PDT

"Leadership opportunities that expose you to different training environments. Some will give you certifications that you will be able to put on your resume or give you invaluable information for selection. PDTs are a great opportunity to get more leadership experience from profesionals of their craft. ROTC will give you the chance to lead cadets and give you leadership opportunities, but PDTs will take it further."

Ask your NCOIC about the following

Ask your freshman year and find out what year you can attend and what the requirements are in order to get accepted.

STOC

Special Tactics Orientation Course held at AFSOC in Hurlburt Field, Florida. Spend a week shadowing SPECWAR airmen learning about the careers and tips for phase II. A must for anyone considering SPECWAR AFSCsThe only way to 100% guarantee that your Phase I package will be accepted.
annual event - go your sophmore summer.

FREEFaLL

A week at USAFA learning how to jump out of plane. The only place where your first jump is a solo freefall. On completion you get awarded freefall wings that you can wear on all of your uniforms and on active duty uniforms.
annual event.

air assault

Attend the full Army Air Assault School at one of their locations. Learn to rapell, create sling loads and ruck a 12 mile course to earn your Air Assault badge. Like the Freefall wings badge you can wear this on all uniforms including your ABUs/active duty uniforms.
annual event.

Project GO

A language program that is 3 summers long. Get to spend your summer in a foreign country learning a foreign language with all expenses paid. These are languages that are relevant to world events.
Apply Freshman year.

S.E.R.E

A week at USAFA learning how to survive in the wilderness at the Survial, Escape, resisitance and evasion orientation.
annual event.

always learn

These 5 PDTs are the biggest 5 that will contribute to becoming a SPECWAR candidate the most. So plan accordingly, but never pass up on opportunities to learn, each and every PDT will teach you about leadership.

What do I need to improve my chances of being chosen for these PDTs

You need to create a resume that displays all of your leadership positions that you have held throughout ROTC. Thats why it is important to take every leadership opportunity that you can.

More on this topic in the Leadership expereince tab.

Can we create a pdt?

Yes.

Go to the applications tab and it will have a tab on the AFI on what is required to make an official PDT.

what if I don't get accepted?

Do not worry, reapply.

None of these PDTs are needed to succeed or go to Phase II. The only one that will automatically guarantee that your Phase I application gets accepted is the STOC. If you attend STOC, you will attend Phase II if you meet the physcial requirements and submit a complete package.

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