r/airforceots

Is it possible to become a pilot through OTS?

Ever since I was a kid I was interested in flying for the air force, but when I went into high school I must have lost myself because I started grinding academics and athletics like every other asian kid does, and I ended up getting sucked into the trap that going to a prestigious college was the only career path.

Now I am slowly starting to rediscover my interest in flying for the Air Force. I have a 3.9 GPA in Computer Science and Data Science, and I find that I am pretty good at studying for tests, but I have absolutely no flight hours. However, its too late for me to join ROTC since I am ending my junior year already.

I wanted to get some more information from the experts on whether it is actually still possible to get into UPT through OTS before I start seriously pivoting my time towards preparing.

Also, I wanted to ask is the application to OTS binding, and do they tell you if you got accepted to a pilot slot before OTS or after?

I wanted to provide an update on my AFOQT prep site that I have been working on over the past month. Link to original post below.

I took the AFOQT a few years ago and the prep situation was pretty rough for me. I built something that I wish I had during that time to track my progress, give me estimates on how well I was doing, and to know that I was studying the right things.

I studied for the AFOQT using the commonly mentioned materials on this subreddit (Trivium, Peterson's, Barron's, Khan Academy, some random walkthroughs on Youtube) and felt like none of it really helped me understand where I was actually weak. The books throw 200 practice questions at you, which is great for repetition, but not great for identifying your weak areas. You can score 65% on a practice test and still have no clue which specific concepts are dragging you down.

Also, the visual tests like Instrument Comprehension and Block Counting was always a struggle because I felt like the books would actually get some of the answers wrong (maybe operator error) and didn't include a large amount to test with. Repeat study wasn't helpful, especially when I didn't trust the answers.

So I built Credential Lab's AFOQT Prep site credentiallab.com/courses/afoqt. This is my second round trying to gain some testers for it. I have already received 107 reviews with a solid 4.7/5 rating. We have 30 users that have taken 129 practice tests. It's in a soft launch state and I'm currently offering it at zero cost with hopes that I can get some feedback from this community because it is what carried me through my own prep.

The feedback I have already received has been hugely helpful, so thank you all for the great inputs.

Features that I think make it stand out:

• Practice questions that emulate the AFOQT testing environment. Wrong answers explained, right answers explained better.
• Full-length practice test review highlights what you got wrong, why you got it wrong and hopefully helps you connect the dots on the right answer. If not, it will direct you to the exact concept that you need to brush up on.
• Speed drills with a per-question timer because this test will smoke you if you can't answer quickly.
• subtest study modules with concept breakdowns, strategies, and worked examples.
• You can report broken questions and request new flash card decks. I actually read them.

Honestly I'd rather have your feedback than your signup. If something sucks, tell me. If a feature is dumb, tell me. If you take the free diagnostic and it's inaccurate, tell me.

No signup needed for the diagnostic, it’ll always be free. If you want progress tracking across devices, that needs an account but it's free.

2-3 Week Roadmap:

• Improved Instrument Comprehension modeling
• Improved/more block counting modeling
• Video walkthroughs of all concepts with worked examples
• Basic math foundations course

Again, thank you all for the feedback I have already received. Full transparency, I do plan on moving to a paid one-time pricing model at some point. Testers who provide detailed feedback during this soft launch phase won't be asked to pay when it does.

This is honestly a labor of love. It took up so much of my life when I was prepping for it that I knew could have been more efficient. I wish something like this was available during that time.

Original post:

AFOQT Prep

by u/Nonner_McGregor_ in airforceots

Hi all!

I'm currently at the step where I need to get my letters of rec and have run into a bit of a speed bump. I have one person who is a great pick, served at a very high role for most of his life and has known me most of mine, but aside from that I'm unsure. I can't do my current boss because he is an incredibly unserious person who would 1000% botch it (and fire me for showing intent to leave). I had great relationships with my graduate professors, and I know any of them would write a killer letter, but do they qualify to write one?

The instructions don't say "it has to be X person" aside from they have to be able to speak to my capabilities and why I'd make a good officer, so surely a graduate professor qualifies? I don't have anyone else aside from a handful of friends who are all E-5s and wouldn't carry much weight (their words, not mine).

Any other non-priors have examples of who they got to write theirs? Also, is there an official air force template or something similar that I can send for them to work off of? Thank you!