BIOGRAPHY
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
FULL RANK FIRST M. LAST
Enlisted biographies typically have only two or three paragraphs. Spell out all office symbols, acronyms, and organizational names; do not provide details that compromise uni-level operational security (e.g., numbers of people, aircraft, or equipment). First paragraph begins with abbreviated rank and full name followed by position title (from official records), organization, base, and location. Next, provide a brief description of the member’s responsibilities in this position.
In the second paragraph, briefly describe the member’s career: when the member entered the Air Force (month and year of enlistment followed by technical training course attended and the month/year of graduation from technical training, and a summary of the most significant assignments (not a “laundry list” of assignments). The final sentence of the narrative as part of this paragraph OR the opening sentence of the third paragraph reads, “Prior to his/her current position, the (abbreviated rank/last name) was the (position title, organization, base, and location).”
Optional paragraph. Provide information on the member’s other noteworthy assignments, contingency operations experience, deployments, and flight information as applicable. For guard/reserve personnel, this paragraph may include information on the member’s civilian profession; however, do not use the name of companies. If not included in the second paragraph, the third paragraph may simply be “Prior to his/her current position, the (abbreviated rank/last name) was the (position title, organization, base, and location).”
EDUCATION
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2004 Airman Leadership School, Aviano AB, Italy
2006 Associate Degree, Electronic Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2008 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Kadena AB, Japan
2009 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education Course, by correspondence
2010 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2015 Professional Manager Certification, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
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1. Month YEAR - Month YEAR, Culminating Duty Position, Unit, Base, and State
(Deployment/contingency experience is placed in parentheses in the same line as the assignment during which member deployed)
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Achievement Medals and higher honors.
Lower precedent honors are listed only if significant (Outstanding Amn of the Year Ribbon, Air Force Recognition Ribbon, etc.)
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS (optional)
List significant other achievements chronologically (first to most recent) by year, followed by a space, and the title or brief description of the achievement.
2014 Distinguished Graduate, Senior Noncomissioned Officer Academy
2015 1st Fighter Wing Senior Noncomissioned Officer of the Year
Squadron level quarterly awards and superior performer awards are not considered “significant.”
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
List all ranks from enlistment to the current rank held as in example shown below.
Airman Basic Jan. 29, 1997
Airman First Class March 15, 1997
Senior Airman January 15, 1999
Staff Sergeant May 1, 2001
Technical Sergeant April 1, 2006
Master Sergeant April 1, 2013
(Current as of Month YEAR)