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My name is Joseph Finnerty and I commissioned via OTS in November of 2017. I began this journey in August of 2015 -- without needing to be said, a long process. Throughout those long two years, I was on my own. There weren't any websites to help guide me or anticipate what to expect. I got discouraged, and at times, wanted to quit the process.

It shouldn't be like this.

That is why I started The Air Force Officer -- a community for those who want to serve their country as an Officer in the United States Air Force. I have tried to cover all the important parts that I remembered, but if there is anything not on this site that you would like to see and would add value to others, please let me know.
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@Gabrieeelpogi-
@Gabrieeelpogi- 25 дней назад
Damn Big Problem is you're a foreigner ain't easy to join LOL
@AnnMitt
@AnnMitt Месяц назад
How are you doing? Are you still in the AF?
@shawnnonoliver3212
@shawnnonoliver3212 Месяц назад
Hey question idk if anyone will see this hopefully they will but I'm a senior in high school and I didn't really think about after school until now but I think it's too late I really wanna get into the air force academy but I don't think they'll allow me because of how poor my junior year was
@shawnnonoliver3212
@shawnnonoliver3212 Месяц назад
Forgot to ask the question but like do you guys think I could make it into the academy?
@danoconnor3720
@danoconnor3720 9 месяцев назад
My grandson received his appointment letter in mid Dec. (I know the website says the letters go out Feb to Apr). His GPA is north of 4 and his ACT was a composite score of 35. Even with that we didn't really know if that was what selection committee was looking for. A week before his appointment letter, Col. Neff sent him an email inviting him to join the honors program. Good on him, it's his dream come true.
@patboland1650
@patboland1650 11 месяцев назад
My Son is an American Citizen but has grown up overseas. Can he get a nomination
@ChevySuteja81
@ChevySuteja81 11 месяцев назад
👍👍👍👍
@ChevySuteja81
@ChevySuteja81 11 месяцев назад
I want it ❤
@ChevySuteja81
@ChevySuteja81 11 месяцев назад
👍👍👍👍
@Notthatcheergirl
@Notthatcheergirl Год назад
The basketball throw is actually so see if you are willing to do the proper research and learn how to do something they ask properly
@keytendegraef4332
@keytendegraef4332 Год назад
Hey I turn 20 in a few days and I’m graduated from high school my GPA wasn’t that good and I want to retake my ACT which you can do outside of high school, could I still be accepted if I do really good on my ACT despite having very mediocre school grades? I didn’t really try in high school that’s why I did mediocre, I only found out about the academy recently and want to peruse being a fighter pilot badly. I was on the varsity Soccer team and Varsity Tennis, do I have a chance if I get a good ACT score?
@scienceandtechnology9072
@scienceandtechnology9072 Год назад
Please how can international student be nominated❤
@flower2382
@flower2382 Год назад
I’m about to start my junior year, I have a strong JROTC background being the current Operations Officer, a 4.0, and I am doing cross country for a varsity letter, what are my chances?
@millarshepherd2679
@millarshepherd2679 Год назад
I have lived in the states my whole life until I was 13, then I moved to nz. I will not move back to the us until I finish high school. Is there any way for me to get into the Air Force academy?
@Savior_of_Azeroth
@Savior_of_Azeroth Год назад
Do I have any chances of being accepted with these qualities? I have a 4.0 GPA, but my composite score on the ACT was only 27. I will be retaking it, but will retaking it even matter? I thought I need to be submitting my application soon. I haven't done much for sports in school, but I was planning to do many next year. I have done bpa, though. I'm not sure how much this matters, but I do have a falconer's license. Will that help me in any way? What are the chances of me being being accepted, and what can I do to better my current chances? Thanks!!
@missdragonflies81
@missdragonflies81 Год назад
Thank you for this video. I have been watching and researching for over a week and this clarified so much in one video.
@chewyankles5783
@chewyankles5783 Год назад
I am ranked 8 out of 62 people in my class and I have a 4.03 gpa. That means i’m only in the top 13% of my class, will that cut it?
@lisandakhathi7436
@lisandakhathi7436 Год назад
I'm really interested in attending USAFA, but I looked everywhere on the internet and can't seem to find whether my country can nominate candidates. What do I do? This is my dream school
@nigelwest5776
@nigelwest5776 Год назад
I am twenty-two, have a bachelor's degree in nursing science. Six months to learn 23 is it possible to start the process now and would I be more competitive already having going to college?
