AFI 36-2301 - Air Force E-Publishing

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eligibility criteria. AF/A1DL is the waiver authority for all non-resident PME eligibility. HQ
AU is the waiver authority for completion restrictions and limitations.
19.1. Sequence. Air Force policy emphasizes taking the right DE at the right time and at the
right grade. The non-resident sequence is SOS, ACSC, then AWC. Civilians who enter the
Air Force at a more senior rank may complete a lower DL PME, if desired, prior to enrolling
in the rank appropriate DL PME. Civilians may enroll in non-resident programs as detailed
in Table 6.
19.2. Civilians must be boarded and selected to complete an AU Online Master‘s Degree
with Joint Warfare concentration (ACSC) through formal AFPC/DPI channels.
19.3. Optional DE opportunities via DL. In addition to the opportunities listed above,
civilians may also elect to complete courses from the Leadership Development Programs
(LDP). These self-paced optional courses are offered through SOC-DL. These courses are
applicable across the force and include such topics as foundational, expeditionary and
organizational leadership.
19.3.1. Civilians may enroll in LDP courses via a self-enrollment DL process. Enrollees
will have 6 months in which to complete their courses or they will be disenrolled.
Completion will not appear anywhere in a member‘s record but will appear on the
member‘s AU transcript. Civilian‘s must have an accredidated bachelor‘s degree to selfenroll
in LDP.
Table 6. DoD Civilian Non-Resident/DL PME Eligibility Criteria.
Program GS/GM NSPS DCIPS NAF
SOS GS-9 to GS-
12
PB 1
PB 2
PB 2 3/4
ACSC GS-12 & 13 PB 2 PB 3 4/5
AU Online Master’s
(w/Joint Warfare
Concentration - ACSC)
AWC GS/GM 14 &
15
NOTES:
GS-12 & 13 PB 2 PB 3 N/A 2
PB 3 PB 4 & 5 5/6
1. All civilians, to include NAF employees, must have an accredidated bachelor's degree to
enroll in non-resident programs.
2. Based on limited capacity, NAF employees may not enroll in the AU Online Master's
Degree.