Air War College revises nonresident program Published Sept. 7, 2005 MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFPN) -- The Air War College here announced the revision of its nonresident studies course to ensure currency and relevancy.The college will launch the new curriculum in January.The accelerated content meets joint professional military education Phase II requirements and reflects recent changes in the Air War College resident course, which places greater focus on developing strategic leader skills required of operational military leaders in joint, interagency and coalition environments.According to Air War College officials, the nonresident program will continue to emphasize the knowledge, skills and attributes required of all Air Force senior officers as they prepare for leadership positions with institutional responsibilities.Officials also said because of structural changes in the design of the course modules, only elective credit can be transferred from the existing program to the revised nonresident program. The core of the current program is not compatible with the revised program.Officials cautioned that unless potential students need to complete AWC before the fall 2006 promotion boards, students who have not yet enrolled in the AWC nonresident course should wait to enroll in the revised program to take advantage of its more relevant and current curriculum. The current program ends Dec. 1, 2006. To ensure sufficient time to complete the curriculum by that time, the college will not accept new enrollments in the existing program after Oct. 1.For more information people can go online to the AWC nonresident Web page at www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awc-ns.htm. (Courtesy of Air Education and Training Command News Service)