Team Travis…America’s First Choice! Air Force Professional Development CMSgt Jerry Simmers SAFMLS 2010

Team Travis…America’s First Choice!

Air Force Professional Development

CMSgt Jerry Simmers

SAFMLS 2010

2Lab Techs…Out For Blood!

SAFMLS 2010Overview

• Welcoming Comments

• And the winners are?

• CFM & MFM Responsibilities

• Manning Issues

• Training Issues

• Questions / Comments


RSV MRDSS is broke

• We can no longer put both the “Knowledge Level” and “Performance Level” requirements in MRDSS

• So I chose to track the “Performance Level” tasks in MRDSS that are tied to the UTCs

• All 4 RSV items are still required at least to the “knowledge level” for all 4T0X1s and must be tracked by the individual labs’ tracker or AFTR

• The AF Readiness folks are working on a solution


RSV for 4T0X1 Minimum currency levels have been set for many skills. These "proficiency standards" imply a

level of activity sufficient to maintain skills, but do not necessarily denote competency.

1. CLINICAL LAB – EMEDS

2. BLOOD SERVICESa. Performs emergency blood collection procedures:

b. Receives blood into facility

c. Thaws/deglycerolizes blood products (PACAF/USAFE)

3. MICROBIOLOGY SERVICES

4. BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BW) TASKS


CFM Responsibilities

I have very little input in the assignment process Air Force leveling working with DPA AFSC Consultant to HQ AFPC/DPA (assignments)

Sign-off on special duty, special coding (code 50)

• MAJCOM have some control of the process

• They control spaces not “by name requests”

• TTGs, cross-trainees and return from overseas

• Command Leveling

• BOP are the best option


CFM Responsibilities

Manage 4T0XX AFSCs/SMSgt Davidson Histo SME Determine need for and conduct U&TWs Manage development, implementation and

maintenance of CFETPs Review ETP retraining requests Assist the office of the AF/SG and Chief, Medical

Enlisted Issues pertaining to the 4T career field Identify SMEs for SKT rewrite projects; consultant for

promotion test content and question validity inquires Act as waiver authority for training (ASVAB) (prior

experience)


MAJCOM FMsCMSgt Gregory McNeill AFMC WP [email protected] 657-5888 (in-bound)

CMSgt Edward Pace AFMC WP [email protected] 257-9142

CMSgt Steven Foster ACC Langley [email protected] 574-6059

CMSgt Ronald Ward AETC Keesler [email protected] 591-4471

CMSgt Jonathan Shane AMC McConnell [email protected] 743-5088

SMSgt Samuel Byrd AFDW AFNCR [email protected] 857-8167

MSgt Chadwick Below AF Elements Travis [email protected] 799-3659

SMSgt Shanece Johnson AFGSC Barksdale [email protected] 781-6132

SMSgt Terri Scholin PACAF Elmendorf [email protected] 580-1913

SMSgt Sonya Stoute USAFE USAFA [email protected] 333-1737

MSgt Garrett Pearce USAFE Lakenheath [email protected] 226-8440

SMSgt James Green AFSPC Patrick [email protected] 854-8143

MSgt Daniel Warnick AFSOC Hurlburt [email protected] 641-3933

MSgt Timothy Davidson Histo SME Lackland [email protected] 554-5460

SMSgt Jerilyn Farrar ANG Andrews [email protected] 278-8585

CMSgt John Harrison AFRC Robbins [email protected] 497-1893


MAJCOM FMs Appointed by MAJCOM / SG with my input Act as MAJCOM voting rep at U&TWs Work with MAJCOM DP to balance manning Assist CFM with gathering inputs, data and identifying

SMEs and SKT rewrites Relay information throughout command Primary MAJCOM reviewer on AFSC-specific,

individualized training Primary MAJCOM SME Assist MAJCOM CMEF with lab issues and AFMS

awards


288,720 Enlisted Airman Basic (E-1) - 13,693 (4.7%) Airman (E-2) - 12,712 (4.4%) Airman First Class (E-3) - 53,094 (18.3%) Senior Airman (E-4) - 53,223 (18.4%) Staff Sergeant (E-5) - 72,388 (25.0%) Technical Sergeant (E-6) - 43,992 (15.2%) Master Sergeant (E-7) - 31,061 (10.8%) Senior Master Sergeant (E-8) - 5,681 (2.0%) Chief Master Sergeant (E-9) - 2,876 (1.0%)

About 1200 are Lab techs


Manning and X-training

Under CAREERS 1st term Airman have better chances but it’s not guaranteed

Window for 4-year Airman 35 – 43 months Window for 6-year Airman 59 – 67 months If overseas 15- 9 months prior to DEROS As the CFM I only approve Exceptions to the Policy

