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Life coach, mentor, advocate: ‘Help me to get one more’
April 4, 2022 — Every Airman has a story. Some are good, some are not so good, and some will leave a lasting legacy. For Master Sgt. Marcus Prentiss, the Air Force Personnel Center’s cyber systems (1D7) assignments deputy functional manager responsible for assigning more than 22,000 Airmen and cyber capabilities worldwide, his story started rough and transformed into something bigger beginning in November 2005... MORE

Master Sergeant Marcus Prentiss, Air Force Personnel Center’s cyber systems (1D7) assignments deputy functional manager and life coach.

Commentary: Mentorship, An Airman Perspective
January 20, 2022 — While mentorship seems like the Air Force’s latest buzzword, it’s my favorite part of being a service member. Since I enlisted, the most common questions I hear from my peers are “What is a mentor,” “How do I find a mentor” and “Why is mentorship so important.” ... MORE

Top AETC mentors offer advice on growing from good to great
May 30, 2021 — Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, along with other senior enlisted leaders, spoke to more than 700 virtual attendees during AETC’s Good to Great through Personal Perspectives, a Panel of Mentors event May 25... MORE

A graphic that has photos of the four senior enlisted leaders with the words "from good to great through personal perspectives: a panel of mentors"

Key Spouse mentors build family support for leadership
June 10, 2019 — Key spouse mentors work to ensure military families exist in harmony during each assignment experience and are taken care of during times of hardship. The Key Spouse Program’s mission is to provide information and resources to military spouses as well as supporting families in successfully navigating through the military cycle... MORE

New military spouses receive briefings from members of the Military and Family Readiness Center and Key Spouses during a spouse orientation seminar April 5, 2018, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Mentoring is for the total force
July 7, 2017 — Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright was a self-proclaimed undisciplined Airman during his first enlistment in the early 1990s …that is, until his mentor stepped in and provided the leadership he needed to set him on the right path... MORE