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AF revolutionizes study material delivery for FY16

Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs transitioning over the next several months will execute specif- NEWS
ic plans as the printing and shipping processes are phased out.
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Airmen studying for career de-
velopment and promotion opportunities will begin to receive Since February 2012, the primary WAPS study material - the
study materials solely online by Oct. 1, 2017. PDG - has been available online in a variety of electronic for-
mats through the Advanced Distributed Learning Service and
Electronic delivery of Career Development Course volumes AETC Airman Advancement Division websites. The Airman
and Weighted Airman Promotion System study references have Advancement Division will no longer print or distribute the
been in place for several years with a majority of the materials PDG beyond fiscal year 15.
accessible on Air Education and Training Command websites.
In fall 2015, the PDG will be published electronically as Air
“Air Education and Training Command’s e-WORLD websites Force Handbook 1, Airman. The handbook will support the
provide Airmen the opportunity to download study materials enlisted promotion system with the publication of individu-
for use globally with the click of a mouse,” said Chief Master al study guides from each enlisted promotion testing grades
Sgt. Scott Lumpkin, the Chief of Air Force Enlisted Force De- (staff sergeant to chief master sergeant). These study guides
velopment. “The electronic format also gives courseware de- will be available along with other tools to support all mobile
velopers the ability to add interactive content, making learning devices this fall.
material more interesting, with the goal of increasing student
comprehension.” “The transition to electronic study materials is a step forward
we need to take to ensure a fiscally-responsible approach,” said
The Electronic WAPS Online Reference Library Database Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody. “The online
(e-WORLD) is currently available to .mil users only at http:// libraries and easy-to-use formats will give Airmen the flexibil-
cdc.aetc.af.mil. Once downloaded to their military desktop, ity they need to study when and where they want to, while still
Airmen can e-mail the WAPS materials or burn them to a CD delivering the education and information they need to succeed
in order to transfer them to a personal electronic device. The in their Air Force careers.”
complete Enlisted Promotions References and Requirements
Catalog is also available online at https://www.omsq.af.mil/TE/ The transition to electronic delivery of materials will save the
EPRRC.pdf, along with the Professional Development Guide at Air Force approximately $5.9 million annually. Unit command-
http://pdg.af.mil. ers (through their unit WAPS monitor) will have the option
to authorize printing of eCDCs and eWAPS on a case-by-case
A phased approach will be used to ensure every Air Force basis to support study effectiveness or mission requirements.
Specialty Code is prepared for electronic delivery of its study Print options from non-common access card enabled devices
material. The three phased approach focuses on the target of will be available for those Airmen interested in using personal
complete electronic delivery of unclassified CDCs by Oct. 1, resources to obtain hard copy study materials.
2017. The process for electronic delivery of classified CDCs
will remain unchanged. Career Field Managers for those AFSCs For more information on the transition to eDelivery, Airmen
can visit the myPers website at https://mypers.af.mil.

Enlisted promotion study reference material released

Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs dures, and standards that guide Airmen’s actions within the
profession of arms.
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The
Profession of Arms Center of Excellence will release Air Force For more information, please contact Kevin Denter, Profession-
Handbook 1, Airman, Oct 2015 which replaces the Professional alism Program Analyst, at (210) 652-4075 or email pdg@us.af.mil.
Development Guide, and will provide enlisted Airmen informa-
tion needed for promotion testing.

Individual study guides, developed from the information within
the handbook, are available for immediate download via www.pdg.
af.mil. These guides aid those Airmen testing for promotion in the
Dec 2015 testing cycle.

These study guides supersede and replace the 2013 AFPAM 36-
2241, Professional Development Guide, to support the enlisted
promotion system.

Each grade has a .pdf and e-reader file for download and use on
any mobile device to prepare for the United States Air Force Su-
pervisory Exam or Promotion Fitness Exam.

Also available is the Military Knowledge and Testing System
chart. The chart is available as attachment 1 of individual study
guides and used to determine information required for promotion
testing. The chart helps determine the importance of each section
of information for testing to each grade.

The Airman Handbook is a compilation of policies, proce-