Air Force officials set developmental education deadline Published March 8, 2010 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- Officers have until April 5 and civilians have until April 26 to submit applications for consideration by the selection board for intermediate or senior developmental education in 2010. Officers apply using a Web-based application, while civilians submit a hard copy application to the Air Force Personnel Center Civilian Development Education and Training Branch at Randolph Air Force Base. Line officers as well as chaplain and medical service officers may apply for up to five IDE/SDE programs using the Air Force's Web-based 3849 form, available to eligible officers and senior raters March 8 through April 5 though the AFPC secure applications Web site. Officers must be nominated by their senior rater to compete at the functional developmental team and Developmental Education Designation Board levels. Nominees must also ensure that their Airman Development Plan is current. The Civilian Developmental Education Program includes developmental education opportunities for employees in Pay Bands 1 through 3 and grades GS-7 through 15 or equivalent grade. Civilians are nominated by their local leadership through their chain of command. After members of the Air Force Personnel Center's Force Development Support Division receive applications, they forward them to the appropriate functional developmental teams so they can rank the nominees, validate the programs they should attend and identify follow-on assignments. Developmental team review boards take place from May through August. The U.S. Air Force Academy board takes place in August, and the small programs board takes place in September. Both military and civilian designees from the Developmental Education Designation Board will be announced in October. For more information on officer IDE and SDE programs, visit the AFPC Ask Web site and select the Continued Education link in the officer customer category or you may search for "2010 IDE/SDE." Civilians can view a list of CDE programs at the Force Development link within the civilian customer category or search for "CDE" on the Ask site.