NCSA slotting

NCSA applications may be submitted in e-services from 1 December to 15 January.

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Begining this year, the objective points system shown below will be used to slot cadets.

Age		Achievement		Longevity		Prior Activities
18+	10 points	Spaatz	20 points	5+ years	15 points	None	15 points
17	8	Eaker	16	4	12	1	10
16	6	Earhart	14	3	9	2	5
15	4	Mitchell	12	2	5	3+	0
14	3	Wright Br	8	1	2
< 14	0	None	0	< 1	0

NHQ will use software to tabulate cadets’ scores (call this the NCSA Score) on 18 February, pulling that data directly from E-Services. Mitchell Awards earned on 19 February, for example, will not figure into the NCSA Score.

Role of Wing Headquarters. NHQ will tabulate cadets’ NCSA Scores, but wings will assign cadet applicants to one of three categories:
a. Green Light: Each wing may “green light” 10% of its applicants, rounded off to the nearest whole number, with a minimum of 1 green light per wing. Green light cadets will be placed ahead of all other cadets in the slotting system. Some examples of how the math works:

Wing	Applicants	10%	Total Green Lights
A	11	1.1	1
B	15	1.5	2
C	4	0.4	1

While there’s no guarantee that a green light cadet will receive their first choice activity – what if all 300 green light cadets want to go to the same activity? – it’s very likely they will be slotted for one of their favorite programs.
b. Approved: To be slotted for an activity, all cadet applicants must be approved by their wing. The vast majority of cadet applicants will be grouped into this category.
c. Red Light: Wings will “red light” cadets whose personal conduct or attitude is deemed unsatisfactory.
d. Wing Selection Boards. Some wings choose to hold NCSA selection boards. That remains their option. If a wing holds a board, the board’s function becomes determining which cadets to green light, which to approve, and which to red light. Unlike years past, wings no longer rank order cadets – the objective point system takes care of that.



Encampment Pre-Requisite. The cadet regulation (CAPR 52-16, ch 4) limits NCSAs to cadets who have completed encampment. Beginning this year, we’re requiring cadets to have graduated encampment at the time of application. This is to ensure all cadets come fully prepared for NCSAs, and because demand for NCSAs greatly overpowers supply. Recognizing that some wings and regions host winter encampments, we’ll keep NCSA applications open a few weeks later this year, through 15 January.

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