How to Commission in the Air Force
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- There are requirements for any officer, no matter which route you take. They are:
Be between 18 and 34 years of age.
Be a U.S. citizen.
Have at least a bachelor’s degree.
Complete the AFOQT (Air Force Officer Qualification Test, like the ASVAB but for officers)
Be physically fit
Complete OCS/OTS (Officer Candidate School/Training School)
No drug use, criminal history etc.
For healthcare, legal, and ministry career fields only, you must:
Be between 18 and 48 years of age.*
Be a U.S. citizen.
Have a career-relevant degree or postgraduate degree.*
Be licensed and eligible to practice in your field.
LEAD Program/Air Force Academy
The Leaders Encouraging Airman Development (LEAD) Program is an ongoing effort to give the best and brightest airmen the opportunity to excel by offering them appointments to the United States Air Force Academy. There are 170* appointments available for the Academy [per year] and the Academy Prep School for regular and reserve airmen. The program delegates authority to Unit Commanders to nominate highly qualified airmen to attend the Academy or Prep School. Commanders have the opportunity to identify outstanding and deserving airmen with officer potential for this commissioning program.
Requirements:
Be U.S. Citizen, or be able to obtain citizenship before entry into the Academy the following year
Be 17 years of age for direct entry but not have reached your 23rd birthday by July 1st of year of entry
Be 17 years of age for Prep School but not have reached your 22nd birthday by July 1st of year of entry
Be unmarried
Bear no legal obligation to support a child or other individual
Not be pregnant
Be of high moral character
Complete the SAT, ACT or both for the application
SOAR Program:
SOAR credits active duty enlisted personnel the opportunity to separate from active duty Air Force, and go to a school of your choice full time as an ROTC cadet. This option is free, however competitive as there are only 51 slots given per year. The tuition cap is set at $18,000 per year.
Requirements:
Applicants must have at least 24 hours of graded college course work with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and have a minimum ACT composite score of 26 or an SAT combined Reading and Math score of 1180 or an AFOQT Academic Aptitude score of 57. Applicants are not authorized to pursue a second bachelors or graduate degree. Degree plans should be in full year increments (ex., 2, 3, 4 year academic plan).
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I literally just told my mom about my decision to apply for the Academy or ROTC/OTS during college. It went smoother than I imagined... Cant wait!
Awesome! Glad it went well, and good luck
They talk really professional..hard to believe they're going to be AF Officers
Lol "if you don't check her out I don't really care"
+Instant Flame I don't tho lol. She's a really cool person but she doesn't put up videos, sooo
WildBlueYonder you are a cool person hopefully high school goes faster and im going to bmt in 1 year :D
He is a really cool person and seems to have the best information
Did you get in? Do you love it? Hope s!
Currently in deps, just made back from Meps. Your channel and my recruiter ofcourse made this so easy and relaxing. I knew what to expect and what to not do. Next if wait and off to BMT. I plan to make officer and this is a great video for me.
Thanks man
My son is a graduate of the US Merchant Marine Academy and received a commission in the USNR. Several of his classmates received commissions in the AF. You are free to join any branch that will have you. At graduation you wear the uniform of the branch you are commissioning to. Just another option. We help out our congressman at all academy nights he hosts and they always point out this option.
I'm a cadet and its possibly the easiest thing I have done. It does take a lot of your time but its easy and really fun. You network and meet a lot of VERY important people. You meet generals, colonels and other senior officers. It is definitely rewarding and fun. Depending your college they will pay for your school with the incentive money the program has (every college ROTC program has incentive) or an AF Scholarship. Also, you can join ROTC at anytime during your college career! I highly suggest it because in my eyes its the easiest way to get in and get your degree for free.
Just graduated from ROTC this past winter. One of the pros is that we all receive AD slots. However it can be sometimes competitive like Field Training (which is like our boot camp). If you have any questions let me know. Great video by the way WildBlueYonder.
Awesome vid! I'm applying to Officer Training School right now for a pilot slot and I'm blogging my journey to flight school!
This was so helpful, and actually answered the questions I've been asking. Thank you!
