Although there is room for discussion as to the completeness or accuracy of the description, at last the PME system had a product description to work toward. Unfortunately, succeeding revisions have dropped any such description of the professional Air Force officer. Certainly, an educational system is not a production-line factory from which exact duplicates with interchangeable parts issue forth on graduation day. Strict conformity of thought is not the goal. Even if it were achievable, it would not be desirable.
Diversity is the key to both survival and progress.
On the other hand, if we don't know where we are trying to go, it doesn't really matter which path we take. Maybe the current system is doing the best job that can be done. There's no way of knowing until we determine what it is we are trying to produce. The conclusions and opinions expressed in this document are those of the author cultivated in the freedom of expression, academic environment of Air University. They do not reflect the official position of the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, the United States Air Force or the Air University.