Commentaries

Sept. 30, 2015
ALS: Rediscovering the profession of arms

When thinking about Airman leadership school, what thoughts come to mind? Many Airmen may think of professional military education as boring, a box to check or a waste of time. For me, ALS was none of these things.
Nov. 9, 2014
How did we lose this young Airman?

She was an Airman Leadership School distinguished graduate, earned staff sergeant her first time testing, received all 5s on her Enlisted Performance Reports and took part in two deployments. Clearly she was a high-performing Airman. But, in her words, the Air Force had made it clear it didn't want

ALS: Rediscovering the profession of arms