+Kirstin Lemm You're welcome!
yea i follow her on snapchat n subscribed to her channel she's a good vlogger even tho shes a female I like knowing the female side of air force life
Good luck applying to the AFA. Wish I had taken advantage of LEAD when I was active. BTW, like the state flag in the background.
I have been waiting for this. Thanks.
You forgot HPSP medical program. Your commissioned after college in the reserves. Then after medical school you are commissioned to Capt. And you start residency training. That's how I'm doing my commission.
Tried Option #3, (ask me anything), Currently enlisting so that should tell you something haha
+jonathanbkr What was your degree in?
+Stephen Global Studies, Minor in German.
did u pass the afoqt?
What problems did you face while trying option #3?
I plan on enlisting after I graduate college in 2019. Everyone’s telling me I should commission but I highly doubt I’ll get in as an officer 😹
Basically I'm just gonna go to 4 years of Medical and go through OCS Hopefully I will get accepted into the air force Officers!!!
So if I'm an active duty airman and pursue a degree on my own (kinda like what you are doing) do I just apply to become an officer like anyone else with a degree would do? Also, would I be able to leave for Officer training if I still had time left on my contract? for example, if I get a degree 4 years into my contract, but I signed up for 6 years, would I still be able to leave for officer training? Hope that all made sense lol. Keep up the great videos!
+trenton2916 It's slightly different for active duty Airmen. You'll have to submit a "package" to your chain of command, go through a review process, be appointed by your Commander, and obviously meet the requirements to become an officer in the first place. It's really not difficult if you are on your game and are a top notch Airman. This includes education, job performance, and physical excellence. It also doesn't hurt to really get to know your Commanders and make sure they know exactly who you are, what you do, and where you want to go. Once you get nom'd you just separate and go to OCS. Pretty simple process if you know the right people and are on the ball with your requirements and paperwork. As for your second question: Yes, you can separate from enlisted to go to OCS before your contract is up. Good question! I should've mentioned all of this in the video. Thanks for watching! Let me know if you have more questions, and good luck!
I'm leaving for basic in June, going to be some kind of maintainer; I dont know what type of aircraft ,I'll be assigned a week or two into basic. I'm just written in as 9TM51, mechanical aptitude area. After completing my current contract I want to become some kind of officer. Is there anything else you can elaborate on for this? Like at what point in my enlisted career I should make it known and how I would go about doing it, and subsequently what I will then have to do. It seems like a good position to prepare would be dorm chief in basic, so Ive been preparing intensely for all aspects of basic (with a ton of help from your previous videos)
What happens if you are enlisted active duty with a bachelors already?
Reserve Officer Training Corpse :'D
Im in college and going for my bachelors so when i graduate and apply to join as an officer i have to be selected out of a number of people?
Keep your grades up!! And get a degree in a scientific type field. Engineering included. I graduated but my gpa was too low and DQd me along with my degree lol
+Gerald Walls It depends on the needs of the Air Force that year and the number of people in your graduating ROTC class.. It can be competitive but unfortunately I don't have an exact number for you
Yup. Im graduating may but not in STEM degree...AND thats what they are currently looking for. All else is not competitive. Unless you have a masters or phd.
They really need pilots too!
I'm through college now. I talked to an officer recruiter from the local Air Force base last semester and I am currently studying to take the AFOQT later this month. My goal, like many, is to fly jets. I apparently misunderstood something along the way. I was thinking after I graduated with my degree, and scored well enough on the AFOQT I could join and go straight into officer training. I just checked out the Air Force's website again tho and now recognize that it says "enlist and work toward becoming an officer." The reason I'm not considering ROTC is how I understand it I would have to meet the physical requirements to be a pilot, to do the ROTC with the intention of being a pilot? Something like that. Problem is my vision is pretty bad. That's why I met with the officer recruiter in the first place, to verify that I could have LASIK and not be disqualified from a pilot position. So depending how I score on the AFOQT my plan was to get LASIK next summer so that by the time I graduate I could go straight into it. Thats a lot of backstory. My question is do you have any idea roughly how long it would take to get into office school, if I enlist with a 4 year degree? My ASVAB in highschool was either 72 or 78 percentile, and my college GPA is 2.9 something right now, I'll have it somewhere around 3.0-3.2 by the time I graduate tho. Also I took a practice AFOQT online a little while back and after adding the five appropriate sections together for the cumulative "pilots" score I had a 105, and after a little searching I think that was pretty good but its just an online practice test so not very reliable lol. Any help would be much appreciated!
