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Faculty
Professor - Col. Cochran
Assistant Professors - Capt. Ball, Capt. Garbett
Administrators - TSgt. Davis, SSgt. Tabalba
Air and Space Studies
The mission of Air Force ROTC is to provide professional preparation for future Air Force officers. The Department of Air Force Studies offers students, in virtually all academic areas, the opportunity to qualify for a commission in the United States Air Force while simultaneously completing university undergraduate or graduate degree requirements.
Today’s Air Force is a highly technologically advanced branch of the military forces. Whether a student’s interest lies in flying the most advanced aircraft in the world or in the development of state-of-the-art technology, the Air Force can offer exciting and challenging opportunities to those who qualify. Graduates go on active duty in career fields where they can apply their education.
Additionally, they assume advanced leadership and management responsibilities not normally found in civilian entry-level positions. The Air Force ROTC approach to education encourages inquiry, analysis, critical thinking, imagination, judgment, and individual participation, on the part of each student. Air Force studies courses are open to all university students.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available for qualified students. High school students interested in applying should consult their high school counselors in their junior year or early in their senior year. University students in the four-year AFROTC program can compete for scholarships twice per year on the basis of grade-point average, Air Force Officer Qualifying Test scores, Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, and a personal interview. Special scholarship programs are also available to students who are majoring in critical demand areas deemed necessary by the Air Force. Students receiving scholarships must be able to complete the Air Force ROTC program, earn a degree, and be commissioned prior to age 34. Each scholarship covers all or a portion of tuition, laboratory fees, and incidental expenses. Scholarship recipients also receive $600/year for textbooks and up to $400/month stipend. Students must enroll in the AFROTC program and agree to accept an Air Force officer commission and service commitment upon graduation.
For details on Air Force scholarships, contact the AFROTC Detachment, McAlexander Fieldhouse, Room 300, 541-737-3291, 800-633-7352.
Allowances, Uniforms, Textbooks
Students enrolled in the Professional Officer Course are paid a monthly stipend of up to $400. Uniforms and textbooks for both the General Military Course and Professional Military Course are provided by the Air Force.
Programs
Multiple Air Force ROTC programs are available. Students who qualify may elect to pursue either of these programs.
Four-Year Program
The four-year program consists of the General Military Course: six quarters of lower-division Air Force studies classes, including a laboratory each term, and the Professional Officer Course: six quarters of upper-division Air Force studies classes, including a laboratory each term. Four-year cadets attend four weeks of summer field training (AS 304) prior to their junior year of college.
Previous military experience (ROTC, academy, or military service) may allow the professor of Air Force studies to waive all or part of the General Military Course (first-year and sophomore years) for students enrolled in the four-year AFROTC program.
Students may enter the first-year class at the start of the fall, winter, or spring term. Sophomore students may enter at the start of the fall term and take the first-year and sophomore level courses concurrently. Prior to enrolling in the last two years of the program, the Professional Officer Course, the student must meet AFROTC qualification standards and requirements.
Two-Year Program
This program provides an opportunity for students who did not select the four-year ROTC program. Entry is on a competitive basis. Selectees attend mandatory six-week summer field training (AS 306) prior to their junior year of college. Applicants must have two years remaining in college after the six-week field training. This may be undergraduate or graduate work or a combination. The curriculum includes AS 306 (six-week field training); six quarters of upper-division Air Force studies classes, including a laboratory each term.
One-Year Program
Based on the needs of the Air Force, this program may change with little or no notice. Selectees attend mandatory six-week summer field training (AS 306) prior to or following one year in AFROTC.
Applicants must complete their undergraduate degree or pursue a graduate degree during their year in AFROTC. The curriculum includes summer field training, three quarters of upper-division Air Force studies classes, and an Air Force leadership laboratory each term.
Commitments
Students in the four-year program incur no obligation during their first two years in AFROTC unless on scholarship. The student agrees to accept a commission, if offered, only after enrolling in AS 311. Scholarship students incur a commitment at the beginning of their sophomore year. Upon accepting their commission, pilots incur an obligation of 10 years after completion of pilot training; navigators incur a six-year obligation after initial training and all others agree to serve for four years following commissioning.
Standards
Cadets must be U.S. citizens of sound physical condition and high moral character. Before graduation, non-scholarship cadets must complete a 3-credit course in mathematical reasoning.
Non-scholarship cadets must receive an enrollment allocation prior to age 30 to be commissioned as Air Force officers. Cadets designated to attend flight training must receive their commission prior to age 30.
Further Educational Opportunities
After completion of AFROTC requirements, advanced degrees may be sought by delaying active duty commitments. Some commissioned officers continue advanced studies through the fully-funded Air Force Institute of Technology programs.
Special provisions are available for medical, law, and meteorology students. For further information, contact the AFROTC Detachment, McAlexander Fieldhouse, room 300, or call 541-737-3291, 800-633-7352.
Field Training
Under the Air Force ROTC program, one summer field training session is required. The one-year and two-year programs require six weeks of field training; the four-year program requires four weeks. Students are paid varying amounts for each of these training periods. This pay is in addition to travel pay to and from the field training location at an active Air Force base located across the United States.
