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Discover the AFROTC program at Detachment 159. Learn about program requirements, college timeline, career options, Air Force commitment, and scholarships. Join Detachment 159 at UCF and become an Airman today!
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AirEducation&TrainingCommand DevelopAmerica’sAirmenToday…forTomorrow AirForceROTC Overview Current as of: 17 May 2018 AFROTC Detachment159 407-823-1247 AFROTC@ucf.edu INFORMATIONANDPROGRAMREQUIREMENTSAREALWAYS SUBJECT TOCHANGE–NOTHINGISGUARANTEEDBYTHISINFOONLYBRIEFING In teg rity - Ser vice - Ex ce lle nc e
Overview DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • ProgramDescription • ProgramRequirements • CollegeTimeline • CareerSelection • AirForceCommitment • Scholarships • JoinDet159 AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Program Description • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • Earnbachelor’sdegreeatacivilian university • Combinesofficertrainingwithtraditional “campuslife” • MostcadetsNOTonanAFROTCscholarship • 3to4yearscholarshipsavailabletohighlyqualifiedstudents • ParticipateinAFROTCtrainingprogram • ClassroomInstruction(1to2classesperweek) • Leadership“Laboratory”(1morningperweek) • PhysicalTraining(2morningsperweek) • Field Training • AllgraduateswhocommissionenterActive Duty! AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Program Description • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • Program Types: • Standard Program (3-5 Years): • Usually 4 Years • Can be Compressed into three years or extended to 5 depending on degree. • Ifyouarecurrentlya: • Freshman: • Fall start–4-5yearProgram • Springstart- Double-upROTCclassesinFall of SophomoreYear • Sophomore:Double-upROTCyear1and2academicclasses AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Cross-Town Program • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • Valencia College • SeminoleStateCollege • AdventistUniversity • (FloridaHospitalCollege) • EasternFloridaStateCollege • FAMU College of Law • YoumustcommutetoUCFforAFROTCclass, PTandLab • Mustbea“Non-DegreeSeeking”UCFStudent. • Non-degree seeking Application Deadline: Fall -1JulySpring - 1 November • ApplicationProcess & Feeon-lineat: • http://admissions.ucf.edu/apply/transient-and-non-degree/ AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Program Requirements • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • YOUMUST: • Bea full timestudent(12hrs-minimum) • Maintain a2.0CGPA • Bein goodphysicalcondition • Meet weightstandardsBEFOREentry • Pass PhysicalFitness Assessment • Pass DoDMERBmedicalexamination • PassAFOQTpriortoField Training • Maximum age for Commissioning: 39 • BeasoleUScitizen(nodualcitizens) • POTENTIAL DISQUALIFIERS: • Illegal druguse • Egregiousorexcessivecivil involvements(DUI,confinement,etc.) AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
AFOfficerQualifyingTest (AFOQT) • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • Aptitudetestsimilarto SAT orACT • Measuresaptitudein5 Areas: • (A) AcademicAptitude • (P) Pilot • (N) Navigator • (V) Verbal • (Q) Quantitative • Maximumscore in anyarea is99percentile • MinimumRequirements: • Officer: • Pilot: • Nav: V >15,Q> 10 P >25,N >10 P >10,N >25 • Canonly take AFOQTtwice • Scheduledcorrectly to allowfor both times before Field Training AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Air Force PhysicalFitness Test • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • 1.5-mileRun • Push-ups • Sit-ups • AbdominalCircumference AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Fitness Scoring • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • MinimumStandards • – Malesunder30 • 1.5milerun: • Push-ups: • Sit-ups: • • 13min36sec 33in1minute 42in1 minute AbdominalCircumference:39inchesor less – Femalesunder30 • 1.5milerun: • Push-ups: • Sit-ups: • • 16min22sec 18in1 minute 38in1 minute AbdominalCircumference:35.5inchesor less • You need a composite score of 75 • Ifyouscoreonlytheminimumsineverycategory–youfail • RefertoAFI36-2905forAFFitnessTestScoring AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Fitness Scoring • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • MaximumStandards • – Malesunder30 • 1.5milerun: • Push-ups: • Sit-ups: • • 9min12sec 67in1minute 58in1 minute AbdominalCircumference:35inchesor less – Femalesunder30 • 1.5milerun: • Push-ups: • Sit-ups: • • 10min23sec 47in1 minute 54in1 minute AbdominalCircumference:31.5inchesor less AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
