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2 MEMORANDUM FOR BASE EDUCATION OFFICES FROM: HQ USAFA/RR 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 2300 USAF Academy CO 80840-5025 SUBJECT: Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development (LEAD) Program 1. The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) and its Preparatory School offer magnificent opportunities for our sharpest enlisted personnel to enter the commissioned ranks. Prior enlisted cadets possess both military knowledge and proven reliability which makes them the archetype cadet and commissioned officer. 2. We are looking for Commanders and Chiefs to find and nominate “leading edge” Airmen. Specifically, we are looking for top performers with the highest moral character, strong academic ability, and who are physically fit. Interested Airmen should complete the AF Form 1786 and contact their local Base Education Office for assistance in the USAFA application process. We have Admissions Liaison Officers in every local area and Admissions counselors at the Air Force Academy who will help Airmen navigate the application process. For assistance, please call the Admissions office at 719-333-2233 (DSN 333). 3. The prior-enlisted cadets attending USAFA are truly among the best the Air Force has to offer, and it is because of your vision and dedication to the LEAD program that they are here. We are grateful for your dedication to the Air Force and support of the LEAD program. I look forward to seeing your talented Airmen here at your United States Air Force Academy. CAROLYN A.M. BENYSHEK, Colonel, USAF Director of Admissions ____________________________________________________________________________________ LEADERS ENCOURAGING AIRMAN DEVELOPMENT (LEAD) PROGRAM The LEAD Program is an on-going effort to give our best and brightest airmen the opportunity to excel by offering them appointments to the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The program, initiated by Gen Fogleman in 1995, delegates authority to Unit and Wing Commanders to nominate highly qualified airmen to attend the Preparatory School with the intention of an Academy appointment to follow. Commanders have the opportunity to identify outstanding and deserving airmen with officer potential for this commissioning program. Eighty-Five slots are available for direct entry to the Academy and the Preparatory School for active duty Airmen who meet entry criteria. These slots are highly competitive. Airmen must be a U.S. citizen or be able to obtain citizenship before entry into the Academy the following year, be unmarried and have no dependents, be of high moral character, must not have passed their twenty second birthday by 1 July of the entering year (this cannot be waived as it is a stipulation of Title 10, United States Code) for entry into the Preparatory School, and must not have passed their twenty third birthday by 1 Jul of the entering year for direct entry to the Academy. There are also Eighty-Five slots available to Guard and Reserve Airmen who must meet the same criteria as the active duty Airmen. Application: Apply on AF Form 1786, Application for Appointment to the United States Air Force Academy Under Quota Allotted to Enlisted Members of the Regular and Reserve Components of the Air Force. This form requires the airman’s personal information, immediate commander’s endorsement (no lower than squadron commander or equivalent), and Military Personnel Flight (MPF) Assignments coordination. The MPF places the airman in assignment availability code (AAC) 05 and coordinates on AF Form 1786. The completed form must reach the Air Force Academy Admissions Office NLT 1 Jan of the entry year. Once your application has been processed, you will be notified by the Admissions office concerning additional requirements such as the Candidate Fitness Assessment (CFA), an extensive medical evaluation, completion of an interview with an Admissions Liaison Officer, completion of a writing sample, and attainment of qualifying scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test or the American College Test. Applicants should also be involved in the community and in athletic activities either in high school or after high school.
3 LEAD Timetable - AF Form 1786 submitted 1 Mar (year prior to entry) –1 Jan (year of entry) - Submit Pre-Candidate Questionnaire on-line at http://www.academyadmissions.com NLT 31 Dec (Airman’s responsibility) - Completed Candidate Packages NLT 1 Feb for USAFA direct entry NLT 1 Mar for Preparatory School - USAFA provides MAJCOMs list of qualified candidates (non selected Airmen availability code is pulled at this time) Apr - Airmen can accept/decline Until May Guidelines: Guidelines for Direct Appt: SAT Verbal 580 and SAT Math 560. ACT English 24, Reading 24, Math 25, and Science Reasoning 25. Top 20% of high school class or about a 3.50 GPA if school does not rank. Candidates should have taken a college preparatory curriculum in high school which included mathematics through pre-calculus and should have also taken a high school chemistry course. College work at the community college level or higher which makes up for missed high school curriculum can compensate for some weakness in the high school record and will be considered. See the admissions website at http://www.academyadmissions.com for more information on suggested college preparatory curriculum. Guidelines for Preparatory School Appt: SAT Verbal 480 and SAT Math 500. ACT English 20, Reading 20, Math 20, and Science Reasoning 20. Top 40% of high school class or about a 2.70 GPA if school does not rank. Candidates should have taken a college preparatory curriculum in high school which included mathematics through algebra II. Pre-calculus and a high school chemistry course are strongly encouraged. College work at the community college level or higher can compensate for some weakness in the high school record and will be considered. Candidates should consider taking math and science (with a lab) courses. The time since high school graduation and whether an airman is currently taking or has taken college level courses will also be evaluated in determining suitability for direct entry to the Academy or entry to the Preparatory School. Any questions about the LEAD Program should be directed to USAFA Admissions at 719-333-2233 or email: usafa.tours@usafa.edu _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ AF FORM 1786, Application for Appointment to the USAF Academy Under Quota Allotted to Enlisted Members of the Regular and Reserve Components of the Air Force The AF Form 1786 is an application for a nomination for appointment to the Academy and an appointment to the Prep School. Active duty and reserve airmen are allocated “slots” for each entering class based on their enlisted status. Thus, they do not need a presidential, vice presidential, or congressional nomination as do the vast majority of students entering the Academy each year. The AF Form 1786 is the formal paperwork required to obtain their “individual nomination”. The AF Form 1786 must (1) be completed by the member, (2) endorsed by the squadron commander or higher, and (3) processed by the Military Personnel Flight (MPF). The MPF will place the Airman in assignment availability code (AAC) 05. The squadron commander, not wing commander, must provide a separate endorsement letter to encompass a comprehensive statement of the applicant’s character, ability, and motivation to become a career officer, which must be included with the AF Form 1786 (in some MAJCOMs, the wing commanders have directed their own involvement, but we require only the immediate commander’s endorsement). The purpose of the letter is to verify that the information provided on the AF Form 1786 is correct and to provide the Academy with a positive or negative endorsement of the individual pursuing this commissioning program. The airman’s personnel folder should be screened to see if any Unfavorable Information File (UIF) documentation, letters of reprimand, etc., exists. The squadron commander is our “safety net” to ensure only our top airmen enter the Academy. These commanders should subjectively analyze if an airman “has the
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