Episode 34: Civilian Developmental Education part 2 a discussion with CDE alumni

This is the last episode of our first season and we really appreciate that you’ve come along with us for this ride. We hope that you’ve gained something from the content  we’ve been putting together during our inaugural season. We’d really like to hear about any ideas that you have for future episodes, so please drop us a line. Our e-mail address is in the show notes. For the season wrap up episode we continue our discussion about the opportunities in the upcoming Civilian Developmental Education, or CDE, program, which opens for applications on January 13. We had a chance to chat with three alumni of the program and get their perspective on the benefits of the CDE program All three of them participated in different aspects of CDE. John Bailey is the deputy director of the Advanced Aircraft & Fighter Directorate’s Agile Development Office. He had the opportunity to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management for a year earning a Master’s Degree in the process. Robin Harrah is the survivability IPT lead for the Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate’s VC-25B Program. She attended the Department of Defense’s Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) where she spent 10 months learning form warfighters in each branch of the military in locations all over the world. Kristi Evans is the operations management division chief for both the Advanced Aircraft & Fighter Directorate and the Bomber Directorate. She opted to apply for shorter duration courses and has been able to attend three such courses over the last three years. All three of our alumni expressed similar takeaways during the discussion: CDE is an incredible opportunity to learn and grow as a professional civilian Airman. If you missed it episode 33 provides an introduction to the CDE program. The once-a-year window to apply for the various programs in the CDE portfolio opens January 13, 2021 and closes March 13, 2021. For more information on the programs being offered please visit www.mypers.af.mil. For more information on all things related to AFLCMC visit our website at: https://www.aflcmc.af.mil. Follow and like us on our social media channels for the latest information and news from programs across the center. LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/aflcmcofficial Twitter: @AFLCMCofficial Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFLCMCofficial Instagram: @aflcmcofficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzpbkmBDlq05aBqPYvcze3A History Office Twitter: @airpowercradle