United States Air Force Academy

Academy Military Training NCO Program

Since the Air Force Academy welcomed its first class in 1954, active-duty enlisted personnel have been an integral part of instructing cadets. A corps of enlisted men and women known as Military Training Leaders first appeared in 1996 and have evolved into today's Academy Military Training NCOs, or AMTs. An AMT's duties and responsibilities are as crucial to the development of tomorrow's leaders as any other aspect of a cadet's career.

The AMT corps is a challenging and rewarding experience unlike any other in the Air Force. As NCOs, they have a unique opportunity to develop future leaders of the world's greatest air, space and cyberspace force.

How to Apply

Master sergeants and technical sergeants who want to accept the challenge of developing leaders of character can apply for this special duty by contacting the AMT functional manager at 719-333-9612 or by e-mail at usafa.cws@usafa.edu.

Cadet Squadrons

Throughout the academic year, an AMT supports an air officer commanding and a cadet squadron of approximately 100 cadets. The AMT provides day-to-day guidance and mentorship to cadets in all stages of their cadet careers, mentoring fourth-class cadets as newly transformed civilians to first-class cadets with the duties and responsibilities of cadet officers, leading a squadron and preparing to become commissioned second lieutenants.

The AMT oversees the cadets as they carry out their duties, whether completing a tasker or disciplining subordinate cadets. The AMT provides feedback and mentorship on how cadets perform their roles and coaches them on how they might handle situations to achieve the best results possible.

Additionally, AMTs provide weekly instruction through professional military education, in which cadets receive instruction on the profession of arms as it relates to being effective commissioned officers and leaders of character.

Summer Programs

When school lets out for the summer, the Cadet Wing begins nine weeks of specialized training. Cadets learn the concepts of operating in an air and space expeditionary force during the Global Engagement program, supervise youth programs during the Academy's sports camps and conduct Basic Cadet Training for new fourth-class cadets.

During the summer preparation period, AMTs provide all the necessary instruction to the cadet cadre to provide appropriate oversight and ensure an effective training program that provides top-notch instruction in a safe and healthy environment.

Training

AMTs receive in-depth training and certification as professional instructors, from the classroom to the drill pad, by attending the Academy Military Training NCO Course. Topics of instruction include the Cadet Honor Code and carrying out disciplinary actions via the Article 15 process. This course is conducted at the Air Force Academy by certified, veteran AMT instructors.

The training and certifications are challenging, but with the future of tomorrow's Air Force at stake, it has to be. Throughout cadets' four-year experience, an AMT is involved in every aspect of a cadet's life: perhaps counseling a cadet who has poor academic or military performance rates or who fails a fitness assessment, or offering handshakes and well wishes when cadets reach personal and professional milestones.

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