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Preparing Leaders for Squadron Command

出版	Air War College, 2022
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=6Bp-zwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋"Effective and competent leadership is vital to the United States Air Force and the foundation of any successful squadron. In 2016, then Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force (CSAF), General David Goldfein, made revitalizing squadrons his top priority, stating "the squadron is the beating heart of our United States Air Force; our most essential team." He directed an indepth analysis on squadron vitality. The subsequent report concluded that the Air Force "is not preparing leaders as effectively as possible because leadership development throughout leaders' careers (a) occurs too infrequently, (b) is not consistently well-timed with their leadership role changes, and (c) omits many skills that are central to leadership." The report led to the creation of the Leader Development Course for Squadron Command (LDC) which is focused on providing future leaders with the basic foundation and skills needed to thrive in command. The course mission is to prepare Airmen to become inspiring leaders at the most essential command level, the squadron, focusing on such priorities as culture, emotional intelligence, cognitive diversity, communication, and human performance. The course has achieved positive marks from graduated students and their supervisors in post-course surveys. Unfortunately, the current throughput of the course only allows around 1100 students, including future commanders, directors, superintendents, and key spouses to attend per year. There are over 3600 squadronequivalent units across the Air and Space Force and nearly all of them change leadership teams every two years. Because of this, only a small fraction of future commanders have been able to attend LDC prior to taking command of their squadron. This paper offers recommendations to provide new squadron commanders the LDC training they need and deserve prior to command. The recommendations identified focus on prioritizing LDC attendance, establishing LDC training within wings, and evaluating the benefit of truncated LDC training at MAJCOM Squadron Commander courses."--Abstract.