Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development
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Hopefully he's cool enough to let you switch to Army/Marines/Navy if that's what you want.
It appears the LEAD process is completely separate from the rest of Admissions. I don't recall hearing about anyone getting a TWE yet, or any other news.
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How bad do you want it?
Here's the deal. Don't quit! I had to watch three great prior-enlisted cadets pack their bags because they came from the "Operational Air Force," and expected it to follow them. Humility will be a strength, and its better for the group to learn what is being taught regardless of whether the OAF does it that way. You have a specialty and a bunch of operational know-how, but you'll be better served by using operational examples in leadership papers and BSing with your classmates than correcting your possibly 19 yr old BCT cadre. It is easy to form a clique as priors, but by doing so you perpetuate a stereotype that's almost completely gone. Tryout for the Wings of Blue, be a soaring instructor pilot, and max out your opportunity to attend a great institution. There will be bombs to drop, bad guys to hunt, and BAH to collect in four years. To get nominated to the LEAD program you had to max out your enlisted experience by getting BTZ, legitimate firewall fives, and more than likely a deployment or two. Find out what it is to max out your Academy experience just like your did "before the Academy..."
-Luke
Here's the deal. Don't quit! I had to watch three great prior-enlisted cadets pack their bags because they came from the "Operational Air Force," and expected it to follow them. Humility will be a strength, and its better for the group to learn what is being taught regardless of whether the OAF does it that way. You have a specialty and a bunch of operational know-how, but you'll be better served by using operational examples in leadership papers and BSing with your classmates than correcting your possibly 19 yr old BCT cadre. It is easy to form a clique as priors, but by doing so you perpetuate a stereotype that's almost completely gone. Tryout for the Wings of Blue, be a soaring instructor pilot, and max out your opportunity to attend a great institution. There will be bombs to drop, bad guys to hunt, and BAH to collect in four years. To get nominated to the LEAD program you had to max out your enlisted experience by getting BTZ, legitimate firewall fives, and more than likely a deployment or two. Find out what it is to max out your Academy experience just like your did "before the Academy..."
-Luke
Thank you Mustang!
My son has wanted this his entire life. It's just always been a part of our life, knowing someday, we would be here waiting.
I really like what you wrote, and will copy it and give it to my son, if and when he get's in.
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I'm curious as to what happened to those three prior-enlisted cadets who threw in the towel. Did they go back to their career fields as an enlisted member of the AF? Did they separate? Did they reclass?
That's gotta be a tough one. When I was in tech school, one of the guys on my floor DOR'd from the academy after two years...then the economy sh** the bed and he had to enlist. He made sure not many people knew this story.
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i called my counselor, she told me that the academy is waiting to get acceptance letter back from the civilians who got nominated in their congressional district. after that, they are going to see how much room they have to offer the LEAD folks. bottlenecking......and possibly fewer than the 85 promised slots we have seen before. true the 85 never filled, but at least they were there. not so sure this time.
i called my counselor, she told me that the academy is waiting to get acceptance letter back from the civilians who got nominated in their congressional district. after that, they are going to see how much room they have to offer the LEAD folks. bottlenecking......and possibly fewer than the 85 promised slots we have seen before. true the 85 never filled, but at least they were there. not so sure this time.
thats good to hear!
they have only awarded one LEAD appointment so far--because the Airman also had a congressional nomination