Posted on Mar 25, 2022
After missing selection twice can/should I keep applying to be an AF officer?
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I have applied 3 times and gotten 2 sets of interviews while trying to join the AF but I was a non-select the first time and the second time I didn't pass medical due to having just had my Labrum repaired. I am now 25 and a GS 12 in civilian service. I have had 4 surgeries, Wisdom Teeth removed, ACL replacement, Appendix removed, and Labrum repair. Would it be worth it to try to join again? After all my surgeries do I have a chance to make it in?
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Posted 2 y ago
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Give it a go for one more round. If you don't get selected to be an AF Officer a 3rd time...then that is the Fates telling you something. Or, you can just skip all that and try going Enlisted.
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Whether it's worth it for you or whether you can do it physically is a question only you can answer.
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Nathan Bergert
I meant more if its worth it to go through the process again if I would even have a chance with my medical history. I definitely think I can do the physical part of it since I have been working out quite a bit to lose weight and get a good 1.5 mile time.
My recruiter has just encouraged me to submit the same package all three times and it just seems like if I was a good enough recruit I would be in by now. I guess having only worked with one recruiter it has limited how much feedback I am getting.
My recruiter has just encouraged me to submit the same package all three times and it just seems like if I was a good enough recruit I would be in by now. I guess having only worked with one recruiter it has limited how much feedback I am getting.
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Try to find the track for civilian AF officers. I know at SJAFB all the squadrons have deputies that are High GS and Groups have Vices that are SES. Keeps continuity rather than have CCs coming and going with no institutional memory. Also, CCs are gone a lot on deployment, so plenty of command time.
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Nathan Bergert
I didn't know there was a way to move over like that, would that include joining the guard or reserves and then moving over into active duty?
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MAJ Ronnie Reams
No, just like you do now. You find the civil service career track that leads to being a civilian officer for USAF and get a job. I'm sure that it probably true at many AFBs.
I think that I remember the Squadron Deputies are GS-14/15 and Group Vice CCs are SES.
I think that I remember the Squadron Deputies are GS-14/15 and Group Vice CCs are SES.
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