9/14/2012 – JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) — A total of 398 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer’s commission, officials here announced Sept. 14.
Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 507 applications as part of the Officer Training School Rated Selection Board 12OT03.
With the board’s selection rate of 78.7 percent, 398 applicants were selected to serve as Air Force officers. Of the 398 selected, 47 enlisted members earned the chance to attend OTS and trade their stripes for gold bars as second lieutenants.
As part of the selection process, board members review both objective and subjective factors. Objectively, the board considers each applicant’s academic discipline, grade point average and Air Force Officer Qualifying Test scores. Subjectively, board members evaluate work experience, accomplishments, adaptability, character, leadership ability, potential for future growth and other recommendations. For active-duty enlisted members, performance reports and commanders’ recommendations are also evaluated.
Three Air Force colonels review every application. The selection process is similar to an Air Force officer promotion board. No single factor leads to an individual’s selection or non-selection, according to OTS selection officials.
People selected can expect to attend Basic Officer Training at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., in the later part of 2013 and into 2014. For more information concerning OTS and the application process, active-duty members should contact their local education office; civilians should contact the nearest Air Force recruiter.
Active duty:
Adams, John, Senior Airman
Agee, Alfred, Tech. Sgt.
Aguilar, Aaron, Tech. Sgt.
Apo, Galen, Staff Sgt.
Atkinson, Justin, Staff Sgt.
Baldwin, Kyle, Staff Sgt.
Biedebach, Joshua, Senior Airman
Billig, Curtis, Staff Sgt.
Brookes, Richard, Staff Sgt.
Brooks, William, Tech. Sgt.
Bruce, Zico, Airman 1st Class
Caponong, John, Staff Sgt.
Carpenter, Kylie, Senior Airman
Carver, Nicholas, Staff Sgt.
Curtis, Dillon, Senior Airman
Drangstveit, Matthew, Staff Sgt.
El-Attrache, Ethan, Airman 1st Class
Flores, Juan, Staff Sgt.
Gillotti, Thomas, Staff Sgt.
Hartsock, Nicholas, Staff Sgt.
Heinrich, David, Tech. Sgt.
Hoover, Sylvan, Airman 1st Class
Howard, Aaron, Staff Sgt.
Jaramillo, Victor, Staff Sgt.
Labrador, Ruben, Tech. Sgt.
Martin, Dustin, Tech. Sgt.
Nevins, Eric, Staff Sgt.
Parrott, Travis, Senior Airman
Patterson, Leonard, Staff Sgt.
Pellow, Andrew, Senior Airman
Petersen, Andre, Staff Sgt.
Ray, Drew, Staff Sgt.
Rivera, Kevin, Staff Sgt.
Rose, Christopher, Senior Airman
Seabrook, David, Staff Sgt.
Smith, Chad, Staff Sgt.
Soto, Joel, Staff Sgt.
Stallsmith, Michael, Senior Airman
Tartt Iv, Lewis, Staff Sgt.
Urrutia, Justin, Staff Sgt.
Vanover, Jason, Senior Airman
Von Duyke, James, Tech. Sgt.
Western, Jacob, Airman 1st Class
Winkel, Christopher, Airman 1st Class
Woodham, Blake, Staff Sgt.
Yuen, Alan, Staff Sgt.
Zermeno, Joshua, Airman 1st Class
To see a list of the civilian list, click here.
(Courtesy of Air Force Recruiting Service Public Affairs.)