(ETP) -- Non-1st term or NCORP All cross-training packages are considered, however Commissioning, special duty & PME are more likely to

be approved The following is what I use to determine release for 4T


4T0X1 - Medical Laboratory

11

End Dec-09 Auths 910End Dec-09 No Fill 919Manning 100%

Current (Goal = 0) 0.40

1% >120 days TDY 16%Avg # of TDY days 46

Current (Oct 2009) 0.95

Current (Aug 2009) 0

PERSTEMPO

PP Auths, Inv, Manning

Sustainment Deviation

Work Tempo (A1M)

Operations Demand (A1PR)

Stressed

Initial Enlistment Bonus

Selective Reenlistment Bonus

Special Duty Assignment Pay

Critical Skills Retention Bonus

Chronic Critical Skills List

Training Constraints

Historical Dec-08 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 % Plan MetACL 10.91 9.92 7.86 9.78 10.50 10.95 11.35 104%

Zone A 0.54 0.52 0.38 0.48 0.55 0.63 0.63 118% 89%Zone B 0.69 0.69 0.65 0.58 0.59 0.56 0.58 84% 110%Zone C 0.91 0.84 0.64 0.86 0.85 0.77 0.79 86% 78%Zone E 0.68 0.72 0.63 0.76 0.79 0.83 0.80 118% 111%

RETENTION GOALS Zone Manning

RETENTION - 1 year & 4 month trend FY10Upper Bound 117Sustainment 106Lower Bound 96PGL 108% Sustainment Met 101%

NPS TPR

Retrain-In Retrain-OutFY08 0 0FY09 0 0FY10 0 0

Retraining

13 12 11 10

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

13 12 11 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29Years Of Service (YOS)

End Dec-09

Zone A 17m - 6y Zone B 6y - 10y Zone C 10y-14y

4T0X1 - Medical Laboratory


NPS Grad Sustainment Target and Bands (+/- 10%) (+/-20%)

Sustainment (FY15 PP Auths- 899)

PP Inventory

Zone E 18y-20y

STP

FY Accessions


4T0X2 - Histopathology

12

End Dec-09 Auths 62End Dec-09 No Fill 72Manning 116%

Current (Goal = 0) 0.86

0% >120 days TDY 11%Avg # of TDY days 33

Current (Oct 2009) 0.95

Current (Aug 2009) 0

PERSTEMPO

PP Auths, Inv, Manning

Sustainment Deviation

Work Tempo (A1M)

Operations Demand (A1PR)

Stressed

Initial Enlistment Bonus

Selective Reenlistment Bonus

Special Duty Assignment Pay

Critical Skills Retention Bonus

Chronic Critical Skills List

Training Constraints

Historical Dec-08 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 % Plan MetACL 6.49 8.74 12.78 13.00 12.61 10.43 10.45 161%

Zone A 0.15 0.37 0.53 0.48 0.51 0.37 0.37 255% 125%Zone B 1.00 0.69 1.00 0.93 0.93 0.88 0.88 88% 102%Zone C 1.00 1.00 0.78 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 100% 110%Zone E 0.32 0.90 1.00 0.75 0.50 0.50 0.50 155% 158%

RETENTION GOALS Zone Manning

RETENTION - 1 year & 4 month trend FY10Upper Bound 8Sustainment 8Lower Bound 7PGL 9% Sustainment Met 119%

NPS TPR

Retrain-In Retrain-OutFY08 0 0FY09 2 0FY10 0 0

Retraining

13 12 11

10

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

13 12 11 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29Years Of Service (YOS)

End Dec-09


4T0X2 - Histopathology


NPS Grad Sustainment Target and Bands (+/- 10%) (+/-20%)

Sustainment (FY15 PP Auths- 60)

PP Inventory

Zone E 18y-20y

STP

FY Accessions


METC


Training Update Medical Education and Training Campus (METC)

• AKA Fort Sam Houston (FSH) Medical Laboratory 1 May 10 / 7 Sep 10 (882) 1 Nov 10 AF will CO-LOCATE, not CONSOLIDATE! Will work toward joining consolidated course

in future Sister services: 6 months Phase I & 6 months Phase II USAF: 4 months Phase I & 9 months Phase II We need more Phase I instructor billets May look at cutting some Phase II sites or

consolidating what we have


METC STUDENT POPULATION TOTALS BY SERVICE AF ADSL = 1,153 FY10 ALR = 5,271 Army ADSL = 4,033 FY10 ALR = 13,197 Navy ADSL = 2,606 FY10 ALR = 6,008


