Three members of the Royal Canadian Air Force were among the students of Advanced Leadership Experience (ALE) Class 19-C who began their five-week course at the United States Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 13, 2019.
The class prepares senior non-commissioned officers for increased leadership responsibility in the joint, combined, and interagency operating and strategic environment, and is delivered in three phases. In Phase I, students receive information on the SNCOA purpose, policies, procedures and requirements. Phase II consists of six modules, each building on the last, beginning with “Self-Awareness” and ending with “Strategic Planning”. Phase III is the capstone, during which students must capture and communicate how their SNCOA experience enhances effectiveness.
After a week-long preparatory course, Master Warrant Officers Stephen Bates, Lynn McFadden-Davies and Robert Peldjak of the RCAF joined their class of 302 students comprising members of the USAF Active Duty, Air National Guard, and Reserve, and the United States Army, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard.
All three RCAF members performed extremely well, finishing in the top third of their class, and having a significant impact on both staff and students during Class 19-C. Master Warrant Officer Stephen Bates and Master Warrant Officer Robert Peldjak earned Distinguished Graduate (DG) Awards. In order to earn the DG status, students must not only…
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