The entry level for this program is GS-7, $35,752 as of Jan 2007. Promotions may occur at the rate of one per year if performance is acceptable, and the following pay rates are based on a normal progression. Second year is at the GS-9 level ($43K to $48K). Third year is at the GS-11 level ($53K to $58K). Fourth year is at the GS-12 level ($63K to $70K). Promotion beyond the GS-12 level is dependent on each Fellow’s job assignment location following the completion of the five-year program. Promotion to the GS-13 ($66K to $83K) for the fifth year is dependent on that location. These salaries reflect salary levels effective January 2007. Each salary typically receives a yearly pay adjustment. Salaries levels vary by location due to locality pay adjustments.

The first six months of the program are typically conducted at AMC's Logistics Leadership Center in Texarkana Texas. University courses supporting the graduate education program will also be taken in Texarkana: at Texas A&M University -Texarkana. Your total length of stay in Texarkana will be approximately 13 months total, depending on program layout.

The AMC Fellows Program is designed to develop quantitative, as well as qualitative skills. Ideally-suited candidates for the Program should be willing and able to comprehend probability and statistics and how these mathematical topics apply to reliability theory, statistical process control and forecasting. They will also be able to learn how to handle economic analysis problems involving the time value of money and discount factors. They will possess basic computer skills, including the ability to use spreadsheets effectively. Advanced topics in the Fellows Program will include the formulation and solution of mathematical and integer programming models, decision analysis and production planning and control.

After completion of the first thirteen months, each Fellow will begin a series of three on-the-job rotational assignments. By design, each of the assignments will be thirteen to eighteen months in length and will typically be conducted at a different geographic location. Typical locations for the year-long on-the-job training assignments include Detroit, Michigan; Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey; and Huntsville, Alabama. Other training courses also occur during each year of the on-the-job training assignments. Movement expenses to the initial duty site, Texarkana, will not be paid. However, the government will pay movement of household goods and mileage for moves between training sites.

Preferred undergraduate majors for the program include: Accounting, Biology, Business, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Systems Analysis, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Engineering, Finance, Logistics, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, Management, Management Information Systems, Manufacturing Engineering, Marketing, Marketing Management, Materials Engineering, Materials Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Psychology, Political Science, Quality Control Engineering, Safety Engineering, and Statistics. Coursework for any major must include a non-survey statistics course or a course(s) in calculus.