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Air Force announces OTS selection board results

Posted 2/28/2012 Email story   Print story

    

2/28/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- An unprecedented 100 percent of enlisted active-duty members who applied for Officer Training School were accepted by the OTS Rated Selection Board 12OT01, officials here announced today.

A total of 215 men and women, including 30 enlisted active duty members, from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer commission.

Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 313 applications as part of the Officer Training School Rated Selection Board 12OT01. With the board's selection rate of 68.7 percent, 215 applicants were selected to service as pilots, combat systems officers, air battle managers or remotely piloted aircraft pilots.

As part of the selection process, board members review both objective and subjective factors. Objectively, the board considers each applicant's academic discipline, grade point average and Air Force Officer Qualifying Test scores.

Subjectively, board members evaluate work experience, accomplishments, adaptability, character, leadership ability, potential for future growth and other recommendations. For active-duty enlisted members, performance reports and commanders' recommendations are also evaluated.

Three Air Force colonels review every application. The selection process is similar to an Air Force officer promotion board. No single factor leads to an individual's selection or non-selection, according to OTS selection officials.

People selected can expect to attend Basic Officer Training at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., in later part of 2012 and into 2013.

The active-duty selectees are:

Tech. Sgt. Lance V. Davis
Tech. Sgt. Christopher R. Donaldson
Tech. Sgt. Gabriel R. Miranda
Tech. Sgt. Richard A. Olsen
Tech. Sgt. John A. Wisocky
Staff Sgt. Nathaniel J. Batts
Staff Sgt. Daniel E. Blyth
Staff Sgt. Lindsey L. Citty
Staff Sgt. Tristan B. Everett
Staff Sgt. David A. Gill
Staff Sgt. Justin D. Graham
Staff Sgt. Breann M. Hermann
Staff Sgt. Timothy H. Klewicki
Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Maurer
Staff Sgt. Henry N. Moreno
Staff Sgt. Jonathan A. Parker
Staff Sgt. Matthew W. Peltier
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Q. Ponce
Staff Sgt. Joseph D. Smiley
Staff Sgt. Jeffery D. Topham
Staff Sgt. Jose S. Torres
Staff Sgt. Kyle P. Wheeler
Staff Sgt. Joseph L. Whitfield
Senior Airman Christian R. Belo
Senior Airman Ryan W. Bench
Senior Airman Stefan M. Edmiston
Senior Airman Matthew W. Mixon
Senior Airman Nathan G. Siemens
Senior Airman Rigel V. Valverde
Airman 1st Class Tyler J. Will

For more information concerning OTS and the application process, active-duty members should contact their local education office; civilians should contact the nearest Air Force recruiter.

(Courtesy of Air Force Recruiting Service.)



tabComments
3/5/2012 10:17:53 AM ET
@Same Here: The level of ignorance WRT your first comment is amazing. It shows you don't understand basic hiring standards common industry practices, 'affirmative action,' equal opportunity regulations or basic grammar. Do yourself a favor and get back in the classroom.
jazzcat, USA
 
3/2/2012 3:49:54 PM ET
SameHere you sound like a bitter individual. Did you get riffed or separated for your own sub-par performance Why don't you just be happy for the men and women going to OTS You sound like a ton of sour grapes.
Former USAF, VA
 
3/1/2012 8:29:57 AM ET
UNK, spoken like a true corporate trained officer. God help the future of the Air Force.
Same, Here
 
2/29/2012 9:08:42 PM ET
It is great to see a 100 percent selection rate for priors. Way to utilize the experience already invested in these individuals. Now it would be nice to see the similar stats for the non-rated boards. Congrats to all the selectees.
Realistic, CONUS
 
2/29/2012 5:07:27 PM ET
Congrats to the selectees. And Same Here's comment is probably not a wise thing to send to your future Air Force leaders as they eventually will be in positions to make a change to wipe the smile off of your face and force shape the enlisted side even more.
UNK, On a base
 
2/29/2012 11:31:49 AM ET
I'm curious if the Air force ahs to follow the same hiring rpactices as civilian employers do by federal law where women and minorities get first pick rather than by the highest qualified candidate. On another note, congrats to all the selectees. Enjoy being forced shaped with a severance package in five to ten years while your enlisted personnel get nothing but a wave and a smile.
Same, Here
 
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