OTS selection board results released Published Sept. 17, 2003 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Air Force officials are giving 13 enlisted airmen the chance to trade in their stripes for gold bars by choosing them to attend Officer Training School, officials announced Sept. 16.Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 307 applications as part of OTS Selection Board 0308, which met here Aug. 5 to 8. The board selected 142 people, including the 13 airmen, for a 46 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, according to OTS selection officials.People selected can expect class-assignment information approximately eight weeks after their commissioning physical is certified. The OTS boards meet about every six weeks at the Air Force Recruiting Service 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 young men and women to its service academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., and awards more than $60 million in ROTC scholarships. Service officials continue to seek qualified officers, including doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists and engineers.For more information concerning OTS and the application process, active-duty members should contact their local education services office; civilians should contact the nearest Air Force recruiter.A full list of people selected for OTS is available at http://www.afrecruiting.com/view-newsrelease.asp?articleid=162.