Officer developmental education spans an officer’s professional career. Developmental education refers to an array of resident, non-resident, and blended educational opportunities composed of formal programs including, but not limited to, service and joint PME and fellowships. There are three levels of ODE education: primary, intermediate and senior. Under the force development construct, officers are functionally developed to be experts in their respective career fields. According to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, PME is defined as a broadening opportunity and, as such, is designed to help prepare officers for an array of potential assignments within and outside their occupational expertise.

Retired Air Force service members are not eligible for Officer Developmental Education.

DAFI 36-2686 – Officer Development
https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/dafi36-2686/dafi36-2686.pdf

Air Force Handbook 36-2647 - Competency Modeling
https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a1/publication/afh36-2647/afh36-2647.pdf

Air Force Accessions Center
https://www.afaccessionscenter.af.mil/