Officials announce OTS selections Published April 30, 2004 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Air Force officials here announced April 29 that 187 enlisted Airmen have been chosen to attend Officer Training School, and trade in their stripes for gold bars.Air Force Recruiting Service officials conducted OTS Selection Board 0404, which met here March 29 to April 2. The board considered 324 total applications, selecting 256 individuals for a 79-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, selection 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=brd2.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.