2008-2009 Catalog - United States Air Force Academy

admission to the preparatory school
Admission is limited to enlisted members of the Air Force Regular and Reserve components and to selected civilian
students. Civilian students applying for, but not receiving an appointment to the Air Force Academy need not reapply to the
Preparatory School; they will automatically be considered for a Prep School appointment. Only Air Force enlisted members
may apply directly to the Prep School via Air Force Form 1786, submitted through the unit commander and Military
Personnel Flight. Consult Air Force Instruction 36-2021 for details. Enlisted members from the Army, Navy, and Marine
Corps are not eligible for a nomination in the airman category, but are considered as civilians.
Civilian selectees are placed on active duty as Air Force Reserve airmen while attending the Prep School. Successful
completion of the Prep School improves chances for appointment as an Air Force Academy cadet, but appointment is not
guaranteed. If not selected for an Academy appointment, Regular Air Force airmen are made available for assignment to
other duties. Reserve Air Force candidates are discharged from the Reserves with no further obligation to the Air Force.
For more information about the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, visit academyadmissions.com click on Admissions
Center and then Prep School.
eligibility requirements
Prospective cadet candidates must:
• be at least seventeen and not have passed their twenty-second birthday by 1 July of the year they enter the Prep
School,
• be eligible to be a U.S. citizen,
• be unmarried and have no dependents, and
• meet specific medical standards for a commission in the United States Air Force.
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