AFELM Student Requirements
Security Requirements
Please do not send any classified material here. We do not have classified storage capability. CGSC may actually have the documents you need in the Combined Arms Research Library. If you have any additional security clearance questions, call the AFELM Personnel Manager at DSN 552-3424 or COMM (913) 684-3424.
Uniform Requirements
UOD is typically ABUs or flight suits; however, there will be a few times throughout the year that blues or service dress is required, the first of which, is the flag ceremony. With that, please ensure you have all ribbons and accouterments, and that all items meet the standards of AFI 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel. Please ensure your uniforms, all uniform items, and boots/shoes are serviceable. If they are stained or faded excessively, you will be told to no longer wear the item which may require you to purchase new items. The military clothing shop on post has very limited Air Force items; therefore, you are strongly encouraged to purchase new items prior to arriving.
Feel free to keep your uniform “as is” while here at school. Your current organizational patches are acceptable—in fact, they help people remember your background and areas of expertise.
Uniform Equivalency Chart
| Dress |
Army |
USAF |
| Formal |
Army Mess Dress |
Mess Dress |
| Semi-Formal |
Class A |
Service Dress |
| Informal |
Class B |
Blues |
| Duty Uniform |
ACUs or OCPs |
ABUs or Flight Suit |
Network, Email and Internet Connectivity and Availability
Wireless internet is available in the Lewis and Clark building for your personal devices. Most of your coursework will be completed via the school’s Canvas Learning Management Platform. Please make sure your browsers on personal laptops, tablets and other devices are up to date.
Air Force Virtual Desktop (Sonic Boom): Fully functional Air Force NIPR virtual desktop, follow-on program to DesktopAnywhere. You must apply for, be fully onboarded prior to arrival, and maintain access to the Air Force’s Virtual Desktop program (Sonic Boom) while at CGSC. This is required to facilitate access to US Army 365 Teams and other resources not accessible via commercial internet. This includes having your own personally procured CAC reader, AFELM does not provide them. Exception: If you have been provided with a government furnished computing device with NIPR VPN capability that you plan to use as your primary computing device for academics.
Air Force Email Account: You will maintain your Air Force Microsoft 365 hosted email and application entitlements while you are here at CGSC. Additionally, you will be provisioned secondary tenancy with the Army’s Microsoft 365 system during in-processing to enable access to Army Microsoft Teams and other Army resources. Army 365 resources are not accessible via commercial internet and must be accessed via Sonic Boom or other VPN-based capabilities.