{"id":16158,"date":"2019-05-01T16:05:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/01\/become-an-officer-in-14-days-air-force-to-test-accelerated-commissioning-program-for-sncos\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:23:04","slug":"become-an-officer-in-14-days-air-force-to-test-accelerated-commissioning-program-for-sncos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/05\/01\/become-an-officer-in-14-days-air-force-to-test-accelerated-commissioning-program-for-sncos\/","title":{"rendered":"Become an officer in 14 days? Air Force to test accelerated commissioning program for SNCOs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Air Force in August will launch its first test of a turbo-charged commissioning program that seeks to turn senior enlisted airmen into officers<\/a> in as quick as 14 training days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beta test of the Officer Training School<\/a>-Accelerated Commissioning Program will take place at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama<\/a>, and shorten OTS from its current length of 40 training days, Air Education and Training Command officials said in a Wednesday release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first test will include 36 senior noncommissioned officer candidates, AETC said. Of those master sergeants, senior master sergeants and chief master sergeants, 26 will be active duty, five will be reservists and five will be from the Air National Guard. To qualify, they must have completed the SNCO Academy course, either in-residence or via distance learning. They were selected through the normal OTS selection board process that took place in January and February.<\/p>\n\n\n\t