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Officer Training School (OTS) is a United States Air Forcecommissioning program located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama. It is the current de factoofficer candidate school (OCS) program for the U. S. Air Force, analogous to the OCS programs operated by the other branches of the U.
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S. Holm Center for Officer Accession and Citizen Development, formerly the Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools (AFOATS). Named for the late Major General. Jeanne M. Holm, the Holm Center falls under Air University (AU), which, in turn, falls under the Air Education and Training Command (AETC), an Air Force major command (MAJCOM). In addition to OTS, the Holm Center also has oversight responsibilities for the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) pre- commissioning program on U. S. Air Force Auxiliary, focused search and rescue and other emergency services and disaster support, and its citizen development and aerospace education cadet program (similar to the AFJROTC cadet program) via its HQ CAP- USAF activity.
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The current Commander of the Holm Center (Holm/CC) is Brigadier General Paul H. Given its shorter lead time for officer production (9 weeks versus the typically 4- year pre- commissioning process for USAFA and AFROTC cadets), it is the commissioning source used to balance out USAF officer manning as deemed necessary by the Air Force. Given this reality, OTS has often surpassed USAFA officer production during wartime periods such as during the Vietnam War in the 1. Reagan defense buildup of the 1.
Total Force Officer Training (TFOT) is the more traditional 9- week pre- commissioning program for non- prior service college graduates, as well as active duty enlisted, Air Force Reserve enlisted, Air National Guard enlisted and former enlisted personnel with college degrees at the baccalaureate level degree or higher who wish to become Air Force officers. TFOT serves all active and reserve component line officers except judge advocates. Commissioned Officer Training (COT) is a 5- week program, primarily focused on terminal degreed professionals (i. USAF officer ranks.
COT serves all active, reserve and air national guard non- line officers and judge advocates. Interested applicants for OTS typically contact Air Force recruiters. Recruiters will screen candidates, provide application details and schedule applicants for the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT).
The AFOQT covers numerous test batteries assessing math, verbal, and analytical skills, as well as measuring pilot and navigator/combat systems officer potential for those applicants aspiring to be aeronautically rated officers. To have a reasonable chance at acceptance, either AFOQT scores, college GPA, or previous pilot skills (either as a civilian pilot and/or as a U. S. Armywarrant officer/Army Aviator) must be noteworthy. Applicants will be given an opportunity to apply for Air Force career fields that correspond with the applicants' expertise and/or desires and will be interviewed by active Air Force officers as well as receive a military medical examination for flying or non- flying duty as appropriate. Applicants will then be screened by a centralized, periodic, OTS Selection Board conducted by the Air Force Recruiting Service, a component of the Air Education and Training Command.
Selectees for OTS will subsequently enlist in the Air Force Reserve via the Delayed Enlistment Program and will be assigned an OTS class date. OTS is highly competitive, with recent boards (circa 2. Technical fields may include any ABET accredited Engineering degree and other fields in high demand by the Air Force. Non- technical degrees are more common, and therefore applying with a degree in such a field is very competitive. Applicants can apply for rated or non- rated positions.
Rated positions are flying related - - Pilot, Combat Systems Officer, RPA Pilot, or Air Battle Manager. Non- rated fall into 2 categories: non- rated operations, such as Space & Missiles, Intelligence or Weather, and non- rated support, such as Aircraft Maintenance, Logistics, Civil Engineer, Security Forces, or Communications. Areas of instruction include military customs and courtesies, military history, leadership, field exercises, drill and ceremonies, small arms training, and combatives.
In 2. 01. 4, OTS was transitioned to a nine- week course and the lower/upper class system was eliminated. Officer Trainees were also re- designated as cadets in 2. The first few weeks of training are geared toward orienting the cadet with Air Force standards. The focus is on physical training, drill and ceremonies, and academics. Cadets will be expected to work with their fellow flight and squadron members to accomplish specific tasks as required by their Flight Commander and Cadet Wing.
They will also attend multiple classes in an academic environment. Later in the program they will attend field training exercises, projects, small arms training, and building team skills by overcoming challenges in a simulated deployment environment. To graduate, cadets must meet or exceed physical standards, academic standards, and military bearing standards. Military bearing includes the ability to write and brief, lead the flight, and perform duties within the Cadet Wing.
