United States Air Force Company Grade Officer PME and Leader Development: Establishing a Glide Path for Future Success

Abstract : Leadership and the attributes of great leaders have long been topics of study within the professional military education system, yet the subject of sustained, integrated and systemic leader development has only recently received substantive treatment within the United States Air Force. Unlike the United States Army, the Air Force lacks a doctrinal foundation on which to base the leader development process. This monograph addresses the role of PME at the company grade level in the development of Air Force officers in light of ongoing Army and Air Force leader development initiatives as well as recent leader development literature.