Air Force ROTC
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) provides you the opportunity to become a United States Air Force officer while completing your college degree. The program, combining traditional undergraduate education with military instruction, will prepare you to tackle the leadership challenges awaiting the Air Force in the 21st century. With over 1000 participating colleges and universities nationwide, we are confident that you can find a program tailored to your abilities and goals.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
High School Seniors: Air Force ROTC offers an excellent scholarship program for highly qualified high school seniors. Many of these scholarships pay full tuition. All of the scholarships include a textbook allowance and a monthly tax-free stipend of $300-500 (amount dependent on class year) during the academic year. The scholarship application period runs from May of your junior year until December 1 of your senior year. Competition is based on the whole-person concept. Although a large percentage of our scholarships are reserved for technical majors, students pursuing any major can be awarded a scholarship. Many AFROTC host schools offer subsidies for our scholarship winners. These subsidies vary from school to school; further information is available from your school of interest.
If you don't win a scholarship from our high school scholarship program, you can join AFROTC and compete for one of the many scholarships we reserve for college students. Opportunities to compete for these scholarships exist during your freshman and sophomore years in college.
THE CURRICULUM
While pursuing any of the academic opportunities available at your school, you enroll in one AFROTC course per quarter (or semester) through the Department of Aerospace Studies. These courses, along with a four or five week summer course (Field Training), provide the framework for your officer training.
General Military Course: The first two years of the program, the General Military Course (GMC), require one hour of classroom work and two hours of leadership laboratory each week. This one-credit class introduces you to how the Air Force is structured, what it means to be an officer, Air Force history, and military customs and courtesies. You will also be taught many skills that will help you succeed in college and beyond – time management skills, communication skills, and teamwork skills. Additionally, unless you are an Air Force scholarship recipient, you do not incur a military commitment while in this course. By the end of your sophomore year, you will be ready to compete for entry into the next phase of the program – Field Training.
Field Training: Field Training, an intensive, 4 to 5 week program you attend the summer after your sophomore year, gives you a firsthand look at the active duty Air Force and develops your military leadership and discipline. You will participate in aircraft and aircrew orientation, junior officer education, marksmanship, survival, and physical fitness training. When you finish, you will be ready to return to your school and assume a position of leadership.
Professional Officer Course: The Professional Officer Course (POC), a three-credit course, requires three hours of classroom work each week in addition to two hours of leadership laboratory. During your two years in this course, you will focus on leadership and management training, communication skills, and national defense policy. All students who enroll in the POC receive a non-taxable allowance of $450-500 (amount dependent on class year) per month.
Leadership Lab: In AFROTC, we do not simply teach you about leadership. We give you a chance to put that learning into action. The weekly leadership laboratory is a cadet-run activity planned and carried out by POC cadets. Activities can include drill and ceremony instruction, physical fitness training, sports competition, and guest speaker presentations. Besides conducting leadership laboratories, you will help lead and manage the cadet wing to prepare yourself for your future responsibilities as a second lieutenant.
Optional Summer Programs: You will also have the option to compete for many of the exciting optional summer training programs AFROTC offers. You can shadow a junior officer in a career field of your interest. You can attend the Air Force Academy's free-fall parachute, glider, or combat survival schools. You can return to field training as a cadet training assistant, travel to the Pentagon to see how the Air Force operates, or even to England under the RAF's British Exchange Program. Whichever activity you choose, the Air Force provides your transportation, meals, lodging, and a daily expense allowance.
QUALIFICATIONS
To enroll in the GMC, you must be:
- A full-time student at a participating school
- In good physical condition
- Of good moral character
AIR FORCE BENEFITS
The Air Force offers you an opportunity to serve your country in a challenging career. Some of the many available career fields include pilot, navigator, air traffic controller, air weapons controller, security forces, meteorologist, engineer, program manager, test manager, scientist, missile officer, space operations officer, nurse, physician, pharmacist, maintenance, intelligence, personnel, attorney, comptroller, and public affairs.
Once on active duty, we also provide fantastic benefits:
- A starting salary between $39-46K, increasing to approximately $80K in four years (salary varies depending on location and dependent status)
- 30 days vacation with pay each year
- free medical and dental care for you and your dependents
- $400,000 low-cost life insurance
- Up to 100% of post-graduate tuition paid
- Worldwide travel opportunities
- Full retirement benefits after only 20 years
WHAT'S MY OBLIGATION?
After graduating from college and successfully completing all Air Force ROTC requirements, you receive a commission as a second lieutenant, with an obligation of four years active duty service in the Air Force. Normally, you will enter active duty within sixty days after graduation. A longer obligation is incurred if you complete flight training – see the Pilot/Navigator Fact Sheet for further information.
For more information, please contact:
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Air Force ROTC Phone: 513-529-2031 |
