Airman Leadership School Distance Learning program (ALS DL) consists of 85 contact hours. The program is a comprehensive educational initiative designed to cultivate and enhance the leadership, supervision, and warfighting knowledge of Senior Airmen. This program is tailored to empower Airmen with the knowledge, values, and abilities required to excel in their roles as leaders, supervisors, and warfighters while contributing effectively to the Air Force mission. The ALS DL program is structured to not only deliver theoretical knowledge but also to foster practical skills and a growth mindset geared towards effective leadership in the dynamic environment of the Air Force. The program includes a mix of self-paced and asynchronous facilitated courses that provide students with peer-to-peer interaction and collaboration opportunities.

Enlisted Student Handbook

The ALS DL program produces graduates who are able to...

1. Apply concepts to effectively lead junior enlisted members. 
2. Utilize skills and tools to supervise junior enlisted members. 
3. Utilize principles to enhance the military profession for junior enlisted members. 
4. Demonstrate communication skills to appropriately supervise junior enlisted members.

Course Descriptions: 

For course descriptions and requirements, see the current Air University Catalog.

Course Requirements:

Students must complete the orientation course, all self-paced courses, and the capstone applied course with passing scores to graduate and receive program credit. The self-paced courses contain end of course exams that require a score of 70% or higher to advance. The applied course requires the submission of all deliverables and an overall course grade of 70% or higher to complete the program.