The Practical Application of Force Development for Today's Mobility Pilot

<p>In some ways the 21st Century Air Force officer is like a stonecutter. He or she is constantly busy hammering away at career and carving out a series of assignments and professional experiences that in the end will become the body of work representing an entire career. For many officers the seemingly endless series of blows may yield a selection for command or even a promotion to a senior grade. Each officer's journey is unique shaped by the influences of mentors peers family and the personnel system. Force Development is the Air Force's latest attempt to provide the stonecutter and the stonecutter's leadership with new hammers and chisels; new tools to develop the officer corps in a more deliberate manner. Key elements of Force Development are now connected by policy and guidance to the Air Force Assignment System (AFAS) and add a new dimension to how officers are managed by the overall assignment system.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>