How long is the wait for Air Force OTS?

Question

My husband is 27 and looking to enlist in the Air Force. The recruiter put him in contact with an officer recruiter because he has his MBA in accounting and has a 3.9 GPA. He scored really high on his ASVAB, although I am aware you don't need that for OTS. The problem is he was just laid off and is wanting to do whatever he can to move along the officer portion of joining otherwise I am afraid we'll have to go the enlisted route. Will it take over a year to get accepted? If we wait that long he wouldn't qualify for enlistment as he would be too old( 28 by then and the cut off age is 28), correct? Could he enlist now and go through OTS later or would it hinder his chances of getting in? Any other advice would be greatly appreciated about OTS!
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Get the officer recruiter to nail down the date he can start OTS. He knows who to contact for a realistic date - give or take one rotation. He knows many other officer recruiters and the least he can do is call a few and ask how it looks. He also knows the name of the CMSgt (Chief Master Sergeant) that is the key person in charge of OTS scheduling. That CmSgt knows the facts like he knows what time the NCO Club closes. He works for an officer. But he runs the show. Without saying what the Chief would or should do, he can do what needs to be done.



At any one time, there are two classes at OTS - the uppers and the lowers. So every 6 weeks =one rotation - a new class of lowers arrives, the lower class goes upper and the upper gets the brown bar. 12 weeks total.



You probably knew that. Point being there is no reason they can't nail it down give or take a rotation. The rotations all have dates, each class size is set and they know the number of applicants in the pipeline.. Also, he needs to get everything done that need's doing - AFOQT for example.



OTS takes enlisted types, but there is no guarantee. Ask the officer recruiter if the age limit applies to enlisted as well.



If he can get intelligence work, then go for it. Given his education, he'll be a lot happier. And don't sell Army OCS short.

Answer 2

He should look into Air Force OTS and Army OCS and really decide if either is something he wants to do. Especially the being a leader part. If he is up for it and qualified (which is appears he likely is) then he should work towards doing that and not settle for enlisting. He would be massively selling himself short. There is always work to find in the meantime, it might not pay great but neither would enlisting.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Why doesn't he find a part-time job in the meantime? Substitute Teaching is decent, HR Block, IRS,etc....

Answer 5

its taking a year to ENLIST. he will be waiting no matter WHAT route he decides to go. do not plkan on anything happening in under six months, no matter what,.

Answer 6

Tell him to check out ARMY OCS!