Having discussed "What is an Air Force officer" in their first episode, Colin and Reed now explain the process of becoming one. In this episode, Reed explains everything you need to know about Air Force Officer Training School (OTS).
00:46 - Focus on OTS and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC)
02:25 - Program Guidance Letter (PGL) explained!
06:24 - Commissioning source pecking order
7:15 - The many many types of OTS applicants
9:53 - The many types of Air Force officers
12:09 - The multiple different Air Force components
12:59 - You need to work with a recruiter to go to OTS
14:46 - Reed explains his key principles for applying to OTS
15:10 - Working with a recruiter
17:16 - Reed shares his experience applying for OTS
19:19 - Resources available for applying to OTS
(see https://www.airforceots.com)
20:08 - Contact Reed at reed.gann@us.af.mil
21:00 - Stay on top of your paperwork!
22:21 - Have a Plan B in place
23:41 - Reed talks about cancelled OTS selection boards when he applied
27:33 - Work your Plan A (OTS) and Plan B (something else) simultaneously
29:00 - To be continued...
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