How hard is it to join the Air Force as an Officer?

Question

NOT like what i have to do, push ups, running, etc. I mean how long do i have to wait and what is the acceptance rate? Anyone know.. I graduate next may and i am interested.

Answer 1

Like everyone else said, they're downsizing so it may be hard getting an ocs slot. As far as how long the proccess is, if your recruiter squares you away, you should be able to submit your packet and do your boards and have an answer within a month. If you think you wanna fly, forget about the airforce, almost all their flight spots are given to af academy cadets, and a select few rotc cadets. You can go to ocs for the army pretty easily but you won't be able to pick your mos, they'll assign you one based on the needs of the army. If you mind is set on aviation, look into the warrant officer corps in the army. They take guys off the street for flight school, although the application proccess is long, and the recruiter won't want to do it and he'll try to give you a bunch of bs on why you can't. Good luck.

Answer 2

The Air Force is very small, and recently has been cutting back on recruiting, ect. It is probably very hard to become an Officer in the Air Force right now, but as an Officer in the Air Force you'll get a chance at flight school. It would be nice to learn how to fly the F-22 Raptor.

I'm trying to get a Commission and be an Officer in the Army myself, they have needs for Officers, aswell as the Navy who I also considered. Army and Navy would probably get you into OCS quickly. With the Air Force is might be a little bit political, and depend on who you know. Do you have any Enlisted family?

What exactly did you have in mind for your potential Air Force job? Do you want to fly fighters, or are you looking at a more Logisitical job? Intelligence? Security Forces? That might really matter, see Officers get to pick their choices, but NEVER know where they are going to be branched. You can be branched based on thier needs. Unlike Enlisted soldiers who pick, and are guarenteed their MOS speciality.

My picks in the Army, are
1. Aviation
2. Intelligence
3. Military Police

Any of those would be good, since they all translate into skills for the civilian sector. Unlike say, a Artillary Officer. There is no civilian equivalent. Either way, maybe look at other branches of service too. The Army, and Navy both fly if that's why you were thinking Air Force. You can learn Helicopters like Apache AH-64 or the UH-60 Blackhawk. Even the Marines fly the AH-1 Cobra Helicopter for assault, and they also fly Harrier fighter jets. You can pretty do anything in the Navy or the Army, the Air Force seems to be a little bit restricted. They treat their members like crap, but the Air Force bases are ALWAYS the nicest. The leadership doesn't compare the Army though.

Remember you're required to have a 4 year degree.

Answer 3

You didn't say whether you were graduating high school or college. If you are graduating college then you can find all your answers here:
http://www.airforceots.com/portal/index.php
http://www.afoats.af.mil/OTS/index.asp

If you are graduating high school and heading to college you could get into the ROTC program. You must have a 4 year college degree to commission as a second lieutenant.

Any more detailed questions you have, should be directed to your local Air Force recruiter. You can find their number in the phone book and set up an appointment fairly easily.

edit: Forgot to answer your question about how hard it is. If you are out of college and apply to OTS, selection is highly competitive (10-20% acceptance). They start a new class every six weeks. If you are going to college, ROTC is probably the best choice. In my experience it is very easy to enroll in ROTC; for OTS they try to weed out people during the application process but in ROTC they weed people out during the four years. Essentially all you have to do is make sure to keep your GPA respectable, don't skip mandatory events, pass all your fitness tests, and don't get in trouble with the law. Then getting the AFSC (job) you want will come down to how good your actual grades/fitness scores are and your ranking in the detachment, i.e. how active you were and if you received special recognition. Good luck.

Answer 4

It's a long process, a lot of hurdles. There's the physical conditioning, and a selection board to make sure you understand the concept of being an officer and have some leadership potential, and background checks to make sure nobody you're close to is a commie, or says you're gay (well, air force might not care, not sure, I was Army), and a couple of evaluation tests.

It's not "hard" just long. You have plenty of time if you get started now.

Answer 5

Very hard, You have to go through US Air Force
Basic Training and IF you qualify, you can apply for OCS(Officer Candidate School) and take it from there.It may take you 8 weeks or maybe 2 or 3 years!!

Answer 6

a million.) with your AFQT score like that they might take you, that is not any longer that annoying to connect the air tension. As for beginning off as a(n) E3 after bootcamp, thats something i might desire to ask a recruiter. And for you being stationed remote places, your risk are 50-50. at tech college, one flight type is largely for remote places and then the subsequent flight type is for remote places. in case you come across somebody that desires to commerce with with then you definitely you definately've a extra advantageous risk, even nevertheless it certainly relies upon. good success with transforming into a member of.

Answer 7

VERY Hard right now. you need a 3.5 or better GPA in a highly technical field like Engineering or Physics to have a decent shot.

The AF is downsizing and are very picky about who they let in right now, and are actually letting JOs go early.

Answer 8

If you have a degree, then all you will need to do is boot camp. It would have helped if you would have been in the ROTC. If you don't have a degree then it will take years and a lot of hard work and dedication. Good luck.

Answer 9

You need to talk to a recruiting officer and decide now what you want to do with your life.

Answer 10

not that long of a wait , maybe a month tops. They need people now so everything is moving along a lot quicker