RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany The first class of Knight’s University graduated on base, Germany, May 10, 2021.
Knight’s University is a professional development course designed to teach Airmen communication and leadership skills.
“It was homegrown and it is the primary initiative to develop our folks internally,” said Chief Master Sgt. Clifford Thebodeau, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent.
The graduating class, 21-A, began April 4, 2021.
The classes consisted of lessons that were three hours long, once a week, over the span of five weeks.
Leadership designed Knight’s University with Airmen’s busy schedule in mind.
“A lot of these guys are always at the grind and doing the job and it’s hard for them to get away to take part in professional developments during the day,” said Master Sgt. Ashley Haldeman, 86th AMXS specialist section chief. “So the idea was to give them something that’s made for us, by us, to help each other grow