Eligible active duty Air Force officers can apply for intermediate and senior developmental education opportunities starting Jan. 30, 2017. The nomination process starts via the web-based form 3849, available on Air Force Personnel Center Secure website. Officers may select up to five IDE/SDE programs in which they are interested. Applications, including senior rater nominations, must be submitted by March 3. Officers nominated by their senior raters will have until March 28 to review their records in the Personnel Records Display Application. Stay informed on the most current developmental education information on the officer Force Development page on myPers. Alternatively, select “Active Duty Officer” from the dropdown menu and search “IDE” or “SDE.”

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