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AF revolutionizes study material delivery for FY16
Airmen studying for career development rial. The three phased approach focuses on In summer 2015, the PDG will be pub- tion they need to succeed in their Air Force
and promotion opportunities will begin to the target of complete electronic delivery lished electronically as Air Force Handbook careers.”
receive study materials solely online by Oct. of unclassified CDCs by Oct. 1, 2017. The 1, Airman. The handbook will support the
1, 2017. process for electronic delivery of classified enlisted promotion system with the publica- The transition to electronic delivery of ma-
CDCs will remain unchanged. Career Field tion of individual study guides from each en- terials will save the Air Force approximately
Electronic delivery of Career Development Managers for those AFSCs transitioning over listed promotion testing grades (staff sergeant $5.9 million annually. Unit commanders
Course volumes and Weighted Airman Pro- the next several months will execute specific to chief master sergeant). These study guides (through their unit WAPS monitor) will have
motion System study references have been plans as the printing and shipping processes will be available along with other tools to the option to authorize printing of eCDCs and
in place for several years with a majority of are phased out. support all mobile devices this summer. eWAPS on a case-by-case basis to support
the materials accessible on Air Education and study effectiveness or mission requirements.
Training Command websites. Since February 2012, the primary WAPS “The transition to electronic study materi- Print options from non-common access card
study material — the PDG — has been avail- als is a step forward we need to take to ensure enabled devices will be available for those
“Air Education and Training Command’s able online in a variety of electronic formats a fiscally-responsible approach,” said Chief Airmen interested in using personal resources
e-WORLD websites provide Airmen the op- through the Advanced Distributed Learning Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody. to obtain hard copy study materials.
portunity to download study materials for Service and AETC Airman Advancement Di- “The online libraries and easy-to-use formats
use globally with the click of a mouse,” said vision websites. The Airman Advancement will give Airmen the flexibility they need to For more information on the transition to
Chief Master Sgt. Scott Lumpkin, the Chief Division will no longer print or distribute the study when and where they want to, while eDelivery, Airmen can visit the myPers web-
of Air Force Enlisted Force Development. PDG beyond fiscal year 2015. still delivering the education and informa- site at https://mypers.af.mil.
“The electronic format also gives course-
ware developers the ability to add interactive SUPPLEMENTS, from 8
content, making learning material more in-
teresting, with the goal of increasing student supplement is safe or effective, but it does validate manufactur-
comprehension.” ing practices, purity and/or quality, so that what’s on the label is
accurate.
The Electronic WAPS Online Reference
Library Database (e-WORLD) is currently Airmen are encouraged to be strong Wingmen for each other
available to .mil users only at http://cdc. and help spread the word on supplement safety.
aetc.af.mil. Once downloaded to their mili-
tary desktop, Airmen can e-mail the WAPS “The aim of Operation Supplement Safety is to not stamp out
materials or burn them to a CD in order to supplement use,” Oh said. “We want Airmen who use supple-
transfer them to a personal electronic device. ments to be informed consumers and choose wisely.”
The complete Enlisted Promotions Referenc-
es and Requirements Catalog is also avail- For more information on dietary supplement safety, visit The
able online at https://www.omsq.af.mil/TE/ Human Performance Resource Center website at www.hprc-on-
EPRRC.pdf, along with the Professional De- line.org. To request OPSS education materials, military members
velopment Guide at http://pdg.af.mil. can contact their local Air Force health promotion staff. Civilian
employees can contact their local Civilian Health Promotion Ser-
A phased approach will be used to ensure vices team or visit www.AFMCwellness.com.
every Air Force Specialty Code is prepared
for electronic delivery of its study mate-

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