@estherrobinah1863
@estherrobinah1863 Год назад
Can a foreign become a air force pilot
@aydenstarke5297
@aydenstarke5297 Год назад
by far the most helpful AFA app video thanks man!!
@PhonkAttack4DX
@PhonkAttack4DX Год назад
wait so anyone that doesnt live in America cant join? I'm english
@daddy112
@daddy112 Год назад
How do I get in contact with congress
@davidfortman3551
@davidfortman3551 Год назад
Does it cover room and board? In state at IUBloomington?
@mkgreen9750
@mkgreen9750 Год назад
I am seeing room and board is approximately $26,000 is that covered as well or just tuition and books?
@repeatrun5723
@repeatrun5723 2 года назад
What about all of the ASVAP tests?
@ChiefsFanInSC
@ChiefsFanInSC 2 года назад
On thing that I think is weird and flawed with the Military Academies and Ivy League schools is they place little emphasis on if the HS student held down a regular job during HS instead of participating in a gazillion high school and community events. Honestly, a kid who has high grades/SAT scores who holds down a regular job while in HS is A LOT more impressive to me than someone who enjoyed financial support from their parents and had loads of free time.
@tojesake4564
@tojesake4564 9 месяцев назад
There’s a whole section on the USAFA application where you describe (in detail) all work/job experience
@garysmith5741
@garysmith5741 2 года назад
My son will be starting the 9th grade soon. He is 14 years old, is it too early to start this process?
@augustusb3501
@augustusb3501 11 месяцев назад
It's never too early
@anthonymckenna7720
@anthonymckenna7720 2 года назад
Currently enlisted and trying to get into the academy, watching every video possible rn
@chantellewest3214
@chantellewest3214 Год назад
where are you now in the process ??
@delsinsaviation
@delsinsaviation 2 года назад
I’m still in 8th grade and I’m ready to take any chance I got. I have 5 years including 8th grade to make this right. Also if you don’t get accepted make sure you have a plan B.
@sasat2544
@sasat2544 2 года назад
same
@jacicarter6562
@jacicarter6562 2 года назад
if i went to public highschool and was homeschooled the rest is it possible for me to get in?
@mythicknight5504
@mythicknight5504 2 года назад
When should I get in contact with my ALO. Before I apply or during the process?
@double0725
@double0725 2 года назад
Thank you for making this video. I been looking for something like this, and this was exactly what I needed.
@bryceharper5198
@bryceharper5198 2 года назад
Can you use one of your older teachers or does it have to be a current teacher for reccomendation
@kinqadamjrkinqadamjr1520
@kinqadamjrkinqadamjr1520 2 года назад
My biggest set back is I’m not interested in any sports or educational clubs and I suck at math and biology
@MarshallThomas
@MarshallThomas 2 года назад
What if your homeschooled like me, can you still get into the usafa
@Abn0rmalyt
@Abn0rmalyt 3 года назад
Oh God, I am not the most fit person in the world, I was kinda nerdy playing xbox all the time getting in trouble all the time but now it's my freshman year and I'm deffinately putting myself in place I realized that I wanna join the airforce because my dad was and I want to for the experience knowledge and retirement, in just the past week I have been doing as many situps push ups and pull ups that I can running as far as a can and keeping track, I'm being a lot more engaged in school because i really want to get a spot in the academy, I have been there when I was little and remember how cool it was when I lived in Colorado springs it's my dream the get there but the problem is it is other people's too.
@Abn0rmalyt
@Abn0rmalyt 5 месяцев назад
two years later and I just came across this comment. Well I guess I got where I wanted to be.
@jakefalcon8727
@jakefalcon8727 3 года назад
At what point of the process do you have to pass the PT test? Is that to get accepted?
@lewstherinteletubby50
@lewstherinteletubby50 3 года назад
dang, I'm 18 and I wish I'd made the decision to join the military earlier🙁
@somekid1053
@somekid1053 3 года назад
Why?
@abbyevaandemiliasvlogs2705
@abbyevaandemiliasvlogs2705 3 года назад
What is a dependent
@iisylo-2297
@iisylo-2297 3 года назад
im a senior in high school i am beyond too late XD
@augustusb3501
@augustusb3501 3 года назад
Great video!
