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Expert: MARK A. HOWELL - 11/6/2009


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Hi:

I enlisted in the USAR with the split option program on december 2007 and went to boot camp that on summer 2008. Then I came back to college to study for the whole year and went back to AIT on summer 2009. I did not completed AIT because they gave me a REFRAD because they didn't wanted me to loose the semester. I decided I want to go Air Force ROTC. I already talked to the Air Force commander and he said he has no problem letting me in the program but I have to get a conditional release from my unit which is a DD Form 368. I want to know who has to sign that form and what are my possibilities that I will have success in what I am trying to do.

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The form is signed by the Certifying Official, which varies in individual units.  In a small unit it may be the commander or his designated representative in a larger unit, such as the Cmd Sgt Major.
Usually your chances are very good.
Good luck,
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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