1. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 1 COMPOSITE ALO NOTES 2010 -2011 Maj Copernicus Guerra Admissions Liaison Officer, South TX Man’s flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge

2. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 2 Overview ALO Responsibilities Dealing with Candidates Diversity Helpful Hints for 4060s Candidates Fitness Tips Tips / Guidance from AFA Counselors AFROTC Final Thoughts Construction Updates

3. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 3 LOG-IN to ALO web every 10 days Main Jobs: Recruiting / Mentoring Managing your Career To get promoted need to get at least 100 pts Allowed 130 pts a year 6 hrs = 2 pts 8 hrs = 2 pts LOD approval of pts by 10 th of every month Get to know UTAPS and AROWS 85% of your questions are on the ALOWEB !! Include your boss…especially reach out to Academy ALO Responsibilities

4. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 4 Proactive…think “Outside of the Box” Diversity Language Skills Recruiting / Mentoring Relationship Building Ask for a Resume’ CONSTANT Evaluation Look for “seeds” of character Extreme Competition – Decrease # of Appt DO NOT RELEASE ANY COMPOSITE SCORES Dealing with Candidates

5. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 5 DIVERSITY Includes Social Economics First – Gen to College Academically Disadvantaged State on 4060 “Compelling Interest:” (as req’d)

6. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 6 HELPFUL HINTS for 4060s No Laundry-List Use all 50 lines FULLY JUSTIFY your scores… Verbiage has to match the numerical scores Review your 1-2-3 scores List of “good questions” Last number is not an average ALO scores might not get them in…but it can keep them out Need at least 3 contacts (phone contact – OK) Quotes are excellent… DONT embarrass the ALO force

7. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 7 CONGRESSIONAL TRAINING Get to know your Rep and/or Congressional Liaison Oct - Nov for personal interviews AF nominations are the tightest Tons of “freshman” that are still learning the process… Recommend that the candidates apply to all sources My recommendation: DON’T interview kids that have not started the application process…coordinate with LOD on kids with nothing done in their package

8. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 8 Candidate Fitness Tips Practice, Practice, Practice… Encourage candidates to wait to the end to take it… Events are back-to-back Average Scores (2014) Basketball Throw M: 67’ W: 40’ Pull Ups M: 10 W: 3 Shuttle Run M: 8.9 sec W: 10.1 sec Crunches M: 76 W: 74 Push Ups M: 57 W: 38 One-Mile Run M: 6.53 min W: 8.08 min

9. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 9 Tips and Guidance – AFA Counselors Extensive Review of HS Transcripts USAFA “stance” on drugs Tolerate experimental also dependent on answer: motivation / lesson learned / remorse level Schedule C drugs Compelling story – up to 100 pts Ability to speak other than English 10 pts for “excellent” 5 pts for “good” No quotas on ALO scores More on Virtual Tours

10. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 10 SAT and ACT Scores Class of 2014 Qualifying SAT Critical Reading: 580 Math: 560 Qualifying ACT English: 24 S/R: 25 Math: 25 RD: 24 Average SAT Critical Reading: 640 Math: 666 Average ACT English: 30 S/R: 30 Math: 30 RD: 30

11. I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 11 FINAL THOUGHTS Phenomenal Training See the “Nuts n Bolts” of the Selections Mechanism Visit the Prep School Visit AOG bldg…now track daily acitivity on the web Mandated slots for USAFA (based on current attrition) 1120 for Class of 2015 1050 for Class of 2016 1165 for Class of 2017 and on Indoor Training Facility - New At the end-of-the-day, our jobs as ALOs are to be fair to the candidate and loyal to the Air Force

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