins [email protected] 497-1893
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MAJCOM FMs Appointed by MAJCOM / SG with my input Act as MAJCOM voting rep at U&TWs Work with MAJCOM DP to balance manning Assist CFM with gathering inputs, data and identifying
SMEs and SKT rewrites Relay information throughout command Primary MAJCOM reviewer on AFSC-specific,
individualized training Primary MAJCOM SME Assist MAJCOM CMEF with lab issues and AFMS
awards
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288,720 Enlisted Airman Basic (E-1) - 13,693 (4.7%) Airman (E-2) - 12,712 (4.4%) Airman First Class (E-3) - 53,094 (18.3%) Senior Airman (E-4) - 53,223 (18.4%) Staff Sergeant (E-5) - 72,388 (25.0%) Technical Sergeant (E-6) - 43,992 (15.2%) Master Sergeant (E-7) - 31,061 (10.8%) Senior Master Sergeant (E-8) - 5,681 (2.0%) Chief Master Sergeant (E-9) - 2,876 (1.0%)
About 1200 are Lab techs
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Manning and X-training
Under CAREERS 1st term Airman have better chances but it’s not guaranteed
Window for 4-year Airman 35 – 43 months Window for 6-year Airman 59 – 67 months If overseas 15- 9 months prior to DEROS As the CFM I only approve Exceptions to the Policy
(ETP) -- Non-1st term or NCORP All cross-training packages are considered, however Commissioning, special duty & PME are more likely to
be approved The following is what I use to determine release for 4T
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4T0X1 - Medical Laboratory
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End Dec-09 Auths 910End Dec-09 No Fill 919Manning 100%
Current (Goal = 0) 0.40
1% >120 days TDY 16%Avg # of TDY days 46
Current (Oct 2009) 0.95
Current (Aug 2009) 0
PERSTEMPO
PP Auths, Inv, Manning
Sustainment Deviation
Work Tempo (A1M)
Operations Demand (A1PR)
Stressed
Initial Enlistment Bonus
Selective Reenlistment Bonus
Special Duty Assignment Pay
Critical Skills Retention Bonus
Chronic Critical Skills List
Training Constraints
Historical Dec-08 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 % Plan MetACL 10.91 9.92 7.86 9.78 10.50 10.95 11.35 104%
Zone A 0.54 0.52 0.38 0.48 0.55 0.63 0.63 118% 89%Zone B 0.69 0.69 0.65 0.58 0.59 0.56 0.58 84% 110%Zone C 0.91 0.84 0.64 0.86 0.85 0.77 0.79 86% 78%Zone E 0.68 0.72 0.63 0.76 0.79 0.83 0.80 118% 111%
RETENTION GOALS Zone Manning
RETENTION - 1 year & 4 month trend FY10Upper Bound 117Sustainment 106Lower Bound 96PGL 108% Sustainment Met 101%
NPS TPR
Retrain-In Retrain-OutFY08 0 0FY09 0 0FY10 0 0
Retraining
13 12 11 10
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
13 12 11 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29Years Of Service (YOS)
End Dec-09
Zone A 17m - 6y Zone B 6y - 10y Zone C 10y-14y
4T0X1 - Medical Laboratory
Zone A 17m - 6y Zone B 6y - 10y Zone C 10y-14y
NPS Grad Sustainment Target and Bands (+/- 10%) (+/-20%)
Sustainment (FY15 PP Auths- 899)
PP Inventory
Zone E 18y-20y
STP
FY Accessions
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4T0X2 - Histopathology
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End Dec-09 Auths 62End Dec-09 No Fill 72Manning 116%
Current (Goal = 0) 0.86
0% >120 days TDY 11%Avg # of TDY days 33
Current (Oct 2009) 0.95
Current (Aug 2009) 0
PERSTEMPO
PP Auths, Inv, Manning
Sustainment Deviation
Work Tempo (A1M)
Operations Demand (A1PR)
Stressed
Initial Enlistment Bonus
Selective Reenlistment Bonus
Special Duty Assignment Pay
Critical Skills Retention Bonus
Chronic Critical Skills List
Training Constraints
Historical Dec-08 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 % Plan MetACL 6.49 8.74 12.78 13.00 12.61 10.43 10.45 161%
Zone A 0.15 0.37 0.53 0.48 0.51 0.37 0.37 255% 125%Zone B 1.00 0.69 1.00 0.93 0.93 0.88 0.88 88% 102%Zone C 1.00 1.00 0.78 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 100% 110%Zone E 0.32 0.90 1.00 0.75 0.50 0.50 0.50 155% 158%
RETENTION GOALS Zone Manning
RETENTION - 1 year & 4 month trend FY10Upper Bound 8Sustainment 8Lower Bound 7PGL 9% Sustainment Met 119%
NPS TPR
Retrain-In Retrain-OutFY08 0 0FY09 2 0FY10 0 0
