Transcript Document 7207130

Sustaining the Combat Capability of America’s Air Force
Air Force Reserve
Officer Training Corps
(AFROTC)
Capt Katherine Petren
RFC, AFROTC Det 475
University of New Hampshire
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Overview
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AFROTC Myths
AFROTC Program Overview
Scholarship Program
Career Benefits
Commitment
Summary
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AFROTC “Myths”
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You need to have an AFROTC scholarship to enter the program
AFROTC is mostly for people who want to be pilots
You need to be in an engineering or “technical” degree program to enter
AFROTC
Once you enroll in AFROTC you are committed to the Air Force
You need to be at a school with an AFROTC unit to enter AFROTC
You need to wear your uniform to school if you are in AFROTC
If you are in AFROTC you could be sent off to war before you graduate
You need to be able to meet Air Force physical fitness requirements
before you can enter AFROTC
Once you enroll and are accepted in AFROTC, you are guaranteed an
Air Force commission
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AFROTC
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is an
educational and leadership program designed to give men and
women the opportunity to become a commissioned Air Force
officer while completing a college degree
AFROTC MISSION
Develop Quality Leaders for the Air Force
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AFROTC Program
• Several Elements
• Educational Program for men and women: college credit, Air Force culture
• Leadership and Military Training: beneficial in armed forces or civilian life
• Commissioning Program: opportunity to become an Air Force officer
• Cadets are students first and cadets second – we want
academically sound, well-rounded, involved students
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AFROTC Roadmap
• Freshmen & Sophomores =
General Military Course
• Field Training
• Juniors & Seniors =
Professional Officers Course
• Graduate & Commission
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General Military Course (GMC)
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Freshmen and sophomores
Not committed to join the Air Force,
unless on scholarship
Trial period for student and the Air
Force
Learn basic military customs, wear of
uniform, drill and ceremony,
followership, and Field Training skills
Approx. five hours / week
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One hour Aerospace studies class
Two hour Leadership Lab
Two hours of PT
Field training usually following
sophomore year
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Field Training
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In order to become a POC you must
attend Field Training
Usually summer between
sophomore and junior year
30 day course divided between ingarrison location (Maxwell AFB, AL)
and Expeditionary Field Camp
(Camp Shelby, MS)
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Professional Officer
Course (POC)
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Juniors and Seniors
All AFROTC cadets now committed to
the Air Force
Seven hours / week
• Three hours Aerospace Studies
• Two hour Leadership Lab
• Two hours of PT
Skills Learned in POC
• Leadership
• Management
• Communication
After Graduation and completion of POC
• Receive commission as Second
Lieutenant
• Begin career as Air Force Officer
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Additional Activities
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Professional Development
Training (PDT)
• Operation Air Force
• Freefall Parachuting
• USAFA SOAR (Gliders)
• Survival School
• Combatives
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Det Social and Training Activities
• Base Visits
• Incentive Rides
• Intramural Sports
• Detachment Outings
• Military Ball / Dining Out
• Arnold Air Society
• Civil Air Patrol
• Rock Climbing, Paintball…
much more
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What are AFROTC Requirements?
