Professional Development

2010 Region Staff College

Written by SMSgt. Shane Williams

Registration is open for the 2010 Rocky Mountain Region Staff College to be held 17—25 July 2010 at the Forrest Vossler NCO Academy, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

This formal in-residence course, designed to help CAP officers better execute the duties and responsibilities associated with Command and Staff positions at squadron level and above, is also an opportunity to improve your management skills. This is a required course for promotion to Lt. Col.

EARLY ENROLLMENT DEADLINE: 30 May 2010

View the PDF Information Flyer for more information.

2009 Region Staff College

Written by Pat Benoit

This formal in-residence course, designed to help CAP officers better execute the duties and responsibilities associated with Command and Staff positions at squadron level and above, is also an opportunity to improve your management skills. This is a required course for promotion to Lt. Col.

View details here (PDF)

Summary
The $135.00* enrollment fee includes training, books and materials, Sunday Social, Wednesday Picnic, and Saturday Dining Out/Graduation. Apply early to reserve your place at the Rocky Mountain Region Staff College, as seating is limited.
(*) In addition to the $135.00 tuition, you will need to pay for billeting at Peterson AFB (approx. $30.00/night) and your meals in the PAFB Dining Hall (about $10.00/day).

Rocky Mountain Region Staff College APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 May 2009

Apply on CAPF 17 through channels with a $75.00 deposit payable to RMR Staff College.

Utah Wing to Host SLS & TLC

Written by SMSgt. Shane Williams

HEADQUARTERS
CIVIL AIR PATROL UTAH WING
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AUXILIARY
640 NORTH 2360 WEST
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116-2956

Utah Wing is proud to announce that we will be hosting

SLS (Squadron Leadership School) and

TLC (Teaching Leaders of Cadets) courses this year.

(We are teaching the TLC at the same time, as this information is important to those who plan on working with cadets.)

Date: 28 Feb thru 1 March 2009

Place: UTWG HQ (address above)

Schedule of Annual Awards

Written by Pat Benoit

The schedule link below provides a list of deadline dates for submitting annual awards nominations to the various levels of command for processing.

Click here for Schedule of Annual Awards

Promotion Information

Written by RMR

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PROMOTIONS
Promotion, along with awards, is the only way that CAP can honor its members for the time and expense we all know is a part of being a member.  It is your, the members, responsibility to plan and follow-up on the requirements for your next promotion.  Generally, there is no one more concerned, than you, about whether or not you get promoted.

NOTE:  In CAPM 50-17, there are a number of what are called qualifying equivalent courses.  If you plan on using this material for a future level of training, submit it as early as possible.  There is a 20-year deadline after which it will not be counted any longer.  Obviously we would rather you took the courses, such as SLS, CLC, RSC, or NSC, but the qualifying equivalent is available for you.

But, promotion comes with some effort.   Over the years, National has established requirements that were designed to establish a well trained CAP officer corps.  Accomplishment of the training is not the end of your responsibility.  Although getting it into the National database is the responsibility of the Course Director, who will submit a CAPF 11, to NHQ/ETS, for each course, you should follow up by viewing your detail in the database.  If something is missing, get with your Professional Development Officer and have him/her correct the error by annotating (in red) the Profession Development Report (PDR), and have it forwarded to NHQ/ETS.

There are a number of items of which you should be aware.   Each member should have a CAPF45b in his/her squadron personnel file and also have one in his/her personal file.  This will allow the member to evaluate the courses and other criteria needed to accomplish the next level of training.

Each level of training must be accomplished prior to promotion.

Level I for 2/Lt
Level I plus Technician Rating for 1/Lt
Level II (COP) for Captain
Level III (Loening) plus Senior Rating for Major
Level IV (Garber) plus Master Rating for Lt. Colonel

When you have completed all required training, achieved the proper technical rating, and other established criteria for your next promotion, have the senior training officer update the PDR and forward it to CAPNHQ/LMPD where the data will be entered into the database.. The reason this is so important is that, if a personnel officer is doing his/her job, a CAPF 2, promotion request, will not be completed until all of the required criteria is available on the National Database.

Region Headquarters is responsible for validating and approving the following promotions:

Officer of the Armed Forces
Duty Performance to Lt. Colonel
Special Appointments
Requests for Waivers.

The Region Director of Personnel will not bring a promotion to the region promotion board unless all of the criteria can be validated in the National Database.

Professional Development

2010 Region Staff College

2009 Region Staff College

Utah Wing to Host SLS & TLC

Schedule of Annual Awards

Promotion Information

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