DO NOT ENLIST! In all honesty, you have a better shot at getting a pilot slot if you do ROTC rather than Officer Training School (OTS). The pilot slots trickle down from ROTC to OTS so basically OTS gets the leftovers. OTS pretty much selects people with technical or mathematical degrees so you will have a better chance at getting into OTS if you have one of those degrees. I understand that you already have your degree, so I wouldn't tell you to do ROTC just to have a better chance at getting a pilot slot but if that's something you want to do then it may be an option. I would look for any type of special program they may have. Like a two year program. I do believe that the cut off for being a pilot is 28. If I were you, I would just take the ASVAB, score well on it, then apply to OTS. If you're deadset on becoming a pilot then do ROTC, but there is a slight chance that if you go to OTS they will have a pilot slot; however, if your vision isn't corrected then you wont get it. You do not want to enlist. That may just re-route you to where it will take more time to get where you want to go, it at all. The only thing I can say is that if you are enlisted, then the Air Force will pay for your lasik surgery, but maybe one of those programs will as well.
Thanks thats some good advice, and kind of how I suspected it work if I enlisted. I'm not done with college yet, but I just finished my junior year, so it's too late for ROTC for me I'm pretty sure. I took the AFOQT, in december 2016. Before I came home from college I called my officer recruiter to set up meeting hopefully later that day so I could talk to him some before I went home. I should have done that sooner I know, but before I even left a message he texted me and said "I'll call you back shortly" an hour and 45 minutes later I sent another text to him saying that I wanted to meet that day if we could before I went home from college, this was at 3:45 now, at 5:20 I gave up and went home, that was 4 days ago, and he still hasn't returned my call. Im going to get lasik this summer, and I'm thinking about enlisting in the Navy next summer, maybe try to be a pilot, maybe not. I'm just going to see how stuff goes for now, ill try to take the Navy's AFOQT equivalent before then.
Great info, you just forgot about JAG, Medical, Chaplains.
Yes, I was hoping for some info on the same areas.
So if you have a degree in one of those areas above and you are already a practicing lawyer, doctor, priest or pastor, then you will just apply to Officer Training School, just as others with degrees in different fields; however, they will put you all in a separate basic training program called Commissioned Officer Training with all of the future JAG, Doctors and Chaplains instead of going with everyone else to Basic Officer Training. When you go to Commissioned Officer Training, you will have the opportunity to rank up faster, depending on the amount of experience you have in your field.
I applied for ROTC, got accepted but still unsure between enlisting vs commissioning, commissioning has always been a goal of mines, I guess what’s holding me back is the college debt part of it all
Did you ever think about being an MTI to shape the minds of new airmen?
+Johnny TheNinjaMan I have! And I'm torn between being an MTI and being a pilot. I think that being a pilot would be more beneficial for my life and for my future though, so I'm more on that side of the fence
Wildblue have you heard about USAFA Prep School. Many that apply to USAFA are admitted to prep school for one year and then go on to USAFA.
+alydia golson I've heard of it! And yes that's true
🤔🤔 I'm still deciding on going to the Air Force academy but my ACT isn't high enough! But my gpa is high! Any advice
You get 12 chances at the ACT. If you are unhappy with the score, study more (maybe enroll in a prep course like the SAT offers) and go again. Imagine the PT where you could scrape by with ok scores, but you know everyone is looking for that 100.
edit: bad comparison maybe, but I'm just trying to say that you should look for the best scores you can get. Every point counts when you are competing with others.
also, like my friend did you can still apply to AFA while in a different college. I think he did one year before transferring, but like ROTC they probably cap it there (results may vary).
If you fail to commission as an officer in each way , can u still try to apply as an enlisted airman in the air force
+Addy Liu Yup!
Im not sure which route would benefit me? Do you have any suggestions or which do you know is a better chance of being selected?
