The course includes Air Power academic study, Practical Leadership Exercises, an Appraisal Workshop, Interview Techniques and Fitness Development. The 8-week training programme will develop the students’ knowledge of leadership within the RAF and increase their understanding of their management responsibilities as SNCOs. As well as fitness and military training, you will also learn about the RAF lifestyle.įollowing the Basic Recruit Training Course (BRTC), prospective Weapon Systems Operators and Air Operations (Control) Sergeants, known within the Service as Non-Commissioned Controllers, will complete the Direct Entrant Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (DE SNCO) Course at Airmen's Command Squadron (ACS), RAF Halton. The course is designed to help you adjust to a military environment. Your career will start with the 10-week Basic Recruit Training Course (BRTC) at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire. including Amherst College, Cornell University, Emory University, Harvard College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Notre Dame, Pomona College, Princeton University, Smith College, Stanford University, Williams College, and Yale University.Īre you a transitioning veteran thinking about applying to college to earn your undergraduate or bachelor’s degree? Sign up for help from Service to School. In 2015, Service to School launched VetLink, an initiative within our larger mentoring program, which partners our organization with some of the best colleges and universities in the U.S. Our mission is to help every transitioning military veteran win admission to the best college or graduate school possible. For more information, please visit S ervice to School is a 501(3) non-profit committed to helping our nation’s veterans earn admission to highly selective colleges and universities. It is consistently cited as one of the world’s most prestigious universities. Its 8,180-acre campus is one of the largest in the United States.
Stanford University is a private research university in Palo Alto, California. I’d also like to go to grad school for Computational Linguistics at some point. What are you goals post-graduation? My dream job would be to work at Google Brain. What led you to choose Stanford? I chose Stanford because of the strength of its Computer Science program. The best thing you can do is get good scores on standardized tests, do really well in your classes if you’re already in school, and apply to every school you’re interested in regardless of what you think your chances are of getting accepted. What advice would you give to future applicants? Undergraduate admissions can be random, especially as a transfer student.
I’m planning on joining the student improv team, the running club, and taking full advantage of Palo Alto’s proximity to the mountains and the ocean. What’s your favorite part about Stanford? Even though I haven’t gotten to campus yet, I’m really excited about being at Stanford. This has helped make my transition fairly painless. How has the transition been from the military to the classroom? I’m still in the Air Force Reserve, so I’ve been able to have access to the best parts of the military while having the freedom to be fully engaged in civilian life. Going back to school has always been my first priority. I got really frustrated in that environment and decided to join the military for the GI Bill. Why did you decide to pursue college? I couldn’t afford to attend a four-year university when I graduated high school, so I went to community college for a year.
It was amazing to have such a strong advocate to challenge and guide me through the convoluted process of applying to schools. He helped me a ton with my essays and pushed me to apply to places like Stanford and Yale, which I never dreamed that I would have gotten into.
What was the best part of S2S for you? Joe Lynch was an indispensable part of my application process. I was curious if there were any services that advised veterans, so I came across S2S in a Google search. How did you hear about S2S/VetLink? I lacked any sort of advising when I started the application process. I loved learning Pashto and I had never felt a strong connection to a subject until I got to study another language full time. What was your proudest accomplishment in the Air Force? Graduating from the Pashto course at the Defense Language Institute was immensely satisfying. What did you do in the military? I was a Pashto Airborne Cryptologic Language Analyst in the Air Force. Intended Major: I will be studying Computer Science + Linguistics at Stanford. Fun Fact About Yourself: I do improvisational comedy.