Applying for ACS

Unlike Cadet, ACS does NOT have a rolling application process. ACS is a mentoring-oriented program with limited capacity and due to this only applications sent during our announced application period will be considered. Applications sent during any other time will be discarded without response.

Keep an eye on the Allegiance News page for announcements regarding our next application period. Application periods are usually 3-5 days long and precede each ACS session. We will also pre-announce application periods, so people have time to prepare.

Prerequisites

To be an ACS candidate, a pilot must meet ONE of the following criteria:

• Must have graduated from Cadet II AND flown regularly for a period of 3 months AFTER graduation
• Must have flown semi-regularly for a period of 18 months and achieved/maintained a rank of 10
• Must have been a part of the community for 30 months (time spent in (F)AZ counts) AND lost the newbie tag

How to apply

To apply to ACS, PM the ACS Head with the following information:

• Primary ASGS callsign (should be clearly related to the forum account).
• Primary play time (US Primetime, Euro Primetime, or some other timezone).
• Whether you want to receive an anonymous @ACS nickname.

If you want an anonymous @ACS nickname, and you already have 3 hiders, we also need a hider nick to delete (so you can use your anonymous nick). This nick will only be deleted if you are accepted.

Only complete applications will be considered. Incomplete applications will be discarded. Obviously, applicants who don't meet the prerequisites will be denied.

The Verdict

All applicants will receive one of the following responses:

Acceptance	Your application has been accepted, and you will be a part of the next ACS session
Deferred	We believe that you would make for a great student, but we cannot take on any more candidates this session. Re-apply at the beginning of the next session, and we'll give you priority.
Try Again	We cannot fit you into this session, and we cannot give out any more deferrals for next session. Unfortunately, you'll have to apply at the beginning of next session.
Needs Improvement	While you meet the requirements, the instructors feel that you have not yet sufficiently mastered game basics, or have some other reservation about your joining ACS. If possible, a recommendation will be provided for how to improve your gameplay.
Denied	You do not meet the requirements. Please reapply when you have.

The ACS head will review each application and make a recommendation to the instructors, who will approve or modify the recommendation. Applicants are usually notified of their status within 5 days of the end of each application period.

Expectations for students

All ACS students are expected to command at least 3 games each week. Students are expected to maintain a log of games commanded. For most games, the log can be kept to basics (coms, map, sets, factions, etc), though the game against another ACS student should have a more detailed log entry. In addition, students are expected to be active on the forums, though there are currently no explicit requirements about number of posts or anything like that. Just post questions, participate in discussions, etc. Average weekly workload will be the time it takes to command 3 games in a week, plus 45-75 minutes on forum, maintaining your log and talking to others.