Application Question

[blueskies18]

Hey everyone. I just completed my pre-candidate questionnaire and was assigned a mentor ALO. What is a mentor ALO, and what should I include in my first email to them? Thanks!

 

[flieger83]

Hey everyone. I just completed my pre-candidate questionnaire and was assigned a mentor ALO. What is a mentor ALO, and what should I include in my first email to them? Thanks!

Hi!

I'm a Mentor ALO. I'm also an Evaluator ALO (the bad guy).

As a mentor ALO my role is to be your (the candidate) mentor; a person that has the knowledge and experience relating to the entire application process. I have "been there, done that, got more than my share of t-shirts" from this process, including when I did it in high school! I have helped, literally, hundreds of candidates navigate the shoal waters of the USAFA process. It's murky, turbulent, often confusing, and frequently frustrating. That's when I'm at my best because I can usually clear all of it up! If I can't, I have direct access to the folks up at USAFA/RRS (that's the selections folks) and they'll get me an answer.

So, in short: I'm your go-to-guy, your point-of-contact, someone local that can help whenever you need it!!

And since I'm also here...you can ask me too!

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83

 

[blueskies18]

Hi!

I'm a Mentor ALO. I'm also an Evaluator ALO (the bad guy).

As a mentor ALO my role is to be your (the candidate) mentor; a person that has the knowledge and experience relating to the entire application process. I have "been there, done that, got more than my share of t-shirts" from this process, including when I did it in high school! I have helped, literally, hundreds of candidates navigate the shoal waters of the USAFA process. It's murky, turbulent, often confusing, and frequently frustrating. That's when I'm at my best because I can usually clear all of it up! If I can't, I have direct access to the folks up at USAFA/RRS (that's the selections folks) and they'll get me an answer.

So, in short: I'm your go-to-guy, your point-of-contact, someone local that can help whenever you need it!!

And since I'm also here...you can ask me too!

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83

Thank you for the help! That's good to know I get someone to help me out a little. What should I include in my first email to my mentor ALO, since usafa applications are telling me to reach out to them?

 

[flieger83]

Thank you for the help! That's good to know I get someone to help me out a little. What should I include in my first email to my mentor ALO, since usafa applications are telling me to reach out to them?

I like to receive an introductory e-mail! It shows me the candidate is proactive, which you really need to be in this process!

A simple: "Dear Col/Lt Col/Major, or whatever their rank is, I am XXXX and I recently completed my PCQ for the USAFA. It is my desire to secure an appointment to the class of 2027. I received an email informing me that you are my mentor ALO. I wanted to introduce myself, tell you a little about me, and ask if there's anything you think I should be focusing upon now?

And then tell them a bit about you: why the academy? What are your goals/dreams? That sort of thing. Less than a resume, but more than a two-sentence "hello..."

Make sense?

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83

 

[blueskies18]

I like to receive an introductory e-mail! It shows me the candidate is proactive, which you really need to be in this process!

A simple: "Dear Col/Lt Col/Major, or whatever their rank is, I am XXXX and I recently completed my PCQ for the USAFA. It is my desire to secure an appointment to the class of 2027. I received an email informing me that you are my mentor ALO. I wanted to introduce myself, tell you a little about me, and ask if there's anything you think I should be focusing upon now?

And then tell them a bit about you: why the academy? What are your goals/dreams? That sort of thing. Less than a resume, but more than a two-sentence "hello..."

Make sense?

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83

Perfect, thanks for the advice