Lead the Future, In and Out of Uniform
Leverage your military experience with SAFe certifications.
Military Branch
U.S. Air Force
Available Certifications
SSM, POPM, SA, SP
Funding
GI Bill®
Why SAFe for Airmen?
Translate your leadership and discipline into high-demand skills for your Air Force career and civilian life.
Enhance Your Military Career
SAFe principles help streamline complex projects, improve team collaboration, and increase mission readiness. As a certified professional, you’ll be equipped to lead with agility, manage resources more effectively, and drive innovation within your unit.
Excel in Your Civilian Transition
Your military experience in leadership, strategy, and execution is invaluable. A SAFe certification is the bridge that translates those skills into the language of top civilian employers, giving you a distinct advantage in building a successful and lucrative career in tech, project management, and countless other industries.
A Certification that pays you
The ROI of pursuing a SAFe Certification is significant. SAFe-certified professionals earn higher salaries, see faster career advancement, and open more doors over the life of their certification.
Available Certifications
SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
Learn the fundamentals of team-level Scrum and how to build high-performing Agile teams. As a SAFe Scrum Master, you will learn to facilitate team events, coach team members, and remove impediments to success, becoming a true servant leader and coach.
Key Skills You’ll Gain:
- Facilitating Planning Interval (PI) execution
- Coaching teams in Scrum, Built-in Quality, and Kanban
- Supporting DevOps implementation
- Resolving team and art-level impediments
Recommended For:
CMF 17, CMF 25, CMF 35, CMF 36, CMF 51, CMF 74, CMF 88/90s
CMF17 (Cyber) Use Case
Lead and manage teams in dynamic cyber environments. SAFe provides the framework to coordinate cross-functional cyber defense projects and rapidly adapt to emerging threats.
CMF25 (Signal Corps) Use Case
Oversee complex communication network and technology deployments with greater efficiency. Use Agile practices to ensure seamless information flow and manage technical teams effectively.
SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager
Learn how to expertly bridge the gap between customer needs and program execution to maximize value delivery. As an AI-Empowered SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager, you will learn to align product strategy with Agile execution, coordinate backlogs with precision, and leverage AI to accelerate decision-making and business impact.
Key Skills You’ll Gain:
- Aligning roadmaps to business goals
- Applying Design Thinking and customer-centricity to guide feature workflow
- Managing, prioritizing, and refining Team and ART Backlogs
- Using practical AI techniques for feature discovery and backlog optimization
Recommended For:
Acquisition Management (63A), Developmental Engineering (62E), Plans & Programs (16GX), Cost Analysis / Financial Management (65F)
Acquisition Management & Developmental Engineering Use Case
Define, fund, and manage end-to-end capability development for aviation and aerospace platforms. Translate mission objectives into structured feature backlogs, roadmaps, and delivery decisions while effectively balancing technical tradeoffs.
Plans/Programs and Cost Analysis Use Case
Guide strategic resource allocation and program health by analyzing requirements against delivery outcomes. Ensure capability requirements are clearly defined and prioritized, enabling agile trade-off decisions that maximize performance per dollar spent.
Leading SAFe
Learn how to lead a Lean-Agile transformation at scale and align strategy with execution. As a SAFe Agilist, you will learn to guide multiple Agile Release Trains, drive the SAFe implementation roadmap, and foster a customer-centric, value-driven culture.
Key Skills You’ll Gain:
- Leading Lean-Agile transformation to align strategy with execution
- Fostering collaboration among executives and Agile teams
- Applying AI-driven strategies to drive enterprise agility
- Establishing a value-driven culture
Recommended For:
Acquisition Management (63A), Developmental Engineering (62E), Cyberspace Operations (17X), Plans & Programs (16GX)
Acquisition & Enterprise Planning Leaders Use Case
Oversee enterprise modernization programs from early engineering through final implementation and shipping. Apply Lean-Agile strategies at scale to remove organizational silos, enabling executives, contractors, and Air Force teams to collaborate seamlessly.
Cyberspace Operations & Developmental Engineering Use Case
Guide complex technical portfolios and software ecosystems for air and space dominance platforms. Drive the implementation roadmap to scale
Agile practices across multiple technical teams, enhancing enterprise responsiveness to emerging threats.
SAFe for Teams
Learn the fundamentals of team-level Scrum and how to build high-performing Agile teams. As a SAFe Practitioner, you will learn to facilitate team events, coach team members, and remove impediments to success, adopting a servant-leader mindset and contributing as a value-producing team member.
Key Skills You’ll Gain:
- Executing iterations and plan work in cadence with other teams
- Applying flow and continuous improvement across value streams
- Collaborating across teams and synchronize work within an ART
- Optimizing productivity, decision-making and execution with AI
Recommended For:
Cyber Warfare Operations (1D7XX), Client Systems, Intelligence (1NXXX), Contracting / Acquisition Specialists, Financial / Cost Analysis (65F)
Cyber Warfare Operations and Client Systems Use Case
Execute technical, iterative workloads inside an Agile software or defense network team. Plan and execute sprint cycles in sync with other Air Force units, optimizing code or system configurations while continuously reducing execution barriers.
Contracting, Acquisition, and Cost Analysis Use Case
Contribute directly to technical procurement or cost valuation teams. Participate in team planning events to break down complex contract vehicles or trade-off analyses, managing backlogs efficiently to support programmatic decisions.
Funding Options
Choose your funding path and follow the steps below to apply funding toward your exam fee.
For Active Duty
Use AF COOL
Request funding
Follow the application and funding steps on AF COOL.
Train & certify
Once your funding request is approved, take and pass the exam, and report your results back to AF COOL. It’s that simple!
For Veterans
Use GI Bill® Funding
Confirm eligibility
Ensure you have remaining benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill or other eligible programs.
Pay exam fee, take exam & see results instantly
Choose the certification above. Pay upfront and take the exam. Keep all receipts and a copy of your test results.
Request reimbursement
Submit VA form 22-0803, Application for Reimbursement for Licensing or Certification Test Fees, along with your receipt and results to the VA for reimbursement.
Additional SAFe Government Resources
SAFe Scrum Master Course
Learn to lead teams on an Agile Release Train, facilitate PI Planning, and drive improvement with our expert-led training.
SAFe Explained for Government
Discover what SAFe is and how it empowers governments to achieve mission-critical goals with greater certainty, efficiency, and adaptability.
SAFe Certification Helps Your Career
Our research shows that SAFe-certified pros earn higher salaries across industries, with growing demand for skills like AI, DevSecOps, and data security.
Committed to Those Who Serve
At Scaled Agile, our commitment to those who serve doesn’t end with learning or career progression. We proudly participate in Pledge 1%, dedicating our time, resources, and profits to causes that matter. For us, that means supporting the brave individuals who protect our freedoms.
We regularly contribute to military-focused charities such as the Wounded Warrior Project and support organizations like TAPS and the Fisher House Foundation through volunteer time and employee matching contributions—delivering direct support to veterans, service members, and their families.
Whether you’re transitioning to civilian life or looking to expand your impact in uniform, know this: you’re not alone on the journey. We’re honored to support you—and proud to invest in a future that uplifts those who have sacrificed so much.
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