{"id":1208,"date":"2025-07-01T10:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2026-06-15T15:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:27:45","slug":"capt-melanie-davis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/2025\/07\/01\/capt-melanie-davis\/","title":{"rendered":"Capt Melanie Davis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/afrotc\/files\/2025\/07\/55336358541_03b7a40f66_o-1-509x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"636\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1265 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/files\/2025\/07\/55336358541_03b7a40f66_o-1-509x636.png 509w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/files\/2025\/07\/55336358541_03b7a40f66_o-1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/files\/2025\/07\/55336358541_03b7a40f66_o-1-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/files\/2025\/07\/55336358541_03b7a40f66_o-1-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/afrotc\/files\/2025\/07\/55336358541_03b7a40f66_o-1-1638x2048.png 1638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/>Captain Melanie Davis is the Recruiting and Education Officer at Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 355 at Boston University, Boston, MA. She is directly responsible for recruiting prospective cadets, educating, mentoring, and developing current cadets to become Department of the Air Force officers.<br \/>\nCapt Davis received her commission as a Force Support Officer (38F) in May 2018 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 207 at Saint Louis University. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry. Since then, she has held numerous Force Support positions, to include Chief of Personnel Programs, Section Commander, and Military Personnel Flight Commander. Prior to her current position, Capt Davis was the Executive Officer to the Director of Force Development, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services at Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. In this role she was responsible for the daily management and organization for three divisions: Learning, Force Development Integration and Language, Culture and Regional Expertise across the Department of the Air Force.<\/p>\n<p>EDUCATION<br \/>\n2018 Bachelor of Arts, Biochemistry, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri<br \/>\n2019 Initial Force Support Officer Course, Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi<br \/>\n2025 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama<\/p>\n<p>ASSIGNMENTS<br \/>\n1. October 2018 \u2013 August 2020, Section Commander, 28th Munitions Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota<br \/>\n2. August 2020 \u2013 January 2022, Military Personnel Flight Commander, 28th Force Support Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota<br \/>\n3. January 2022 \u2013 June 2024, Chief of Personnel Programs, Air Force Element, Defense Intelligence Agency, Joint Base Anacostia Bolling, Washington, District of Columbia<br \/>\n4. June 2024 \u2013 July 2025, Executive Officer, Force Development, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia<br \/>\n5. July 2025 \u2013 Present, Recruiting and Education Officer, AFROTC Detachment 355, Boston University, Boston, MA<\/p>\n<p>MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS<br \/>\nMeritorious Service Medal<br \/>\nDefense Meritorious Service Medal<br \/>\nJoint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster<br \/>\nAir and Space Achievement Medal<br \/>\nAir and Space Commendation Medal<\/p>\n<p>OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS<br \/>\n2019 28th Maintenance Group Maintenance Support Professional of the Year<br \/>\n2021 28th Bomb Wing A1 Company Grade Officer of the Year<br \/>\n2023 Air Force District of Washington A1 Company Grade Officer of the Year<\/p>\n<p>EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION<br \/>\nSecond Lieutenant May 15, 2018<br \/>\nFirst Lieutenant July 24, 2020<br \/>\nCaptain July 24, 2022<br \/>\n(CURRENT AS OF August 2025)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Captain Melanie Davis is the Recruiting and Education Officer at Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 355 at Boston University, Boston, MA. 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