Retraining
13 12 11
10
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
13 12 11 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29Years Of Service (YOS)
End Dec-09
Zone A 17m - 6y Zone B 6y - 10y Zone C 10y-14y
4T0X2 - Histopathology
Zone A 17m - 6y Zone B 6y - 10y Zone C 10y-14y
NPS Grad Sustainment Target and Bands (+/- 10%) (+/-20%)
Sustainment (FY15 PP Auths- 60)
PP Inventory
Zone E 18y-20y
STP
FY Accessions
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Training Update Medical Education and Training Campus (METC)
• AKA Fort Sam Houston (FSH) Medical Laboratory 1 May 10 / 7 Sep 10 (882) 1 Nov 10 AF will CO-LOCATE, not CONSOLIDATE! Will work toward joining consolidated course
in future Sister services: 6 months Phase I & 6 months Phase II USAF: 4 months Phase I & 9 months Phase II We need more Phase I instructor billets May look at cutting some Phase II sites or
consolidating what we have
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METC STUDENT POPULATION TOTALS BY SERVICE AF ADSL = 1,153 FY10 ALR = 5,271 Army ADSL = 4,033 FY10 ALR = 13,197 Navy ADSL = 2,606 FY10 ALR = 6,008
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Promotion dates
Grade TIS TIG PECD Testing Release
SSgt 3 years 6 months 31-Mar May - Jun Aug
TSgt 5 years23
months 31-Dec Feb - Mar June
MSgt 8 years24
months 31-Dec Feb – Mar May
SMSgt 11 years20
months 30-Sep Dec Mar
CMSgt 14 years21
months 31-Jul Sep Now
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PECD dates! TOS Decorations 3 years of superior sustained
performance – to include fitness
• Very important with fewer and fewer PCSs
• Must have started process before PECD to count toward promotion for the next cycle
MSgt 31 Dec – Decoration points
• 1,3,5 points
SMSgt 31 Sep & CMSgt 31 Jul
• 5 points plus help with board score
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CRO – Big Stuff
CRO EPRs if possible when you have BIG STUFF PME awards AFMS (MAJCOM or AF) Group or Wing Level Award winner / recognition Annual (all levels) Best is your Sq/Gp/WG Improved stratification in Gp/Wg (especially top 5-10) Top – 3 officer in Wg or possibly Gp Private org key positions or awards Chairman for a Wg level event/program Getting rid of markdowns
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Promotion to Senior and Chief
SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS AREAS THE BOARD CONSIDERS SELF ASSESSMENT INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES
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BOARD MEMBERS
One Colonel and two CMSgt’s
Number/Career Field of board is determined by number of eligible's by Major Command & Chief Enlisted Manager/AFSC
Gender and Race of eligible's determines the board member composition
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SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Board President
2 Panels
Ops
9 Panels
Spt
4 Panels
MX
1 Panel
Med
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SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS
SELECTION FOLDER
LEFT SIDE
ARTICLE 15
CITATIONS FORDECORATIONS
RIGHT SIDE
EPRs (last 10 years)
AF FORM 77 (For breaks in service, EPR appeals, administrative correction)
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SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS
MISSING DOCUMENT REQUEST
SNCO EVALUATION BRIEF
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
PERFORMANCE EDUCATION BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE JOB RESPONSIBILITY PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS LEADERSHIP
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
PERFORMANCE
• Job Description
• Individual Rating Factors
• Periods of Supervision
• Overall Evaluations
• Level of Endorsements
• Narrative Word Picture
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
EDUCATION
• CCAF Degree a MUST!
• SNCOA by Correspondence a MUST!
• Bachelors Degree in your Field
These are minimum requirements. If the SNCO does not have these Senior Rater and firewall 5 are questionable.
