Having discussed "What is an Air Force officer" in their first episode, Colin and Reed now explain the process of becoming one. In this episode, Reed explains everything you need to know about Air Force Officer Training School (OTS). 00:46 - Focus on OTS and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC)02:25 - Program Guidance Letter (PGL) explained!06:24 - Commissioning source pecking order7:15 - The many many types of OTS applicants9:53 - The many types of Air Force officers12:09 - The multiple different Air Force components12:59 - You need to work with a recruiter to go to OTS14:46 - Reed explains his key principles for applying to OTS15:10 - Working with a recruiter17:16 - Reed shares his experience applying for OTS19:19 - Resources available for applying to OTS(see https://www.airforceots.com)20:08 - Contact Reed at reed.gann@us.af.mil21:00 - Stay on top of your paperwork!22:21 - Have a Plan B in place23:41 - Reed talks about cancelled OTS selection boards when he applied27:33 - Work your Plan A (OTS) and Plan B (something else) simultaneously29:00 - To be continued...Email your questions and comments to airforceofficerpodcast@gmail.com. Join the discussion about the podcast, the Air Force, officership, and the Profession of Arms at https://www.facebook.com/groups/airforceofficerpodcast/.Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AirForceOfficerPodcast/Follow us on Instagram: airforceofficerpodcast. Follow us on Twitter: afofficerpod. Share your officer stories of all flavors using #officerAF.