@bunkerevery-day3954
@bunkerevery-day3954 3 года назад
Can you just leave the campus at any time like after the school day or during the weekend? Like any other college?
@leteusaurantiaco8972
@leteusaurantiaco8972 3 года назад
About those language credits. My school allows us to do Computer Classes to make up for those credits. So, if I were to study a foreign language outside of school would that still count?
@brigittamartorell1795
@brigittamartorell1795 3 года назад
Do you need experience in a sport?
@caleblaux4425
@caleblaux4425 3 года назад
Hey, I’m home schooled, I take act regularly. Would it help to go to public school? Also my dad is a Boom operator, does that help? What are your thoughts, any extra advice?
@rajbirsingh3860
@rajbirsingh3860 3 года назад
bro can a foreigner student join usage
@ar-1571
@ar-1571 3 года назад
I am class of 2020, I am thinking about the AFA but the problem is that I haven’t been able to take any SATS because of COVID. Is that a legit excuse to put in my application or do I have to take it somewhere else?
@lzgbonesy4090
@lzgbonesy4090 3 года назад
2021?
@ar-1571
@ar-1571 3 года назад
@@lzgbonesy4090 I graduated in 2020 but due to COVID I couldn’t take any SATS/ACTS. And my question was that it if it was a legit excuse as the reason to not take it. Hope that makes sense.👍🏻
@lzgbonesy4090
@lzgbonesy4090 3 года назад
@@ar-1571 gotcha
@cheesestar467
@cheesestar467 3 года назад
I've been working my whole high school career to attend a Military Academy. I just got accepted into West Point's SLE and The Naval Academy's Summer Seminar. I'll list my current stats below, I would like to currently know my chances and if there is anything I can do to increase that chance. Stats: Class Rank: Top 25% Academic Rigor: All APs/Honors/Dual Enrollment GPA (UW): 3.82 GPA(W): 4.6 ACT: 30 SAT: 1390 Band(4 years): Section Leader all of my high school career Jazz Band(4 years) Martial Arts(All of my life): Head Instructor/Team Captain all of my high school career. All-State Musician: 4th Euphonium in the state. District Musician: 1st Chair All- South Musician National Honor Society National Music Honor Society National English Honor Society (I also have a lot of awards, but there are too many to really list. Some of the awards might doxx me, so I don't want to list them for that reason also) Thank you!
@samsmotzzz2171
@samsmotzzz2171 3 года назад
Yeah uhhh....ur overqualified dude lmao
@lzgbonesy4090
@lzgbonesy4090 3 года назад
Wtf all of that was not needed but wow
@cheesestar467
@cheesestar467 3 года назад
@@samsmotzzz2171 Really? That makes me feel slightly better about my chances now lol
@samsmotzzz2171
@samsmotzzz2171 3 года назад
@@cheesestar467 All of these accomplishments show how much you can responsibly juggle, that'll make you look competitive to the people giving out admissions.
@cheesestar467
@cheesestar467 3 года назад
@@samsmotzzz2171 That is great to hear, thank you for the input.
@miayastaheli3722
@miayastaheli3722 3 года назад
For our GPA do they only look at senior year or all of high school.
@somekid1053
@somekid1053 3 года назад
I would assume our entire high school career
@dynamicaxetheduck3788
@dynamicaxetheduck3788 3 года назад
I’m a freshman who doesn’t care about school but now I do
@samsmotzzz2171
@samsmotzzz2171 3 года назад
You got this man, grind hard, get good grades, do community service, be a leader in your community. Do things to be competitive.
@McCrustable
@McCrustable 3 года назад
I’m a senior and I have this last school year to raise my GPA up. My main issue was my entire junior year was online because of COVID which is something I didn’t want and caused me to have poor grades. Now I have my last year to get a high GPA. My advice is take as many advanced classes your sophomore year and junior and senior work your heart out. Genuinely hearing get good grades means a lot and has more realism than one would think
@pestilencetheplague7646
@pestilencetheplague7646 3 года назад
Same I now have a path I can follow and with this I have something to work for
@kinqadamjrkinqadamjr1520
@kinqadamjrkinqadamjr1520 2 года назад
Same I just realized I need to get my grades super high so now I’m tryharding the rest of my high school years