Upon graduation, OTS graduates receive Regular commissions as Second Lieutenants in the United States Air Force, either in pay grade O- 1, or O- 1. E if prior enlisted for 4 years and 1 day or more in any branch of the U. S. Typically, these officers have degrees, such as M.
Div., M. D., D. O., D. P. M., O. D., D. D. S., D. M. D., Pharm. D., Ph. D., Psy. D., B. S. N., MSW or J. D. They often enter at an advanced rank, such as First Lieutenant (O- 2) and sometimes as Captain (O- 3) in compensation for their high level of education, and in some cases, experience.
Officers can be commissioned up to the rank of Colonel (O- 6) if they possess the level of experience necessary. With the exception of those officers previously commissioned as line officers through USAFA, AFROTC, and the BOT program of OTS, or the Air Force Nurse program of AFROTC, most chaplains, judge advocate general (i. COT. Commissioned Officer Training (COT) is responsible for developing medical, legal, and chaplain personnel into professional officers by instilling character, knowledge, and motivation essential to serve in the United States Air Force. The 2. 3rd Training Squadron (2. TRS) provides a 2. Commissioned Officer Training course to instill leadership and officership skills in newly commissioned medical officers, judge advocates, and chaplains.
The 2. 3 TRS also conducts a 1. Reserve Commissioned Officer Training (RCOT) program for hard- to- recruit medical officers in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. The History of OTS. The number of OTS graduates has varied over the years, from 3.
Concurrently, the Air Force also commenced a phaseout of its long- standing Aviation Cadet (Av. Cad) Program at Lackland AFB. Unlike OTS, Av. Cad was limited to pilot and navigator candidates. In addition, Av. Cads had to successfully complete either undergraduate pilot training or undergraduate navigator training before they could be commissioned as Second Lieutenants. The last Av. Cad pilot was commissioned in October 1. Reese AFB, Texas and the last Av. Cad navigator was commissioned in March 1.
James Connally AFB, Texas. OTS, which was formerly under ATC, and Air Force ROTC, which was formerly under AU, were then realigned under both AETC and AU. Until 2. 2 September 1. Officer Training School was located on the Medina Annex of Lackland AFB, Texas, graduating Class 9.
During the spring and summer of 1. OTS gradually relocated to Maxwell AFB, Alabama, commencing operations in interim facilities on 2. September 1. 99. 3.
In February 1. 99. AU, Air Force ROTC and Officer Training School realigned under a newly created umbrella organization, Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools (AFOATS). Under this restructuring, OTS and AFROTC were placed under the leadership of individual colonels, while general officer oversight for both OTS and AFROTC, representing three- quarters of Air Force officer production, was placed under one command, the AFOATS commander, a brigadier general. The majority of this MILCON project was completed in 2. OTS campus were completed by 2.
Holm Center for Officer Accession and Citizen Development. Tight Meals. The purpose of a tight meal is to quickly feed cadets in a timely fashion, leaving plenty of time to spare. This is done at the fourth day, once cadets have been familiarize with taking orders from command in a disciplined fashion. Cadets are assigned to different groups with different dining priorities (eating times). For example, the three flights in one particular squadron would eat at five minutes after the hour. Tight meals starts immediately once cadets are inside.
The flights march to the chow hall early enough to make their dining priorities and check in with a mess checker, who determines whether they have arrived on time. If a flight is on time, it can eat at the chow hall. If not, those trainees get MREs. Meals are estimated to last 6 to 7 minutes, which includes drinking three full glasses of water, juice, or milk along with each meal.
Flight leaders salute the mess checker and state: . Cadets will stand at attention while waiting in line to get their tray. Once a cadet receives their tray, they will proceed through the service area to get their food. Cadets shall not speak in the service area except when ordering food, saying excuse me, or making on the spot corrections with fellow cadets. Cadets will proceed through the service area and bring their heels together at 4. Upon paying for their meals, they will enter the dining area and proceed to the furthest table.
A cadet will arrive at his/her 2. Position 1 faces the service area. Position 2 is to the right of Position 1.
Position 3 is across from Position 2.