Mentoring
- AF Policy Directive 36-34 Air Force Mentoring Program "Mentoring is a fundamental responsibility of all Air Force supervisors. They must know their people, accept personal responsibility for them, and be accountable for their professional development."
- AF Instruction 36-3401 Air Force Mentoring "This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-34, Air Force Mentoring Program. It provides guidance on how to carry out Air Force Mentoring, which was established to bring about a cultural change in the way we view professional development."
- AFRC Mentoring Program, AF Reserve Command Pamphlet 36-3401 (local copy) - with extensive USAF/AFRC heritage section (attachment 3)
- DA Pamphlet 600-67, Effective Writing for Army Leaders (local copy), including role as mentor for subordinates regarding their writing
- Mentorship: Growing Company Grade Officers (local copy), by Hunsinger, in Military Review, Sep-Oct 2004
- Mentoring Makes a Difference, by Bailey, in Air & Space Power Chronicles
- Air Force Space Command Mentor Handbook (local copy)
- Mentoring Program Handbook (local copy), Navy, CNET
- Abbreviated Mentoring Guide, prepared by US Navy Medical Corps, 1998 (local copy)
- Mentoring (local copy, HTML), from "User's Guide to Marine Corps Values" 1999 version
- Mentoring (local copy, PDF), from "User's Guide to Marine Corps Values" 1999 version
- So You Want to Be a Mentor, or Find One (local copy of USCG briefing)
- Mentoring Handbook (local copy), Department of Transportation
- Job Aid - Mentoring, from Oak Ridge Operations Leadership 21 Program, 3 page handout of who does what, including task agreement for both parties to sign (local copy)
- Gender
- Leadership and Gender: Are There Correlations Between Male and Female Traits Found in Successful Leaders?, ACSC research paper
- Gender Differences and Leadership: A Study, AWC research paper
- Mentoring of Women in the USAF, ACSC paper about mentoring of senior female officers and enlisted in today's Air Force
- Mentoring Women and Minority Officers in the US Military, ACSC research paper
- Mentoring in the Military: a Preliminary Study of Gender Differences, report from 1993 (local copy)
Reading Lists
Readings
Customs & Courtesies & Protocol
- See also DoD 101 and other military basics
- See also Military History page
- See also A Short History of War, with explanations of things like where staff officers came from
- Protocol for the Modern Diplomat (local copy), Foreign Service Institute, Dept of State
- Air Force Protocol - files and format from AirForceWives.com
- Why is the Colonel Called "Kernal"? The Origin of the Ranks and Rank Insignia Now Used by the United States Armed Forces
- Rank Insignia from DoD Almanac
- Air Force badges, insignia, ranks, and ribbons (including order to arrange them in)
- DoD Directive 1334.1, Wearing of the Uniform
- AFI 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel - also addresses the wearing of the uniform by retired personnel
- DoD Announces Good Order, Discipline Changes, to standardize good order and discipline policies among the services, including standardize fraternization policies
- Good Order and Discipline, DoD background briefing
- Military Fraternization Policy Explained
- US Code, Title 4, Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States
- US Flag Code
- Flag Rules and Regulations, Betsy Ross home page
- USAF Enlisted Heritage Research Institute
- Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA)
- Institute of Heraldry, US Army
- The Taps Project, history of, at Arlington
- Ceremonial Music online
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