by Emileigh | Jun 1, 2018 | Career & Learning
I’M DONE. I’ve officially graduated Officer Training School and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant! Two months of work, but I’m finally done and Jacob and I are on our way to our first station. We’re SO excited to start real Air Force life!...
by Emileigh | Apr 23, 2018 | Career & Learning
I am proud to say I just graduated TFOT, Total Force Officer Training at the Officer Training School. Watch out Air Force, another butter bar is on the loose! The Officer training school at Maxwell AFB in Alabama is home to two of the Air Force officer commissioning...
by Jacob | Dec 23, 2017 | Career & Learning
This past summer I attended COT, commissioned officer training. This training is the basic training equivalent for the non-line Air Force officers who receive their commission pre-training. (This includes medical officers, JAG, and chaplains.) I am prior enlisted,...
by Jacob | Aug 12, 2017 | Career & Learning
Depending on what kind of knowledge and experience you have had with the military, when you first join you may have encountered a world of acronyms, skills, and cultural assets that you weren’t aware existed. There are so many things to learn! The majority of...
by Emileigh | Apr 28, 2017 | Career & Learning
As some of you know, I have been in the recruitment process for the Air Force for about two years now. The ambiguous waiting was long and difficult, the inconveniences and frustrations many. In fall of 2016, I was finally supposed to receive an answer as to whether...