• Full time college student at school affiliated with AFROTC
• Good moral character/limited or no significant civil involvements
• At least 18 years of age (between 14-17 years of age requires
parental consent)
• Eventually able to meet Air Force medical and fitness
requirements and pass Officer Qualification Test
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AFROTC Scholarships
• Some think of AFROTC as a financial aid program … not
true
• Designed to meet AF officer requirements
• Award of scholarships is based on merit, on a competitive
basis, not financial need
• Number of scholarships awarded is driven by need and
budget in a given year
• All academic majors qualify
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Two AFROTC Scholarship
Programs
• High School Scholarship Program (HSSP)
• Apply/compete Senior year in High School
• 10-15% of Freshmen AFROTC enrollees
• In-College Scholarship Program (ICSP)
• For student already in college
• Approx 90% of AFROTC Juniors/Seniors are on
scholarship
• Multiple ways to qualify
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High School Scholarship Program
(HSSP)
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Competitively awarded based on national board process
Three types of High School scholarships
• Type 1 – unlimited tuition (mostly technical fields), 5%
• Type 2 – tuition capped at $18K per year (mostly technical fields), 25%
• Type 7 – 70%
• Type 7 selectee must attend a school where tuition and fees are less than
$9,000 per year or where the student qualifies for the in-state tuition rate
• Or student can convert to three year type 2 scholarship to attend a school
where tuition/fees exceed $9,000/year
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All three provide $900 per year for books
All three provide a monthly stipend from $300–$500
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HSSP – Past Board Results
Past Three Years HSSP Board Results
• Applicants
• Eligible applicants
• Scholarship offers
2007-08
12,008
2,827
1,820
2008-09
13,559
3,626
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2009-10
15,799
5,005
1,783
• Average GPA
• Average SAT
• Average ACT
3.71
1235
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3.77
1261
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3.78
1260
28
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HSSP – How HS Seniors Apply
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Deadline for initial app is 1 Dec of each year
Complete online app @ www.afrotc.com
Applicants then complete and mail in to
HQ/AFROTC by 9 Jan 2010
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High School Transcripts and SAT/ACT
Resume/Extracurricular Activities Sheet
Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA)
Qualified applicants will complete interview
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Three Sources for AFROTC In
College Scholarship
• Commander’s Leadership Scholarship
• Typically 2-3 per year
• Type 1 (unlimited tuition + books + stipend) or Type 2 ($18K/year +
books + stipend) scholarship
• Awarded based on local Commander’s discretion
• Annual In College Scholarship Board
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Compete nationally – typically two boards and 4-5 scholarships per year
Freshmen compete for a 3-year scholarship
Sophomores compete for a 2-year scholarship
Type 2, Type 3 ($9K + books + stipend) & Type 6 ($3K + books +
stipend) scholarships
• Express, Nursing, & Foreign Language Express Scholarships
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Express, Nursing, & Foreign Language
Express Scholarships
• Submitted by Detachment – once fully qualified, applicants
do not meet a scholarship board
• All Type 1 scholarships (unlimited tuition + books + stipend)
• Same minimum requirements as for ICSP, but must be must
be majoring in a critically needed AF specialty
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Electrical engineering
Computer engineering
Environmental engineering
Meteorology
Nursing
Critical language: Arabic, Chinese, Persian-Iranian, Persian-Afghan,
Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Pashtu, Russian, Turkish,
Urdu/Punjabi, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Cambodian, Hausa, Kazakh,
Kurdish, Malay, Serbo-Croatian, Swahili, Thai, Uighur, Uzbek and
Vietnamese)
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ICSP – Eligibility Requirements
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Have at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA
Pass the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT)
Meet Air Force ROTC weight and body fat standards
Pass the Air Force ROTC Physical Fitness Test
Pass a physical examination and be certified as commissionqualified by the Department of Defense Medical Examination
Review Board
• Not already be a contracted scholarship recipient
• Meet the age, moral and other scholarship eligibility requirements
for Air Force ROTC
• US citizen by the end of the projected term of activation
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Career Benefits
• Service to your country
• Fulfilling and exciting career opportunities
• Guaranteed job after graduation
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Commitment
• At least 4 years of active duty
service or:
• 6 years if selected for navigator
or air battle manager (ABM)
training or:
• 10 years if selected for pilot
training
• Note--Pilot and navigator/ABM
service commitment begins after
training is completed
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Summary
• AFROTC is an outstanding educational and leadership
program that enables students to obtain an Air Force
commission in a university setting
• Provides benefits now and in the future
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Scholarships
Air Force career opportunities
Service to your country
Retirement benefits
• Excellent opportunity for High School and College students
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For More Info
• Contact LtCol Patrick Testerman, Major William
Michael, or Capt Katherine Petren
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AFROTC Detachment 475, University of New Hampshire
(603) 862-1480
[email protected]
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• www.afrotc.com
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