Inbound Checklist: Army/Coast Guard/Marine Corps/Navy

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AIR WAR COLLEGE CHECKLIST FOR INBOUND
U.S. Army/Coast Guard/Marine Corps/Navy STUDENTS


Upon notification of selection for AWC, all inbound students should access the “Inbound Students” tab on the school website for up-to-date information and reporting  instructions. Immediately upon notification, students must email AWC.StudentOps@us.af.mil. Once member’s email is confirmed, AWC Student Ops will send member a welcome email with administrative requirements and request for information.
 

 QUESTIONNAIRE.  CLICK HERE to complete NLT 15 April.

 BIOGRAPHY, PHOTO & CAREER DATA BRIEF (CDB) or OFFICER SUMMARY RECORD (OSR).   Send your bio, photo (in a separate file) and a copy of your (CDB or OSR) to awc.studentops@us.af.mil NLT 15 April.

 REQUIRED TRAININGS: GOVT TRAVEL CARD (GTC) 101, DOD CYBERAWARENESS, AND DOD UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE.  All students must complete and send the certificates to awc.studentops@us.af.mil NET 20 May.  All training must be valid through the duration of the academic year.  “Cyber Awareness” and “Unauthorized Disclosure” courses in JKO (or other branches of service) are acceptable if you do not have an Air Force MyLearning account.  But, at some point during the year, you may be required to create an account in the Air Force MyLearning system for this or other trainings. To establish an MyLearning account go to: https://lms-jets.cce.af.mil and log on.  Once you are logged on, select the “Air Force GoLearn” image, then click the “Total Force Awareness Training” drop down and complete the “Cyber Awareness Challenge” training and you can also search for the “Unauthorized Disclosure” training in MyLearning.  The GTC 101 can be located at:  https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/neoaccess/login.php (Passport Trax).

 GTC STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING. All students must send the GTC Statement of Understanding (signed by the student only) to awc.studentops@us.af.mil NET 20 May. A supervisor here at AWC will sign off upon arrival. This will be emailed to students at a later date.


 SECURITY CLEARANCE.  All US students (Active Duty, Guard, Reserve, Civilians) must have a current or interim Top-Secret (TS) valid through 14 May 2025.  Losing units must complete a transfer of clearance status to AWC upon PCS/TDY to AWC.  Valid Cyber Awareness and Unauthorized Disclosure training certificates must be presented at in-processing.  If you do not currently have a TS clearance, please initiate it with your Security Manager ASAP.   Additionally, if you are currently filling an SCI-level billet, ask your SSO for a Transfer-In-Status (TIS) to the AU/SSO at Maxwell AFB, Alabama (DSN 94 312 493-6715/3606).   Finally, if your TS clearance is within 60 days of the 6-year expiration date, you must begin the update process through your current security manager.  Please contact the AWC security manager (DSN 94 312 493-1399/98 and commercial (334) 953-1399/98) with any questions, email is preferred (anthony.kim.12@us.af.mil). 

 LEAVE.  Take sufficient leave prior to arrival at AWC to avoid falling into a “use or lose” situation during the academic year.  AWC will NOT authorize ordinary leave to students during the academic year, except for during a two-week holiday break in December.

 TRANSCRIPTS. Sister Service students must request their official undergraduate transcript be mailed or e-mailed to the Air University Registrar’s Office NLT 1 June. Transcripts should be mailed to Air University Registrar; ATTN: Admissions; 60 Schumacher Ave; Maxwell AFB, AL 36112-6337 or emailed to airu.admission@gmail.com.  Only one transcript is required from either the student’s bachelors or masters degree, not both).

 SISTER SERVICE INPROCESSING  Sister Service students will get a separate message from their respective AWC Service Advisor outlining their service-specific in-processing requirements and dates in addition to the AWC reporting-in and mass in-processing requirements.  See contact info below:

USA Advisor: COL Rick Nelson, (334) 953-8710 (DSN 493-8710), richard.nelson.27@au.af.edu or contact his assistant alxiss.gibbons@us.af.mil (334) 953-2226 (DSN 493-2226).

USMC Advisor: COL Jimmy Hicks, (910) 467-3579 (DSN 493-2122), jimmy.hicks.2@au.af.edu

USN Advisor: CAPT Steven Dradzynski, (334) 953-7649 (DSN 493-7649), steven.dradzynski@au.af.edu

 DEERS All DoD students must update their information in DEERS by the first day of class. Each student can verify his/her information in DEERS by going to https://milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/

As of 1 Feb 2024

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