Airman's Roll Call: Mentoring critical to development Published April 22, 2009 SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFNS) -- This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on Air Force mentoring, a program designed to prepare Airmen for increased responsibilities. Air Force mentoring covers a wide range of areas, such as career guidance, technical and professional development, and leadership. The program's benefits include increased mastery of competencies, better communicators, more efficient leaders, and greater retention of Airmen. Officials plan to roll out officer and civilian versions of this program by fall 2009. For more information about Air Force mentoring, read this week's Airman's Roll Call. Airman's Roll Call is designed for supervisors at all levels to help keep Airmen informed on current issues, clear up confusion, dispel rumors and provide additional face-to-face communication. To subscribe to an e-mail version of the product, visit www.af.mil/subscribe. Airman's Roll Call is one of 30 featured Air Force products that can be received via e-mail. Comment on this story (comments may be published on Air Force Link) View the comments/letters page