Air Reserve Component Seminar

ARCS

NGB ARCS slots will NOT be filled on a first come, first served basis for 2025. Please read the course announcement carefully for the selection process. The application window will be open 1 Nov 2024 - 31 Jan 2025. ARCS will take place 2-13 June 2025 at Maxwell AFB.

Unlock the full potential of your Professional Military Education with ARCS – the Air Reserve Component Seminar, tailored for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members.

Specifically designed for majors and lieutenant colonels enrolled in the Air Command and Staff College or Air War College distance learning programs, ARCS offers:

Focused Intensity: Immerse yourself in an intensive two-week in-residence program, allowing you to concentrate on key segments of your ACSC or AWC distance learning coursework.

Accelerated Progress: Upon completing the ARCS program, ACSC and AWC students will have approximately 40/45% of their Distance Learning (DL) coursework completed. Students have the potential to be fully complete with their ACSC/AWC DL requirements by the end of ARCS if they attend having finished all other required DL courses.

Peer Collaboration: Forge meaningful connections with fellow Reserve Command members, fostering collaboration and expanding your professional network.

ARCS and Air Command and Staff College
ARCS and Air War College

ACSC ARCS students will take select Agile Learning courses in place of select ACSC Distance Learning (DL) courses. Upon completion of ARCS, students can be 40%+ complete with their ACSC DL.

Announcement

How to Apply

For ANG officers, NGB/HRT releases a course announcement/call for applications to Base Education Training Managers and Unit Training Managers each fall/winter. The course announcement and application information can be found here:

Announcement
Application (requires CAC login)
ARCS Endorsement Template
ARCS Ranking Guidance
For more information on ANG Officer Development Opportunities

For Air Force Reserve officers, specific application instructions for the ARCS program will be included in the Fall Reserve School Selection Board (RSSB) announcement.

Course Pre-Requisites

Students must be enrolled in ACSC DL and complete the courses listed below BEFORE attending ACSC ARCS. Selection to participate in ARCS will automatically enroll you into the following prerequisite:

JNT-684B, a 5-week Agile Learning Joint Planning Course. This course is an asynchronous online facilitated course taking place 21 April - 23 May 2025.

Additional Information

Funding
For ANG the ARCS TDYs are unit-funded. For IMAs, TRs, and ART Reservists, ARCS attendance is centrally funded by AFRC (see RSSB for full details)

To Learn More

Contact the ARCS Program Advisors:

Air National Guard Advisor:

Jeremy L. Harris, Lt Col, USAF
ANG Advisor to the Commander,
Air University
jeremy.harris.3@us.af.mil
Office: 334-953-2128

Air Force Reserve Advisor:
Casey P. Cooley, Colonel, USAF
Reserve Advisor to the Commander and President of Air University
casey.cooley.1@us.af.mil
Office: 334-953-8290

ARCS POC:
Lt Col Jenn Nash
jennifer.nash.1@au.af.edu
Office: 334-953-8838

AWC ARCS is a two-week in-residence experience with fellow Guard and Reserve students to work through a section of the distance learning (DL) AWC curriculum via small group seminar discussions, guest lectures, workshops, and exercises facilitated by Air University’s academic and military faculty. Upon completion of AWC ARCS, students could be 45%+ complete with their AWC DL.