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Sixteen Airmen from various Air Force specialties are back in the classroom at the Tyndall Air Force Base Force Development Center for Airman Leadership School Feb. 11, 2019.
This is the first ALS course to take place at Tyndall since Hurricane Michael devastated the installation Oct. 10, 2018, said Master Sgt. Nicholas Kehoe, ALS commandant. The five week course is focused on fostering and developing future leaders and front line supervisors in the Air Force.
“To attend [ALS], you need to be, not just physically present, but also mentally,” Kehoe said. “It can be challenging to show up and focus on the course work with everything that's gone on around us. At the end of the day, our Airmen are quick to adapt and are resilient. And we know people are going to be successful here.”
The course, a stepping stone for Professional Military Education, is mandatory for Senior Airmen to assume the next rank and become front-line supervisors.
typically attended by Senior Airmen before they promote to non-commissioned officers, returns after the highest promotion rate in the Air Force to Staff Sergeant in the in 16 years.
“We're in an environment where everything is torn up around us,” Kehoe said. “You walk around this building and you'll see it's not manicured like a normal education setting.”
However, renovations at Tyndall are in full force as neon yellow vests are a common sight at the school house and across the installation. The cacophonous clink and clatter of construction equipment adds to the base soundtrack.
“ALS provides the foundation for leadership. The instructors teach you what you need to know and give you all the tools necessary to be a competent leader,” said Senior Airman David Reeder, ALS student. “Without that you're just winging it and you could really hurt an Airman's careers that way.
“It takes being flexible to make this work, Reeder said. “Class sizes are a lot smaller but that doesn't mean it's going to be less fulfilling. We're not going to get less knowledge because of it. If anything we'll likely be a tighter knit group because of it.”
| Date Taken: | 02.21.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 02.21.2019 17:40 |
| Story ID: | 311531 |
| Location: | TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FL, US |
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