5/31/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas –
Once a month, a group of non-commissioned officers participate in four days of mentorship, team building, resource and financial management, and morale building.
The NCO Professional Enhancement Seminar, designed to augment and enhance supervisory and leadership skills, is held monthly at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and Lackland, but NCOs assigned to any base within JBSA may attend either seminar.
Topics covered in the course are aimed at personal and professional development and include areas such as motivation, counseling, military writing and the enlisted force structure. The NCOs who attend the Randolph seminar also receive a tour of the Taj Mahal and the Health and Wellness Center.
"NCO PES is designed to target NCOs who completed Airman Leadership School at least three years prior and have not attended the NCO Academy," Master Sgt. Terri Harmon, 902nd Force Support Squadron base career adviser said. "Career assistance advisers plan and facilitate the class, while senior NCOs from across the installation volunteer to brief various topics. The senior NCOs involvement in the JBSA professional development program is the key to its success."
The NCO PES is a reinforcement of the standards, Code of Conduct and regulations of the Air Force.
"The NCO PES was a great course; I really enjoyed it," Staff Sgt. Roberto Conde, Air Force Recruiting Service enlisted accessions, said. "There were a lot of great senior NCOs who provided very useful information through a variety of briefings. My favorite briefing covered financial information; however, interacting and discussing the topics briefed with my peers from other units from JBSA also made the course well worth attending. It was great to find out what kind of things other Airmen around the Air Force are doing."
The program has about 60 NCOs attend per year. At the end of the week, a critique is given to access the virtues of the course.
"NCO PES is a fast-paced four-day seminar designed to improve supervisory skills, increase self-confidence and encourage ethical and exemplary leadership behavior," Staff Sgt. Joel Alvior, Fort Sam Houston Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program instructor, said. "All technical and staff sergeants seeking to increase their leadership skills should attend."
To register, visit
https://afkm.wpafb.af.mil/community/views/home.aspx?Filter=oo-ED-AE-15.