NCO/SNCONCO/SNCO

ROADMAP TO THE TOP ROADMAP TO THE TOP


Promotion dates

Grade TIS TIG PECD Testing Release

SSgt 3 years 6 months 31-Mar May - Jun Aug

TSgt 5 years23

months 31-Dec Feb - Mar June

MSgt 8 years24

months 31-Dec Feb – Mar May

SMSgt 11 years20

months 30-Sep Dec Mar

CMSgt 14 years21

months 31-Jul Sep Now


PECD dates! TOS Decorations 3 years of superior sustained

performance – to include fitness

• Very important with fewer and fewer PCSs

• Must have started process before PECD to count toward promotion for the next cycle

MSgt 31 Dec – Decoration points

• 1,3,5 points

SMSgt 31 Sep & CMSgt 31 Jul

• 5 points plus help with board score


CRO – Big Stuff

CRO EPRs if possible when you have BIG STUFF PME awards AFMS (MAJCOM or AF) Group or Wing Level Award winner / recognition Annual (all levels) Best is your Sq/Gp/WG Improved stratification in Gp/Wg (especially top 5-10) Top – 3 officer in Wg or possibly Gp Private org key positions or awards Chairman for a Wg level event/program Getting rid of markdowns


Promotion to Senior and Chief

SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS AREAS THE BOARD CONSIDERS SELF ASSESSMENT INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES


BOARD MEMBERS

One Colonel and two CMSgt’s

Number/Career Field of board is determined by number of eligible's by Major Command & Chief Enlisted Manager/AFSC

Gender and Race of eligible's determines the board member composition


SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS

Chief of Staff of the Air Force

Board President

2 Panels

Ops

9 Panels

Spt

4 Panels

MX

1 Panel

Med



SELECTION FOLDER

LEFT SIDE

ARTICLE 15

CITATIONS FORDECORATIONS

RIGHT SIDE

EPRs (last 10 years)

AF FORM 77 (For breaks in service, EPR appeals, administrative correction)



MISSING DOCUMENT REQUEST

SNCO EVALUATION BRIEF


AREAS BOARD CONSIDERS

PERFORMANCE EDUCATION BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE JOB RESPONSIBILITY PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS LEADERSHIP



PERFORMANCE

• Job Description

• Individual Rating Factors

• Periods of Supervision

• Overall Evaluations

• Level of Endorsements

• Narrative Word Picture



EDUCATION

• CCAF Degree a MUST!

• SNCOA by Correspondence a MUST!

• Bachelors Degree in your Field

These are minimum requirements. If the SNCO does not have these Senior Rater and firewall 5 are questionable.



BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE

• Various Jobs Within Your Career Field Wing NAF MAJCOM Air Staff

• Special Duty Assignments Recruiter First Sergeant Instructor



JOB RESPONSIBILITY

• Performing Duty Commensurate with Rank

• Amount of Money You Manage (to a point)

• Number of People You Supervise (AF determines)

• Magnitude of Your Job (AF to a point)



PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

• What Your Rating Chain Says About You

• Senior Rater Endorsement (at least CCAF/PME)

• Stratification



SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Quarterly/Annual Awards throughout career

• Recognition from PME (Levitow/academic/DG)

• Career Field Specific(Functional) Awards

• Community/Leadership Awards



LEADERSHIP

• Community Activities

• Head of a Committee

• Leadership Role in a Professional Org AFA AFSA VFW


SELF ASSESSMENT

OUTSTANDING ABOVE AVERAGE AVERAGE BELOW AVERAGE


SELF ASSESSMENT

Absolutely Superior 10

Outstanding 9.5

Few Could Be Better 9

Strong 8.5

Slightly Above Average 8

Average 7.5

Slightly Below Average 7

Well Below Average 6.5

Lowest 6


SELF ASSESSMENT

BELOW AVERAGE

• SNCOA Not Completed

• CCAF Not Completed

• No Senior Rater Endorsement

• No Decoration Upon PCS / PCA

• Less Than Firewall 5 EPR

• Same Job Description Year After Year

• Home-Steadying / Job-Steadying

• No Deployments


SELF ASSESSMENT

AVERAGE

• EPR on Top Has Senior Rater Endorsement

• SNCOA Completed

• CCAF Degree In Career Field

• Decoration with each PCS


SELF ASSESSMENT

ABOVE AVERAGE

• Firewall 5 EPRs for last 10 Reports / Years

• Senior Rater Endorsement on all Eligible EPRs

• Additional Degree in Career Field

• MSM on Top

• Documented Base / Community Involvement

• Short Term Special Duty Outside of Job


SELF ASSESSMENT

OUTSTANDING

• Monthly / Quarterly / Annual Award Winner

• PME Award Winner

• Community / Public Service Recognition

• Civilian Education Awards

• Officer in Top 3, AFA, AFSA, etc …

• Sustained Superior Performance


INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES

RECORDS REVIEW

• Ensure Decorations Are Reflected in RIP

• Ensure All Dates Are Accurate

• Ensure Education Information Is Accurate

• All EPRs / LOE’s Are Posted

DATA VERIFICATION RECORD (DVR)

