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Show Hilltop HILLTOP TIMES LEAP application window opens BY JODI L. JORDAN Air Force Culture and Language Center Outreach Team MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — The Language Enabled Airman Program is accepting activeduty officer and enlisted applications July 15 - Aug. 22. Those intending to submit applications must register their intent to apply by Aug. 8. Officer candidate students in their senior years may also apply. LEAP is a career-spanning program to identify, develop and sustain Airmen's foreign language and cultural capabilities. Managed by the Air Force Culture and Language Center, the program seeks to develop cross-culturally competent leaders who can meet Air Force global mission requirements, said Lt. Col. Julie Solberg, the AFCLC's acting director and the language division chief. LEAP is designed for those activeduty Airmen who already have some existing language capability and a track record for pursuing proficiency in a language. The program targets early career Airmen most likely to take fullest advantage of language Mission From 1 field operating agencies." The Air Force currently delivers installation sup- Employer From 1 seen [anything] like that learning, maintenance and assignments. Selection to LEAP does not require leaving one's assigned Air Force specialty code job. Participants in LEAP are required to complete online training, as well as to attend periodic temporary duty assignments to enhance their language skills. These assignments, called Language Intensive Training Events, take place every three to four years, generally last between four and six weeks and are held at language schools in the United States or in countries where the participants' languages are spoken. Successful completion of program requirements will result in the participant being eligible for the LEAP Special Experience Identifier. Detailed eligibility requirements and application instructions are available on the Air Force Culture and Language Center's website at http://culture.af.mil/leap/index.aspx The AFCLC is also hosting a Facebook chat July 24, 1 p.m. (CDT) on the AFCLC Facebook page at www. facebook.com/airforcecultureandlanguagecenter to answer questions related to applying for LEAP Commissioning Process BY BEKAH GEFFERT Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs . WASHINGTON — Air Force officials announced the Total Force Commissioning Process July 10. This new process allows the Air Force to provide multiple career avenues for officers being commissioned through Air Force ROTC by offering cadets the chance to pursue opportunities in the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard. The program also synchronizes the overall number of officers being commissioned with recent reductions in the size of the active duty force. In addition to pursuing opportunities in the Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard, there are also opportunities to be released from active-duty service commitments. The program is modeled after the Army's process, creating additional opportunities during a cadet's senior year to serve in either the active or reserve component following graduation. "The (Air Force) ROTC program is very competitive and we enjoy the luxury of having an abundance of quality cadets who have chosen to serve their country," said Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, the Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services. "Unfortunately, given budget reductions, the Air Force must reduce its active duty force, limiting the number of cadets we can accept into the active component. The new total force commissioning process allows us to provide opportunities for high quality cadets to continue serving, albeit in our Reserve components." Cadets graduating from July 10, 2014, through calendar year 2015 will be able to pursue opportunities in the Guard or Reserve or seek release from their active-duty service commitment July 14 through Sept. 15. Cadets who applied for voluntary release will be notified whether their request has been approved by late October. generating duplication of effort and inefficiencies. "The current and projected fiscal constraints have driven the Air Force to make strategic decisions to reduce its size while retaining its combat effectiveness. Centralization of management support to the maximum extent possible improves our efficiency and effectiveness in providing installation and expeditionary combat support capabili- ties to our wing commanders and mission partners, and delivers more standardized levels of service across the Air Force," Booth said. "While efficiency is our goal, we will not lose sight that instal- lations are combat platforms for the Air Force; we deliver Global Vigilance, Global Reach and Global Power from our installations in garrison and at deployed locations around the world." before. You don't forget something like that." After the flight, employers enjoyed a luncheon at the park, then had time to see flight equipment, weapons, and an explosive ordnance disposal demo. Reservists then had an opportunity to take their civilian employers to their individual work places to show them what they do on week- ends. "I had no idea there was this amount of meticulous maintenance and care that went into every plane," said Damon Stewart, owner of Wasatch Crossfit, as he walked through a hangar and around F-16s. "It was great to see the operation behind the scenes." 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