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Expert: MARK A. HOWELL - 10/1/2009


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What specific degrees are accepted for AF OTS (active duty)???  Would a B.S in Biology, minor in Chemistry, with a GPA of 3.4 be competitive? Clean background check, Age 30, Physically in shape.

Thank you for your time.

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Private,
AF OTS only requires you to have a 4-year Bachelor's degree.  They really don't care what it's in.  The reasoning behind this is because a 4-year degree shows you have the initiative to better yourself and to start a task, and the tenacity to see a task through to completion.  I remember in my Communications-Electronics class we had 2 electrical engineers, a forestry major, a history major, a music major, and a biology major.  The big joke is that your Commander may have a degree in basket weaving.

Your GPA and physical condition are just as important, so you should have no problem being accepted.
Thanks for choosing the AF.
Colonel H

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MARK A. HOWELL

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All military questions, any Service. 30 years experience & two Ph.D.'s. 4 times Base Commander. Worked with Army, Navy, USMC, USCG and several foreign military units. Veteran of Kosovo, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, and 10 civil wars in Africa.

Experience

Air Force Colonel with 30 years experience. Air Force Base Commander 4 times. Highly decorated.

Organizations
Org of Am Historians, Wild West History Assoc., Disabled American Veterans - Life Member, Am Motorcyclist Assoc. - Life Member, North Am Hunt Club - Life Member, NWTF - Life Member

Publications
Numerous book reviews published in the Journal of American History. Two books submitted for publication.

Education/Credentials
Ph.D. in military history, Columbus University (Summa Cum Laude) Ph.D. in history, Northfield University, London, England (Summa Cum Laude) Master of Arts degree in history, Marshall University, WV Bachelors degree, double-major in history and mathematics, Salem College, WV Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL

Awards and Honors
Legion of Merit Defense MSM MSM x 5 Joint Commendation Mdl AF Commendation Medal Army Commendation Mdl Joint Achievement Mdl AF Achievement Medal Outstanding Volunteer Mdl

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