Officials announce OTS selections Published June 21, 2004 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Air Force officials here announced June 18 that 17 enlisted Airmen have been chosen to attend Officer Training School and trade their stripes for gold bars. Air Force Recruiting Service officials conducted OTS Selection Board 0405, which met here May 11 to 14. The board considered 392 applications, selecting 235 for a 60-percent selection rate. 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, they evaluate work experience, accomplishments, adaptability, character, leadership ability, potential for future growth and other recommendations. For active-duty enlisted Airmen, performance reports and commander’s recommendations are also evaluated.Five 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 nonselection, officials said.People selected can expect class-assignment information about eight weeks after their physical is certified. OTS boards meet about every six weeks at the AFRS headquarters here.The school is only one of the avenues the service uses to commission new officers. The Air Force also sends more than 1,000 people to the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., and awards more than $60 million in ROTC scholarships each year. Service officials said they continue to need qualified officers, including doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists and engineers.A full list of people selected for OTS is available at www.rs.af.mil/index.asp?pid=brd3. For more information concerning OTS and the application process, active-duty Airmen can contact their local education services office; civilians can contact the nearest Air Force recruiter.