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CHIEFchat: Cody addresses new EPR form, Course 15
By Staff Sgt. Chris Gross
Air Force News Service
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md.
— Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force
James A. Cody addressed several top-
ics during his latest CHIEFchat, in-
cluding the new enlisted performance
report and Course 15, at the Defense
Media Activity here.
Cody said Air Force Chief of Staff
Gen. Mark A. Welsh III handed off the
task of developing the new EPR form
to him and provided guidance on the
direction it needed to go. From there,
he and the command chiefs at every
major command worked with subject
matter experts within the personnel
system, and Airmen representing all
tiers of the enlisted force, to develop
the new form.
Cody said countless adjustments
have been made based on feedback and
recommendations from leadership.
“Once it gets out there, with the tens
of thousands of Airmen and supervi-
sors who are going to look at it, we’ll
learn some more,” Cody said. “This is
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big change and it’s going to take time “We did take a good hard look at it. stand any of the material, Cody said
to get it exactly where it needs to be, That’s why we chose to do this method they can receive help by reaching out
and that’s ok.” of delivery in educating the force — to the service center comprised of sub-
Release of the EPR form only because, first and foremost, it is ject matter experts. Distance-learning
the proven method with the highest students enrolled in enlisted PME
The chief also acknowledged the levels of learning,” Cody said. courses can ask questions about the
criticism on why the form hasn’t been curriculum by submitting a help ticket
officially released. Some Airmen have Course 15, a distance-learning for- through the Air University Education
had a chance to see a snapshot of the mat, will only be one piece of the full Support Center website.
form as it makes its way around the NCO Academy experience. Airmen
Air Force in the AFPC roadshow. will be tested on all the information Additionally, having the advanced
they’ve received from the course and knowledge of Course 15 before enter-
“The form is not ready to be re- then, at some point between eight and ing the in-residence portion will really
leased. Why? Because it’s a PDF type 12 years of service, they will attend jump start the Intermediate Leader-
form,” Cody said. “That’s a smart the four-week Intermediate Leader- ship Experience course, Cody said.
form, and when you select certain ship Experience course where they’ll
things, it impacts other things on the discuss and expand upon what they’ve “So we will build on those academ-
form. (It is) unlike the forms that we’ve learned with other students and their ics that you received in the distance-
been using (in the past).” cadre. learning portion … and take you to
higher cognitive levels of understand-
Cody said that because the form is “So the idea here, in a blended ap- ing of the material,” Cody said. “So, it’s
more interactive, they are currently proach, is to give you the academics up actually a better experience … it really
working on finalizing the scripts that front in a distance-learning environ- values your time.”
make the form work, which is one ment, which is learner-centric,” Cody
of the main reasons it has yet to be said. “If you know the concepts and CHIEFchat is a recurring initiative,
released. you grasp them quicker, (then) you designed to give Airmen around the
Course 15 run right through it. If it takes you world a direct connection to the chief
a little bit longer to get through that, master sergeant of the Air Force. The
He also addressed Airmen’s con- then it takes you longer.” chief received questions via video mes-
cerns about Course 15 being a step sage, social media outlets and from
back instead of progress in profes- For students who struggle to under- members of a studio audience.
sional career development.
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