Headquarters U. S. Air Force I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e SMSgt David W. Umlang for Kimberly A Yates HQ US Air Force Learning Division Air Force Voluntary Education Update CCME Symposium February 2013

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 2 Overview  Proud History  Today’s Airman  Enlisted Learning Continuum  Air Force Institutional Competencies  Statistical Snapshot  Today and Beyond

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 3 Voluntary Education Builds a Professional Corps Post Civil War Officers teaching members how to read Kept them busy while stationed at remote frontier sites After WWII AF had a great need for rated officers Accession sources for officers with or without bachelor’s Aviation Cadet Program, Officer Candidate School AFROTC, USAFA, OTS Post accession degrees - assisted officers in degree completion Bootstrap - rated officers to complete degree in 1-2 terms “Space Race” - AF set goal that all officers have a bachelor’s degree

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 4 Voluntary Education Builds a Professional Corps 1960’s Vol Ed Program began 75% Military Tuition Assistance (Mil TA) program counseling services and DoD funded testing A few on-base college programs Officer accession policy only available to those with degree Bootstrap expanded to include enlisted interested in commissioning Vol Ed took on counseling for commissioning programs 1970s Push to bring schools on-base Vol Ed took on “Transition Program” Community College of the AF created for credentialing

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 5 Voluntary Education Builds a Professional Corps 1980’s More programs created for enlisted to be commissioned Bootstrap changed to allow completion of bachelor’s or master’s CCAF received regional accreditation 1990’s CCAF’s reputation grew - extensive outreach to counsel Airmen Enlisted began using Mil TA for CCAF Burst of on-line schools created as the Internet grew 2000’s 80% of Mil TA budget is spent on enlisted 20% of Mil TA budget is spent on officer AADs

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 6 Voluntary Education Builds a Professional Corps Today Vol Ed Program has become the “go to” option for professional education Mil TA builds professional corps Entices the best to make AF a career Education - among the top reasons individuals join the AF After patriotism & job opportunities Education THE TOP benefit named for influencing Airman to re-enlist

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 7 Today’s Airmen Defining Characteristics: Tech Savvy: Rely on technology; cut on their own computer technology and internet Multi Tasking: Can listen to music and work on a computer while watching TV Diverse: Most diverse generation in history; parents include Baby Boomers to Gen X’ers

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 8 Today’s Airmen Generation Demographics Age Demographics Education Level - Enlisted Education Level - Officer

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 99 Enlisted Force Development Continuum FORCE DEVELOPMENT = TRAINING + EDUCATION + EXPERIENCE TACTICAL EXPERTISE OPERATIONAL COMPETENCE STRATEGIC VISION Increased Institutional Competencies Voluntary Education/Degree Programs CCAF AF Sponsored Degree Programs EDUCATION ABAmnA1CSrASSgtTSgtMSgtSMSgtCMSgt NCOA ALS SNCOA OJT, Ancillary and Formal Training BMT FTAC 5-level UpgradeTech Trng 7-level Upgrade9-level UpgradeCEM SNCO PECNCO PEC TRAINING

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 10 AF Institutional Competencies Employing Military Capabilities, Enterprise Perspective, Managing Organizations and Resources, Strategic Thinking Strategic Vision Operational Competence Tactical Expertise Leadership Levels Embodies Airman Culture, Communicating Personal Leading People, Fostering Collaborative Relationships People/Team Organizational People/Team Organizational Personal

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Statistical and Historical Snapshot (FY12) 104K Airmen enrolled in college courses ~30% of all active duty Airmen enrolled FY02 participation was 18% 277.3K enrollments $194.5M expended for Mil TA only for FY12 $6M increase from FY11 Does not include operational costs Historical Total Vol Ed Budget break out (Mil TA, salary, infrastructure) 81% - Mil TA 14% - Salaries 5% - Infrastructure 11 Air Force Vol Ed Programs are very active !

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e FY10-FY12 Distance Learning Vs. Instructor-Led Courses FY09FY10FY11FY12 College courses StudentsEnroll- ments Gov’t Cost* StudentsEnroll- ments Gov’t Cost StudentsEnroll- ments Gov’t Cost StudentsEnroll- ments Gov’t Cost In-class37.2K111.9K$59.6M40.2K97.7K49.9M47.7K65.8K38.7M33.6K62.5K36.8M Distance Learning 56.7K170.5K117.6M56.1K181.6K134.6M76.2K 204.7K149M 171K214.6K157M % of EnrollmentsFY09FY10FY11FY12 In-Class40%35%24%21% Distance Learning60%65%76%79%

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Today and Beyond Concerns in the AF Voluntary Education Community Rising cost Sustainability Pressure to reduce Defense spending Increased collaboration between OSD and Services Initiate efficiencies across functional communities Centralization of MilTA financial transactions In response to RMD703 cuts and needed efficiencies

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 14 Update on MilTA Centralization Efficiencies Single Use/ Payment Plus card eliminates need for receipts Allows interface between AFAEMS and USBank Case Management System (CMS) - Reaches out to base-level finance offices for student reimbursements Working with SAF/FM and DFAS to obtain digital signatures on DD139 Instituted on-line annual MilTA training Increased standardization - Single POC for MilTA transactional issues Consolidation of IT changes/updates for quick start up Volume drives understanding of policy impact and procedures Allows for quick changes to accommodate business practices Multi-million dollar invoice payment process changed to reduce time for validation --from 3-4 weeks to just a few days---institutions get paid faster

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Education is for ANY place ANY time ANY Airman

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 16 THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING “YOUR” AIRMEN!

I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e Questions Question: Do we have any numbers that reflect the effect of the drawdown between now and 2015 on MilTA? Answer: No our projections are still showing an increase. In times of drawdown we have always experienced increased interest/use of MilTA as members prep for life after the military. Question: MilTA online training; where is that training available? Answer: It is on the AF Virtual Education Center (AFVEC) and AFAEMS.