Special Duty Air Force Training

Current Training Status: A fully certified Military Working Dog (MWD) Handlers Course Instructor. Member is complete with 5-level upgrade training and certified in all applicable tasks.

Team Member Most Probable Preferred Role: Based on my observation of and how you deal with the leadership, peers, and your subordinates, I have identified you as being a flexor. For instance, you excel at creating ideas, advancing potential solutions to problems, refining solutions where you can, and executing the final soon to enhance the course better.

Cognitive Preference Behaviors/Indicators: After working with you for the past two years, I have identified you to be a moderate innovator. What this means is you are great at thinking outside of the box,

or established guidelines, bringing new and innovative ideas to the table, compared to and adaptor, who stays within the established guidelines.
Goals and Aspirations: You have expressed on multiple occasions of your desire to one day become a Recruiter, following in the footsteps of those great leaders that relayed to you the excitement and importance of joining the greatest Air Force in the world. In addition to being a Recruiter, you aspire to further education by getting a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, and one day own a K9 company.
PART II- Recommendations
Additional Duty: The additional duty that I believe will best fit your interests is to be the unit internet equipment custodian (ITEC). You will be responsible for accounting for 400 pieces of hardware at any given time, submitting reports to the base equipment custodian officer (BECO) annually, and preparing for no-notice inspections. As an innovator, this will allow thinking outside the usual standards of accounting for the equipment. Doing the same thing that everybody else does isn’t something you enjoy doing, so enabling you to come up with new ways for accounting for equipment will be beneficial to you. As a creator, you can set the standard for all the different blocks of training and other courses we account for to get you what you need and when you need it. Setting that standard can help you with understanding and learning about different managerial skills and how one leadership style can differ between sections to implement what you need. You will also be able to manage the productivity of the computers and coordinate with external sources, such as the Communications Squadron, to get computers and equipment fixed promptly. Communicating with outside agencies will significantly affect the Air Force because you will be able to identify when you need to adjust your leadership style to complete projects with other sections or outside organizations. Computer equipment is a valuable asset to Air Force because a considerable amount of money spent on it. By maintaining this equipment, you provide the only department in the Air Force, which produces certified handlers, to stay in contact with Air and Education Training Command and the 2nd Air Force.
Special Duty Assignment: I believe you that you will great asset as a Recruiter, at a location of your liking, pending it fits the needs of the Air Force.

Your innovation and motivation can help recruit the next generation of Airmen. With your experience, you can relay the knowledge that you have gained while being a member of the greatest Air Force in the world to the potential incoming Airmen. Imparting this knowledge will enable you to make a difference and play a vital role in the recruitment of the Air Forces future leaders. Also, have managerial experience of computers and the leadership skills of dealing with different training sections and new recruits will open you up to more managerial opportunities for many years down the road. The Air Force needs people like you to recruit and educate our new Airmen with the newest innovations and future potentials that we offer, to complete the mission. As a recruiter, your creativity and innovation will increase the numbers of Airmen that the Air Force is currently trying to fill with the new push to fill our

ranks.
Training: To start the process of becoming a recruiter, I will have to help you with getting enrolled in the Recruiter Training Course.

Even though it’s a requirement, this will allow you the opportunity to practice your public speaking skills as well as come up with new innovative ways of speaking to recruit new Airmen. Your innovative way of thinking can help you develop better ways reach out to potential Airmen that have different personalities, which can be very helpful for individual communication skills. Your team role as a flexor affords you the ability with creating new recruiting ideas, as well as advancing and refining current ideas, and finally executing these recruitment ideas. By doing this, you will be more involved with the recruitment process and allow your team to rely on you to assist with completing the mission. Your innovative and creative thinking can help the Air Force abandon bad ideas and add mission essential

material.
Education: I’m glad that education is imperative to you. Just like the Recruiter Training Course, a Master’s degree will greatly enhance your potential opportunities in knowing how to manage potential recruits, as well as preparing you for your future after the Air Force. Don’t forget that work comes first, so this will require you to effectively and efficiently manage your school work appropriately without hindering the mission. Effectively managing your time shouldn't be an issue for you, since you are an innovator with the ability to generate new ideas to move towards success. Additionally, as a flexor, you possess the skills necessary to create and execute a schedule that fits your needs and refining it as required. I encourage you to filter your ideas through me to ensure that we choose the way to approach them while adhering to the standards set forth by our operating instructions. Once we decide together, I want you to create an implementation plan and route it to TSgt Sutherland, so that he can look at it. If he approves, he will then return it to me for further review. I will refine it and help you execute your plan. I need you to get this done so that you can enroll in classes as soon as possible. I recommend that you take one class at a time to avoid having too much on your plate. Avoiding overwhelming yourself will help with your development as an effective recruiter for the Air Force. The Air Force needs well trained and competent recruiters to produce quality graduates, and you will provide that service. Further down the road, the Air Force will have knowledgeable, capable Airmen to execute an ever-changing mission. Attaining a degree that reinforces your current field will further expand your job knowledge, making you an exceptional Air Force asset. Furthermore, you can share your increased job knowledge with your peers, subordinates, and even your supervisors. Increasing their knowledge base will make them more valuable to the Air Force mission as well. As your supervisor, I will always be there when you need me, but this will also help you with improving your self-management skills.