• All Pertinent Promotion Information



BLUF: It’s up to YOU to ensure your records are accurate

SEVERAL RECORDS REVIEWED HAD A DISCREPANCY SHEET

• Missing EPR, Decoration Citation

• Sends message that member isn’t meeting their responsibilities to ensure records are correct

• Personnel at all levels need to aggressively manage process, especially in months leading up to a board

DON’T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE …



Permissive TDY to 550 C Street West, Randolph AFB, TX, Board

Support Branch

Call DSN 665-2353 for a telephonic review

Fax request to DSN 665-2421 to receive records by mail

Request records NLT 90 days prior to board convening date

All requests should include name, SSAN, home address and

signature


CONCLUSION

SNCO SELECTION BOARD BASICS AREAS THE BOARD CONSIDERS SELF ASSESSMENT INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITES


SAFMLS 2010

CMSgt Simmers

Educating Airmen For Life


4T Education levelEducation Level (Highest) Number of records Percentage

Associate Degree 316 26%

BA/BS 140 12%

College Credit (12 or more SH) 678 56%

HS Diploma/Cert/GED/HS Senior 53 4%

MA/MS 19 1.5%

PHD 1 0.08%

Unknown/not verified 2 0.16%


About CCAF• The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) is an

institution of higher learning dedicated to the enlisted member.

• CCAF is a regionally accredited college, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

• CCAF awards the Associate in Applied Science degree upon completion of a degree program designed for an Air Force specialty.


General Information

Degree programs 67

Evaluated courses 54,446

Active courses 2,161

Affiliated schools 104

Total faculty members 6,324

Total enrollments 333,308

Total degrees awarded 308,004

Total OICs awarded 15,621


Degree Requirements

• Associate In Applied Science Degree• Requirements: SEM HRS

–Technical Education 24–Leadership, Management & Military Studies 6

–Physical Education 4

–General Education 15• Oral Communication (3)• Written Communication (3) • Mathematics (3)• Social Science (3)• Humanities (3)

–Program Elective 15–Total 64


Degree Requirements

• 16 Semester Hour Residency– 25% of degree program hours

• 5 Skill Level

• Degree must be completed BEFORE:– Separation– Retirement– Commissioning

• Petition for Degree– 6 year time limit for petition of degree for separated, retired or

commissioned members


Technical Core

CCAF Internship 18 Clinical Chemistry 12 Clinical Microbiology 9 Clinical Practicum 24 Hematology 12 Immunology/Bloodbanking/Serology 24 National Medical

Clinical Laboratory Technician Certifications 24


National Certifications

American Society of Clinical Pathologist (ASCP)

• 800 - 267-2727

• www.ascp.org American Association of Bioanalysts (AAB)

• 314 - 241-1445

• www.aab.org American Medical Technologists (AMT)

• 800 - 275-1268

• www.amt1.com Institute of Certified Professional Managers (ICPM)

• 800 - 568-4120

• http://www.icpm.biz/


Technical Electives

Computer Science 6 General Biology 8 General Chemistry 8 Human Anatomy and Physiology 4 Medical Readiness 3 Organic/Inorganic Chemistry 8


• CCAF Public Site:

– http://www.au.af.mil/au/ccaf/



AU/ABC• New AU-ABC is the Air University Associate to

Baccalaureate Cooperative Program.• AU-ABC is an initiative between the Air Force and

civilian higher education institutions to offer baccalaureate degree opportunities to every Air Force enlisted member.

• Program directs Airmen with associate in applied science degrees to collection of accredited “military friendly” colleges and universities when pursuing a four-year degree.


Key features• Builds on student CCAF degree

• CCAF graduates earn bachelor's degrees

• MAXIMIZES application of career education and training

• Air Force friendly colleges and universitiesaward the bachelor's degrees

• Virtual campus--electronic instruction & onlinestudent support


Questions/comments


TSgt Garcia - AFPC


MSgt Dave LaRowe

METC


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Team Travis…America’s First Choice! Air Force Professional Development CMSgt Jerry Simmers SAFMLS 2010