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Dear Mr. Lorenz, I am currently in college with about 80 credit hours to my name. For about the last 3 or 4 months I have been thinking hard about joining the Air Force, but I want to become an officer when I graduate. What do I need to do to ensure I will be an officer out of college. Thank you for your time.
Joe
Joe,
You becoming an officer is going to depend on several things. Your age, I am assuming that you are under the age of 35, which is the officer cut off age. What your degree is in. If you are in a technical degree, I can see that happening overnight in a sense, but if you are not in a technical area, the Air Force has 2 officer boards a year.
What I would do is go to the airforce website and request that the officer accessions folks call you. There you can ask all the hard questions and see if you may have to re-direct you degree program to suit the Air Force to become an officer or if you will be in line for the commission.
HW
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Howard Lorenz
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I have spent the past 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, 3 years was assigned as an Enlisted Accessions Recruiter. I have been deployed various times to several locations. If it is a career in the military you are looking for or thinking about I most likely have the answer. I still have contacts with in the recruiting field and if I don't know the answer then I have folks who do where I can find the answer. I am very blunt and straight forward and will make no attempts to BS you. I will give you the best information that I possible can can. If you think that you cant handle the answer that I give you, then don't ask the question...... If you are planning on joining the military, your number 1 decision factor in making this kind of move is that you need to be more concerned about serving your country than your country serving you!! All the benefits are the best that you can find. Education is at a premium right now and its the most rewarding thing that you can do. If I dont answer right away probably means that I am busy, but have patience, I will get to you.
Experience
Air Force Recruiter for 3 years, Air Force Career 21 Years
Organizations
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Education/Credentials
Community College of the Air Force, International Air Academy, Allied Business Schools, Embry Riddle Aeronautical College, Defense Acquisition University
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