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Airman Handbook desktop icon now available

Gloria Kwizera all Airmen would have a true desktop reference “Airmen will now be only ‘one click’ away
for the profession of arms. from this critical professional development tool,”
Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs Denter said.
“The handbook provides reference material
JOINT BASE SAN ANOTNIO-RANDOLPH, for the Promotion Fitness Examination and U.S. For more information about professional de-
Texas (AFNS) -- Airmen now have access to the Air Force Supervisory Examination,” Denter said. velopment tools, visit http://www.airman.af.mil/
Airman Handbook via a desktop icon. “Specifically, individual enlisted promotion test- Tools.aspx.
ing study guides were developed using informa-
The Airman Handbook is a compilation of tion from the handbook.”
policies, procedures and standards that guide
Airmen’s actions within the profession of arms. Denter further clarified that the handbook
is published with all the information needed to
Each desktop has an icon with an e-Link to the effectively study for promotion. However, the
handbook for easy and immediate access. study guides were developed so Airmen will not
have to decipher what information is testable
Kevin Denter, a Profession of Arms Center of and what is not testable. The bottom line is that
Excellence professionalism program analyst, said although both publications include similar infor-
the handbook is a professional development tool mation, the study guides are exclusively testable
for all Airmen: active duty, Reserve, Guard, and information for those studying for enlisted pro-
civilian. motion.

“The handbook is an indispensable resource “Since the Air Force is no longer printing the
for Airmen to continue to learn, grow and propel reference material required for promotion test-
our Air Force into the future,” Denter said. “It is ing,” Denter continued, “the study guides were
a single publication that addresses important in- built to provide only testable information thus
formation on Air Force history, doctrine, values, reducing the number of pages required if Airmen
customs, courtesies and much more.” decide to print a copy at their expense.”

During the April 2014 biannual Enlisted Board The study guides are available at www.
of Directors meeting, a decision was made to studyguides.af.mil.
combine the Professional Development Guide
and Air Force Handbook into one publication so

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