Education
- Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 2021
- Master of Science, Cost Analysis, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 2020
- Airman Leadership School, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, 2014
- Associate Degree, Information Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force, 2013
- Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration (Finance), Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2008
Biosketch
Captain Clayton Eilert is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, AFROTC Detachment 345, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts. He is responsible for leading and mentoring flights of Air and Space Force officer cadets through a rigorous training program designed to produce world-class officers of character possessing the American warrior ethos, prepared to lead, and fight and win our Nation’s wars.
Captain Eilert enlisted in the Air Force in 2010, serving in the Cyber Systems Operations career field. He served as a System Administrator for multiple Joint war planning and command and control systems at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces. Later, he served in the 48th Intelligence Squadron as a System Security Officer for the Distributed Ground Station-2 weapon system. Captain Eilert earned his commission as a Distinguished Graduate of Officer Training School in December 2015. He completed Financial Management Officer training in 2016 and has served as a Financial Services Flight Commander, a Deputy Budget Chief, and an Executive Officer. Prior to his current position, Captain Eilert served as the Deputy Cost Chief of the Survivable Airborne Operations Division where he led advanced statistical analysis and decision support activities assessing cost impacts, affordability, and program funding strategies for the Department of Defense’s replacement Weapon System for the E-4B, National Airborne Operations Center.
Assignments
- September 2010 – November 2010, Trainee, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
- November 2010 – January 2011, Student, 336th Training Squadron, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
- March 2011 – April 2014, Enterprise Information Systems Admin, PACAF Computer Systems Flight, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
- May 2014 – October 2015, Information Systems Security Officer, 48th Intelligence Squadron, Beale AFB, California
- October 2015 – December 2015, Trainee, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- December 2015 – August 2016, Deputy Budget Officer, 17th Comptroller Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
- August 2016 – May 2017, Flight Commander Financial Services, 17th Comptroller Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
- May 2017 – August 2018, Executive Officer, 17th Mission Support Group, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
- August 2018 – April 2020, Graduate Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
- April 2020 – July 2023, Deputy Chief Cost Analysis, Survivable Airborne Operations Division, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts (September 2022 – March 2023, MAJCOM Budget Analyst, Ramstein Air Base, Germany)
- July 2023 – Present, Operations Flight Commander, AFROTC Detachment 345 UMass-Lowell, Lowell Massachusetts
Selected Awards and Honors
Major Awards and Decorations
- Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
- Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
- Meritorious Unit Award
- Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
- Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
- Air Force Good Conduct Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
- Air and Space Overseas Service Ribbon Long
- Air and Space Longevity Service Award with two oak leaf clusters
- USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon
- Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon
- Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
Effective Dates of Promotion
- Airman First Class, September 7, 2010
- Senior Airman (Below-the-Zone), July 7, 2012
- Staff Sergeant, June 1, 2014
- Second Lieutenant, December 18, 2015
- First Lieutenant, December 18, 2017
- Captain, December 18, 2019