Fort Meade Development Advisor

10/01/2026

🎉Happy New [Fiscal] Year🎉

FY27 is here and Fort Meade Professional Development Center courses are open for enrollment through December 2027. Whether you’re looking to attend Foundations, FTEC, or an upcoming Informed Decision course, there’s plenty of runway to plan ahead.

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09/22/2026

We had a two-fer 14-18 Sep🖇 Big thanks to our ALS schoolhouse - while they're in btwn PME sessions, we were able to run 2️⃣ Foundations courses at the same time! Congratulations JEFC300 & NCOFC500 - you were among the most energetic classses we've hosted & every Facilitator lauded your positive attitudes & willingness to learn. Let's keep that same energy, carrying the good vibes back to your teams & work centers🎓✨️

09/16/2026

🛰Want to transfer to the Space Force? 🛰

The Space Force FY27 Interservice Transfer (IST) application window is open 15 Sept through 2 Oct 2026. Priority selection emphasis will be placed on the following:

- O3-O4: Space Operations, Intelligence, Acquisitions, & Engineering

- E5-E6: Intelligence, Space Systems Operations, & Imagery Analyst

Check out this article for more info!

United States Space Force Transfer process

09/12/2026

📢We recently tapped into our pool of past & present Instructors to reinvigorate the Facilitator Training Course!

Huge shout out to MSgt Alston (DINFOS), MSgt Williams (former 17th TRG), and the ALS cadre for getting this effort off the ground. With even more Foundations classes projected for FY27, it's important that we continue to build our bench of dedicated volunteers.

Want to be a Foundations Facilitator? Reach out to [email protected]!📨

09/03/2026

Shout out to this week's FTEC graduates - whether you've enlisted for 4 years or 6 years, make the most out of your first term🫡 And a big thank you to our FTEC NCOIC, SSgt Edwards, for making these classes happen every month✨️

08/24/2026

What a busy month it's been!🐝

🫡SNCO Professional Enhancement Seminar for 170 of the National Capitol Region's finest (M)Sgt selects.

🔑8T & AFSA Leadership Conferences in sunny Orlando - a lil' Barnes Center family reunion while we delved into all things enlisted professional development.

🎓Celebrated our JEFC300 & SNCOFC700 graduates.

📢Hosted the Air Reserve Component recruiters quarterly transition brief.

🗓Closed out August with a FY27 Retrain Brief w/Panel and Speed Mentoring (thanks for the invite, 315 COS!).

08/12/2026

"Development Advisors will serve as connective tissue ... and continue overseeing programs such as Foundations Courses, the First Term Enlisted Course and Informed Decision Seminar.

They will also continue providing career counseling and retraining advice for more complicated cases requiring deeper analysis ... [The] Air Force is developing an artificial intelligence agent intended to help Airmen more readily understand applicable policies and career opportunities, allowing Development Advisors to focus their expertise on cases requiring greater analysis."

During his keynote address at AFSA Summit 26, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David R. Wolfe unveiled a sweeping overhaul of enlisted professional development, alongside key updates to

07/28/2026

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07/23/2026

📢Newest JEFC300 graduates on the yard (7-10 July)! Don't be afraid to flex those new skills in your teams, you're definitely prepared for additional leadership opportunities. Way to go!🔥🎓

07/23/2026

We've got an exciting 3rd quarter line up!🏫📓📚

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