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE
• Various Jobs Within Your Career Field Wing NAF MAJCOM Air Staff
• Special Duty Assignments Recruiter First Sergeant Instructor
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
JOB RESPONSIBILITY
• Performing Duty Commensurate with Rank
• Amount of Money You Manage (to a point)
• Number of People You Supervise (AF determines)
• Magnitude of Your Job (AF to a point)
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
• What Your Rating Chain Says About You
• Senior Rater Endorsement (at least CCAF/PME)
• Stratification
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS
• Quarterly/Annual Awards throughout career
• Recognition from PME (Levitow/academic/DG)
• Career Field Specific(Functional) Awards
• Community/Leadership Awards
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AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS
LEADERSHIP
• Community Activities
• Head of a Committee
• Leadership Role in a Professional Org AFA AFSA VFW
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SELF ASSESSMENT
Absolutely Superior 10
Outstanding 9.5
Few Could Be Better 9
Strong 8.5
Slightly Above Average 8
Average 7.5
Slightly Below Average 7
Well Below Average 6.5
Lowest 6
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SELF ASSESSMENT
BELOW AVERAGE
• SNCOA Not Completed
• CCAF Not Completed
• No Senior Rater Endorsement
• No Decoration Upon PCS / PCA
• Less Than Firewall 5 EPR
• Same Job Description Year After Year
• Home-Steadying / Job-Steadying
• No Deployments
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SELF ASSESSMENT
AVERAGE
• EPR on Top Has Senior Rater Endorsement
• SNCOA Completed
• CCAF Degree In Career Field
• Decoration with each PCS
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SELF ASSESSMENT
ABOVE AVERAGE
• Firewall 5 EPRs for last 10 Reports / Years
• Senior Rater Endorsement on all Eligible EPRs
• Additional Degree in Career Field
• MSM on Top
• Documented Base / Community Involvement
• Short Term Special Duty Outside of Job
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SELF ASSESSMENT
OUTSTANDING
• Monthly / Quarterly / Annual Award Winner
• PME Award Winner
• Community / Public Service Recognition
• Civilian Education Awards
• Officer in Top 3, AFA, AFSA, etc …
• Sustained Superior Performance
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INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES
RECORDS REVIEW
• Ensure Decorations Are Reflected in RIP
• Ensure All Dates Are Accurate
• Ensure Education Information Is Accurate
• All EPRs / LOE’s Are Posted
DATA VERIFICATION RECORD (DVR)
• All Pertinent Promotion Information
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INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES
BLUF: It’s up to YOU to ensure your records are accurate
SEVERAL RECORDS REVIEWED HAD A DISCREPANCY SHEET
• Missing EPR, Decoration Citation
• Sends message that member isn’t meeting their responsibilities to ensure records are correct
• Personnel at all levels need to aggressively manage process, especially in months leading up to a board
DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE …
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INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Permissive TDY to 550 C Street West, Randolph AFB, TX, Board
Support Branch
Call DSN 665-2353 for a telephonic review
Fax request to DSN 665-2421 to receive records by mail
Request records NLT 90 days prior to board convening date
All requests should include name, SSAN, home address and
signature
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CONCLUSION
SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS AREAS THE BOARD CONSIDERS SELF ASSESSMENT INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITES
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4T Education levelEducation Level (Highest) Number of records Percentage
Associate Degree 316 26%
BA/BS 140 12%
College Credit (12 or more SH) 678 56%
HS Diploma/Cert/GED/HS Senior 53 4%
MA/MS 19 1.5%
PHD 1 0.08%
Unknown/not verified 2 0.16%
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About CCAF• The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) is an
institution of higher learning dedicated to the enlisted member.
• CCAF is a regionally accredited college, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
• CCAF awards the Associate in Applied Science degree upon completion of a degree program designed for an Air Force specialty.
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General Information
Degree programs 67
Evaluated courses 54,446
Active courses 2,161
Affiliated schools 104
Total faculty members 6,324
Total enrollments 333,308
Total degrees awarded 308,004
Total OICs awarded 15,621
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Degree Requirements
• Associate In Applied Science Degree• Requirements: SEM HRS
–Technical Education 24–Leadership, Management & Military Studies 6
–Physical Education 4
–General Education 15• Oral Communication (3)• Written Communication (3) • Mathematics (3)• Social Science (3)• Humanities (3)
–Program Elective 15–Total 64
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Degree Requirements
• 16 Semester Hour Residency– 25% of degree program hours
• 5 Skill Level
• Degree must be completed BEFORE:– Separation– Retirement– Commissioning
• Petition for Degree– 6 year time limit for petition of degree for separated, retired or
commissioned members
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Technical Core
CCAF Internship 18 Clinical Chemistry 12 Clinical Microbiology 9 Clinical Practicum 24 Hematology 12 Immunology/Bloodbanking/Serology 24 National Medical
Clinical Laboratory Technician Certifications 24
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National Certifications
American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP)
• 800 - 267-2727
• www.ascp.org American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB)
• 314 - 241-1445
• www.aab.org American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• 800 - 275-1268
• www.amt1.com Institute of Certified Professional Managers (ICPM)
• 800 - 568-4120
• http://www.icpm.biz/
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Technical Electives
Computer Science 6 General Biology 8 General Chemistry 8 Human Anatomy and Physiology 4 Medical Readiness 3 Organic/Inorganic Chemistry 8
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AU/ABC• New AU-ABC is the Air University Associate to
Baccalaureate Cooperative Program.• AU-ABC is an initiative between the Air Force and
civilian higher education institutions to offer baccalaureate degree opportunities to every Air Force enlisted member.
• Program directs Airmen with associate in applied science degrees to collection of accredited “military friendly” colleges and universities when pursuing a four-year degree.
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Key features• Builds on student CCAF degree
• CCAF graduates earn bachelor's degrees
• MAXIMIZES application of career education and training
• Air Force friendly colleges and universitiesaward the bachelor's degrees
• Virtual campus--electronic instruction & onlinestudent support