Hello @WildBlueYonder! First and foremost thank you for your service. Also thanks for the great informational videos. My questions to you are...Do you know the process to joining the Air Force as an officer the civilian way? Do you know anyone currently in the Security Forces or the Special Tactics Officer career field? if so, do they like what the job has to offer?
I have 4 years of AFJROTC, an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice, and I will be obtaining a Bachelor's for the same major in the coming months. I plan on joining after I obtain my degree.
1. For AF OTS you must already have a 4 yr college degree in Science/Math/or Engineering (preferred) if you hope to stand a chance with a graduating GPA of 3.0 or better.
and be under the age of 35 at the time of commissioning. (age exceptions to 48 for Medical/Lawyer/Chaplin
2. Complete the AFOQT entrance examination similar to GRE.
3. Pass the standard AF medical requirements.
4. Complete an application package complete with letters of recommendation that will be evaluated by a selection board.
5. Applications are then ranked and individuals selected based on rankings.
6. The selection rate is the problem in that it can be as low as 9% per class or possibly as high as 50% at present which is rare but the AF is expanding at present. There is no way to know in advance as AF needs keep changing.
7 Outside of the Academy AF OTS is the next hardest way to join. Your best shot is through AFROTC
Go ROTC. And you don't need a CJ Bachelors to do SF. Get a STEM Bachelors instead. Trust me.
With the Lead program you don't get any degree ?
Hi, Question!
I have a contract as a reservist for 6 years and I’m thinking about transitioning to a commissioned officer.
1) What is the easiest and realistic route? Should I enroll in a 4 year University and join the AFROTC program? And could I be released from my 6 year contract if I wanted to go active?
2) (Plan B) How long would the process be if I thought of going active from a reservist?
Please answer, Thank you.
I’m not sure about the second question. But definetly AFROTC seems like a good option. You’ll get commission and you can get a degree in anything you eant
I'm still not understanding, are you or are you not given an active duty commission after AFROTC?
basically its impossible guy.. my commander in tech school commisioned as an nco and it still took him about 5 times submitting to ots
So it happened... Therefore making it possible...
Hi, I have a bachelor degree in Vietnam, and it got evaluate and accredited as a bachelor degree in this country. I am not yet a U.S. citizen so I plan to just enlist first. How long it will take me to get commission after I join? Will it help when I have a associate degree in U.S. ?
whens the earliest i can apply for the L.E.A.D program?
Just start now. Take the SAT/ACT. Build your package. Apply
You got it all wrong about ROTC no offense but please do more research or ask those who are actually in the program.
How long after enlisting do you have to wait to apply for the LEAD program?
If you already have a bachelor's degree, can you still go to the Academy?
+Jack Lan thanks
Can I become an Air Force pilot with a bachelors degree from another country? Or do I need to graduate in an American college? Can I graduate in the Philippines and come back to America to apply to become a Commissioned Officer? Also what kind of bachelors degree do I need?
Eyyb0ssChina You don't need a specific degree to compete for a pilots slot though I'm sure it would help for it to be related to aviation. I can't speak for everyone but every single pilot I've met has an aerospace engineering degree.
I'm sorry I'm not sure if you have already answered a question like this but if you're out of the military and then decided that maybe two or three years later you want to enlist again do you have to go through BMT and Tech School again?
my neighbor is in the national gaurd and after he was out for 4 years he went to the air force and had to do bmt and tech school
What if you are international graduate and gonna work in health care?
you should of shown the C 130
If you don't have an AFROTC scholarship can you still commission or no?
Experimental drug use (Marijuana) and becoming an Officer? Would one be disqualified immediately? Asking for a friend.
You'll be fine. Or you've "never" smoked. Your choice. I think anything 15 times or less is ok.
*Reserve Officer Training Corpse*
So say you join enlisted (with a bachelor)...do you still have to go thru lead program or how does that work? Because im married with a kid. (which is against requirements)
Deserving Airmen program is available. Need sponsorship from unit and meet the board. Then you go to OTS to commission.
How high/low are your chances of becoming a general in the AF when commissioning through OTS?
Your chances are determined from your work ethic and attitude during your career. It gets you places no matter what route you decide to take to get there. Once you become a 2nd Lt it doesn't really matter where you got your degree or what commissioning source you went through.
I'm enlisting so would I have to go through the SOAR program or the lead program?
