AFI 36-2301 - Air Force E-Publishing

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14.4. Civilian DE (CDE) Selection Board: The purpose of the CDE Selection Board is to
select employees who clearly possess the greatest leadership potential and who are most
likely to be assigned follow-on positions of increasingly greater responsibility.
15. Attendance. Under the Force Development construct, some civilians will be deeply,
functionally developed so as to be the expert in their field. Others will be developed more
broadly for specific leadership responsibilities. Limited resources restrict resident DE attendance
to the "best qualified." Non-resident or distance learning PME programs for SOS, ACSC and
AWC are available to all eligible civilians, including those civilians who will not attend resident
PDE/IDE/SDE at a military Service school (i.e., Air University).
15.1. PDE. All AF civilians who meet eligibility requirements can apply for SOS. See
Table 5.
16. Eligibility and Prerequisites. (NOTE: Civilian eligibility criteria is listed in Table 5).
16.1. Civilians attending resident DE or enrolling in non-resident DE must have an
accredidated bachelor‘s degree as the minimum prerequisite for DE programs.
16.2. AF-wide, nomination and selection criteria: Performance (overall performance ratings
for current and prior years as documented in the employee record), follow-on assignment,
and appropriateness of education program at this stage of a civilian‘s career as depicted on
the framework for the Civilian Institutional Leadership Continuum are all factors.
16.2.1. Civilians must have a minimum performance appraisal rating of fully successful
or NSPS-3 rating to compete for and participate in DE programs.
16.2.2. Follow-on Assignment: Expect a reassignment to a position as described in the
framework for the Civilian Institutional Leadership Continuum or Career Field Team
career paths and master development plans which provides progressive breadth, depth, or
broadening experience appropriate to the development activity.
16.3. Endorsing Official: Wing Commander or first SES member or GO in the chain-ofcommand
is required for IDE/SDE. Two levels of supervision are required for nomination to
attend SOS.
16.4. Developmental Team (DT): Responsible for functional review and ranking of
nomination packages, vectoring programs and follow-on assignments.