For Airmen
Built around your tier — and the next one
Nudge AF is shaped by DAFH 36-2618 — the Little Brown Book. Every tier of the enlisted force has a distinct developmental posture. Nudge AF speaks to all three.
AB · Amn · A1C · SrA
Junior Enlisted
Adapt, learn the specialty, build proficiency. Track feedback from your supervisor. Start a mentor notebook before you're an SSgt and the supervising starts.
SSgt · TSgt
NCO
First-line supervisor. Run your own development and your Airmen's — feedback notes, ALQ-aligned development goals, mentorship cadence, retros after graded events.
MSgt · SMSgt · CMSgt
SNCO
Senior leader and advisor. A durable place to record advisor-level conversations and keep visibility on the unit's enlisted development picture.
What you can do here
- Capture supervisor feedback between official ACA touchpoints
- Set development goals tied to the Airman Leadership Qualities
- Keep a notebook for each mentor relationship
- Run goal-oriented coaching sessions on a specific challenge
- Track PME progress (ALS, NCOA, AFSNCOA) and CFETP milestones
- Write retros after graded events while the details are still fresh