+Jaamiya Franklin You CAN but you don't have to. You can just commission by just getting your bachelors on your own and commissioning
can u do commission while your in the air force like if u r doing structural maintenance can u do it while working
+Joseph Francis Yes
Whats the lady's UA-cam name again? I can't understand her name as you say it.
Thanks
A recruiter told me today that if I applied to a be an officer with my bachelor's (without starting out as enlisted) that I would have a "slim to none chance" of being accepted. Is that true?
+Emmett Del I think it will be more difficult, but not impossible.. It's definitely worth the shot if you already have your degree
Was it an enlisted recruiter that told you that? Their sole purpose is to get you to sign THEIR dotted line. They will stretch the truth all the time.
I am an international student ended high school can I become a us air force pilot ;
do you have to have a bachelors degree to get selected for the LEAD program?
+sam jacob You don't, you'll actually earn one at the Air Force Academy
So if you have a bachelors degree, do you have to take the asvab??
If you have a bachelors degree, and want to commission, you will have to take the AFOQT. Which is a little harder than the ASVAB. If you choose to be enlisted, you must take the ASVAB.
How old are you. I'm old I am 28 and plan on joining AF and hopefully be eligible for OTS to be an officer. Do I have a cut off?
You have to be commissioned by 35. If you want to go through OTS, that program really looks for technical degrees, so if you have one, the better shot you have at getting selected.
So how does one become an NCO in the Air Force? Does that happen with tenure?
+Tatyanna Travis An NCO is an E-5 and above. You first achieve E-4 by tenure, then once given the chance, you test for staff which is WAPS testing, if you make the score needed that year then you will be given a line number and then sew on E-5 on the date given.
A line number for example is say your line number is 55, well 54 people will sew on before you.
+JPF oneoneone good info! Thanks!
I'm commissioning via the Air Force's Health Professional Scholarship program! If y'all are interested in the field of healthcare and the military, check it out. Let me know if any of y'all want more info.
So if I fail the AfOqt test twice and join as enlisted can I still get my commission in the future via Lead program. Cuz I heard that the AfOqt test is pretty difficult and once you fail twice its all over.
Just study for it. Most of it is like ACT questions and its not too hard to pass. Now if you want a rated slot then thats when the test really becomes hard if you don't have any aviation knowledge.
Thank you I don't want to be a pilot just want to get my foot in the door
***** There are online practice books you can buy off Amazon before you take the test. I recommend to get one thats current to 2016 as some old portions of the test have been changed recently like the shape orientation section which is not on the test anymore.
When you say shape orientation are you referring to the rotated blocks or hidden figures?
Ty White Rotating blocks specifically.
if i want to be in the airforce how do i chose it in my case i just wana pilot sum of em SU45s
+Jose Perez How do you choose what aircraft you want to fly?
+WildBlueYonder no,like ok example i want to be in the airforce rigth but i want to fly jets not helicopters i wana fly em
su45s how does that work i wana fly jets not helis if u can reply thx blue ;)
If im not mistaken, SU45s Are Russian fighter jets. So you should Join the Russian Air Force.
Can you become an officer with a criminal record? One that I got a waiver for?
If you have a waiver, you're good to go
I got my bachelors already, I want to become an officer what would be the best route to take? Enlisting and then applying or applying before enlisting?
+Jack Lan but my question is what is the best way because it's not easy to get to OTS
+Jack Lan thanks for the info, so I should apply to OTS before enlisting or, should I enlist first and then apply, because I was told you can do both ways but when you are enlisted it's more competitive and when you apply before enlisting the process can take years just to know if the board approved you... Am I correct?
I just commissioned from OTS in June. How old are you and what is your Bachelors in?
+L8onL8on I'm 24 and my bachelor's is in anthropology
Daniel Rigau
My best advice is either
1) Consider applying to the RPA boards. The AF is desperate for them as far as I know.
2) Get a Masters in a STEM field and apply after that because that would be a very vital tool in making you stand out. That's what got me in as far as I'm concerned. You have until 34 so you have plenty of time.
Do you wear ABU's in the air force
i mean as an officer
Thanks
What's her UA-cam channel?
Leanne Alibin
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