Organizations, Functions, and Domains: Represent and personify Air Force expertise in civil and military contexts with deeper knowledge of service organization, functions, and domains.Military and National Security Strategy: Advise and lead from an informed perspective on varying strategy and security concerns with emphasis on cross-cultural awareness and joint all-domain operations.The course will focus on and develop graduates to perform in the following areas: However, this course is a concerted educational investment in our people to grow confident and effective enlisted strategic thinkers who will serve in MAJCOM Functional Manager, Career Field Manager, A-staff, and J-staff roles.” “Countless general officers, center directors, and headquarters commanders look to our E-9s for advice and counsel, and they normally deliver.

Daryl Hogan Jr., Chief Leadership Academy commandant.

“SLC will fill a crucial professional development gap to increase the strategic readiness, professional agility, and enterprise-level leadership abilities of our Senior Enlisted Leaders,” said Chief Master Sgt. The Strategic Leader Course was designed for chief master sergeants serving in or vectored for roles in the strategic environment such as the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Headquarters Air Force, Major Commands and Numbered Air Forces. In the 2019 Enlisted Development Survey, a direct question was asked to chief master sergeants serving in strategic-level organizations, “What prepared you the most to operate on a strategic level?” The consensus of the survey was best summarized by one chief as “more is caught than taught”.īesides wing-level training for Command Chief positions, there has been no specific training or deliberate development offered to prepare chief master sergeants entering strategic-level positions. The goal of the SLC is to prepare Senior Enlisted Leaders for joint, all domain warfighting excellence through education, inspiration and professional development. The Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Academy completed the beta course for the Strategic Leader Course Apon Gunter Annex, Alabama, providing targeted development and investment in growing enlisted strategic thinkers.

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