Disclaimer: I do not have a need to stay up-to-date on the board schedule. I will do my best to keep this updated for you all, but if you notice a discrepancy please post a comment to let me know.
Here is the projected FY2020 Line Officer Board Schedule.
Board #
AFRS Application Cut-Off
Board Dates
Estimated Release Date
Projected OTS Class
Estimated OTS Start Month
20OTCAB
As Needed
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
20OT01 (Active Duty)
8 Oct 19 (1 Oct 19)
12 – 22 Nov 19
31 Jan 20
20-08 to 21-04
Aug ’20 to Feb ’21
20OT02 (Civilian Rated Only)
24 Jan 20
24 – 28 Feb 20
3 Apr 20
20-08 to 21-04
Aug ’20 to Feb ’21
20OT03 (Active Duty & Civilian Non-Rated Only)
10 Apr 20
11 – 22 May 20
20OT04 (Active Duty & Civilian Rated Only)
17 Jul 20
17 – 28 Aug 20
25 Sep 20
21-05 to 21-08
Feb ’21 to Jul ’21
Notes:
- Each board will select applicants for AFSCs based on the Accessions Program Guidance Letter
- (CAB) Critical Accessions Board are based on Air Force needs and are subject to change
- If needed, FY20 CAB board dates/AFSC will be announced in January
- Applications MUST be received at AFRS NLT midnight on the AFRS Application cut-off date
- “Active Duty” Board is for current Enlisted RegAF applicants only
- The Projected OTS Class(es) will be the classes LO selects are assigned to
Effective: 8 Nov 2019 (25 June 2019)
CHANGES:
- 6 Jul 19: Uploaded 25 Jun 19 schedule with more precise dates and updated notes
- 30 Sep 19: Updated post with latest information on the 20OT02 Active Duty board. Removed schedule image. Will re-add correct image later.
- 4 Oct 19: Added schedule image
- 16 Dec 19: Updated schedule with 8 Nov version. Update removed RCG QC and added clarity with header descriptions. Changed CAD to CAB and added description for projected OTS classes.
- 18 Dec 19: Removed crossed off dates due to clutter.
Joe
Hello airforceotsguy!
Thank you for all the stuff that you do! Really helps me to understand the indepth of what is happening! Enlightens me just a little more!
With that being said, I do have a question about reading the timeline. I don’t really understand the difference between (civilian) and (active duty) on the timeline.
Correct me if I’m wrong but if you want to go as an active-duty officer (which I want to) then you have to have your package submitted by 1 Oct 19 for 20 OT 01? And the next one would be all the way out until 20 OT 03 which submission of the package is 7 Apr 20? or can you submit your package on 20 OT 02 which is 23 Jan 20? Please let me know. Thank you for your time
airforceotsguy
Hey Joe sorry for the delay. So the difference between civilian and active duty is who can apply for that specific board. If you are a civilian you can only apply to the ones marked civilian. All of the Line Officer boards on my site are for active duty line officers. Guard, reserve, and medical all work a little differently.
airforceotsguy
Hit me up if you have more questions! airforceotsguy@gmail.com
meriah hawkinson
Do you know of this is still accurate? There are rumors about air force being at full strength for 2020
airforceotsguy
I have not updated this post since the rumors came out. I will check the schedule tomorrow but know AFRS probably won’t update the schedule until they finalize 19OT03
Brian
Since it’s already Nov, will the deadline for OTS applications for civilians likely be Jan 2020? It’s often been December but I haven’t seen any announcements yet, so I’m putting my stuff together but not rushing…
airforceotsguy
Hey Brian, I will be finally updating my schedules post this week since I’m finally on break from school. Feel free to shoot me an email at airforceotsguy@gmail.com
Applicant
Any word on when results will come out for 19OTS03? Rumor is 20OTS01 results got moved from December 19 to January 21. Any way to confirm that?
airforceotsguy
Stay tuned, I will update these schedule posts this week, likely tomorrow. Yes, there was a new schedule released but I haven’t looked at it in depth yet.
Rachel
Did you see that you posted the schedule on FB as no preference to rated or non rated board dates? Is that that latest schedule?
airforceotsguy
Once you click on the post you will see the latest schedule, the one on the Facebook appears to be a cached version from when I originally posted it. The correct schedule image has an effective date of 8 Nov 19 and is broken down between AD only, Civilian only, AD & civ Nonrated, and AD & Civ rated. This is a blended approach from what they have done over the past several years. I hope this helps