Officer Professional Development

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Officer Professional Development and Mentorship
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BSC Vision Mission

• Biomedical Sciences Corps Vision
• BSCs Diversity united in one mission, one
  voice, one corps
• Biomedical Sciences Corps Mission
• Enhance AF/AFMS mission-effectiveness by
  providing world-class customer service and
  scientific expertiseresulting in peak force
  performance/productivity and a healthy
  beneficiary population

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BSC DEVELOPMENTAL TEAMDT

• Membership
• Core Chief BGen Casey
• Corps Director Col Bonnie Johnson
• AFPC BSC Chief Col Danny Glover
• 17 BSC Associate Chiefs

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BSC DEVELOPMENTAL TEAMDT

• Function
• Guide the BSC core
• Board Process for recommending BSC Officers
• Develop Policy Recommendations
• Review and conduct overall BSC buisness

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BSC DEVELOPMENTAL TEAMDT

• Function
• Meets in Apr May
• Reviews all records and vectors individuals
• Recommends PME School Attendees
• Holds Commander Screening Board
• Recommends candidate for White House Intern
  Program
• All special programs for BSC officers are
  reviewed and recommendations are made from the DT

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Development Thoughts

• Do Your PME
• Get a Masters (if you dont have the equivalent)
• Be Certain to Broaden Your Leadership Experiences
• Talk to Your Rater About Your Goals--and OPR Recs
• Review Your Records--With A Senior Officer
• Assure information in SURF is correct current

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Take Care of Your Career/Record

• Academic Degrees
• AFSCs, Primary and Duty
• Duty History
• Duty Titles
• Security Clearance
• OPRs

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Boards, Records, Promotions
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Selection Record

• Promotion Recommendation Form
• Record of Performance
• Training Reports
• OPRs
• Court Martial / Article 15 / LOR
• Citation for Approved Decorations
• Selection Brief
• Letter to Board

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Board Preparation

• Personnel Record up-to-date ?
• Appropriate PME ?
• Selection Brief Correct ?
• OPRs
• Objective statements ??? (,,etc.)
• Specific Assignment Potential ?
• Reflect Career Development ?

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Records Review

• Requests by fax DSN 665-2421
• Include
• Name
• SS
• Mailing address
• Signature

• HQ AFPC/DPPBRI
• Attention Review by mail
• 550 C Street West, Suite 5
• Randolph AFB, Texas 78150-4707
• --------
• DSN 665-2371, or e-mail
• Records.Review_at_randolph.af.mil

Need to specify whether requesting current record
or how it was when it met a specific promotion
board (As Met)
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CY08 PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES (IPZ)
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Professional Military Education
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Three Levels of Developmental Education

• Basic Developmental Education (BDE)SOS
• Intermediate Developmental Education (IDE)ACSC
• Senior Developmental Education (SDE)AWC
• In-residence Credit for Advanced Academic Degree
  (AFIT)

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