Officer Education: Preparing Leaders for the Air Force of 2035

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Officer Professional Military Education: a New Distance Learning Evolution

“…The traditional approach to PME offers a linear progression of knowledge growth. The students do not receive the required skill set to perform optimally in this exponentially changing world (Pearse, 2009). The future leaders of the USAF require a diverse knowledge base to lead proactively instead of reactively.…”