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Question
Good Morning SGT Powers.
Can a 32 year old Finance Major with a Master's degree and 5 years prior service in the Navy (enlisted) obtain a Direct Commission into the Air Force? If so would any special designations be required, ie CFE, CFE, CPA, CFP?
I recently purchased your Officer Candidate School Tests book (will be taking the AFOQT soon) and found a few errors. How can I find out the correct information on the errors I found in the book?
Thanks.
Hi Lauren,
I'm not sure what you mean by "direct commission?" In the Air Force "direct commissions" are usually limited to Chaplains, Doctors, Nurses, and lawyers.
In the past five or six years, to become a non-rated (ie, not a pilot or navigator) officer in the Air Force has pretty much required a technical degree. Very few non-technical degree majors have been selected.
I'm disappointed with the final results of the Barron's Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests. The publisher only gave me four days to review the book after it was copy-edited. Considering this book was over 900 pages long, that wasn't nearly enough time, so -- yes, many errors snuck through.
If you note any errors, you can email me at usmilitary.guide@about.com, and I'll send you the correct information.
Hope this helps!
Rod Powers
http://usmilitary.about.com
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Rod Powers is considered one of the premire experts about U.S. Military career information on the planet. He has more than 30,000 articles about U.S. Military career information on the About.com U.S. Military Careers Information website at: http://usmilitary.about.com. Additionally, he is the author of "ASVAB for Dummies," "ASVAB AFQT for Dummies," (available in Dec 2009), and "Veteran Benefits for Dummies," all published by Wiley Publishing. He is also the author of "Barrons' Guide to Officer Candidate School Tests," published by Barron's Educational Series.
Experience
Rod Powers is a retired Air Force first sergeant, with 23 years of active duty service, 11 of those years as an Air Force First Sergeant. He has helped thousands of military members, recruits, and military applicants since he took over the About.com U.S Military Careers Information site in 1999. He has a reputation for "telling it like it is," so questions may not be answered based on "what you want to hear," but will be answered based of the bast available information, concerning the service/situation.
Education/Credentials
Rod is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Noncommissioned Officers Academy, the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and the Air Force First Sergeant Academy. He also holds an Associates Degree in Personnel Administration from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF).
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