MaximumAllowableWeight forMaximum BMI (25kg/m2) • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • Determinedaccordingtoheight • Sameruleappliestobothmale&female AFI36-2905 21 OCTOBER 2013, Table A13.1 • Thereis aMinimumAllowableWeight(19.0kg/m2) • – Rarelyanissue • MustbeatorbelowthisweightforField Training, Contracting, and Commissioning AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
College Timeline • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • GeneralMilitaryCourse(GMC):no commitmentunlessonscholarship. Learntomarch,militarycustoms&courtesies,uniformwear,Airpower! • ProfessionalOfficersCourse(POC):On“contract”tocommissionasAF • officer. Lead,teach,andtrainGMCcadets. Practiceleadershipsskills. FRESHMAN SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR GMC POC POC AS200 1 Credit+ LeadLab PT AS300 3 Credit+ LeadLab PT AS400 3 Credit+ LeadLab PT SUPERSENIOR POC AS700 Lead Lab PT Field Training GMC Dual Enrolled AS250 AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence 2x 1Credit + Leadlab,PT
Field Training (FT) • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • CompetitiveSelectiontoAttend • Requiresan “EnrollmentAllocation” • NoFT =NoCommission • 13Days: • MaxwellAFB,AL • LeadershipEvaluation • GroupLeadershipProblems • IndividualPerformanceAssessment • EnhancedMilitaryTraining • FirearmFamiliarization • Air BaseDefense • MilitaryOperationsinUrbanTerrain • Convoy Operations • Small Unit Tactics • TacticalFieldCare/Medical FT AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Field Training Eligibility • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • CGPAof2.0orbetter; Term GPA of 2.0 or better • CertifiedDoDMERB • PassedPhysicalFitness Assessment • PassAFOQT • Declarecareer interest (Ratedor Non-Rated) • RatedselecteesMUSTvolunteerforratedselection board • orbesubject to disenrollment asAS300 ACompetitive Process AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
FTSelectionRates DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow 2017 AFROTC(2,507nominated): - Overall2,492 Selected(99.4%) Det159(42nominated): - Overall:42selects(100%) Averages Average CGPA:3.238 SATEquiv:1130 AvgPFA: 94.76 2018 Det159(64 nominated): - Overall:55selects(86%) Source:ARMS 16-096 AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
CareerSelection • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • What determinesmyjob? • Medicalandphysical qualifications • Personal preferences(your“dreamsheet”) • CollegeMajorandGPA • AFOQTscores • Physical FitnessAssessmentscore • Commander’sRanking • FT Assessment AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
SampleDemand for AFROTCGradsFY 2019 Goals DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Rated Officer Selection • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • “Rated”officers include: • Pilots • CombatSystemsOperators(CSO)(Navigators/WeaponsOfficers) • RemotelyPilotedAircraft(RPA) pilots • Air BattleManagers(ABM) • Mustmeetstringentphysical andmedicalstandards • Eyesight,hearing • Sitting andstandingheight • Selection iscompetitiveand“allin” • Pilot CandidateSelectionMethod(PCSM) • AFOQTScore • Commander’sRanking • FT Ranking • PhysicalFitness Assessment score • GPA(Note: undergraduatemajortypeis NOTconsidered)* • SelectionoccursintheSpringofyourJuniorYear AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
FY 2019 RatedSelectionStats DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Commitment tothe Air Force • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • AFcommitmentincurredupon: • EntryintoProfessionalOfficerCourse(JuniorYear) • Awardofa scholarship(anytime) • ActiveDutyServiceCommitment • 4 yearsforthoseenteringnon-flyingcareerfieldssuchas engineer,nurse,meteorologist,computerscientist,security forces,logistics,aircraftmaintenance,finance,contracting • 6 yearsforremotelypilotedaircraftpilots,combatsystem • operators(navigators&weaponsofficers),airbattlemanagers • 10yearsafterpilottrainingforthosewhobecomepilots AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Scholarships • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • MostcadetsareNOT on AFROTCscholarship • As of 15 Feb 2018:241cadets,75areonscholarship(31%) • AFROTCscholarships • HighSchool Scholarship Program(HSSP) • 4 year(ApplyFallSemesterofSeniorYear) • In-CollegeScholarshipProgram(ICSP) • 2- 3.5year(must be amedicallyqualifiedcadet ingoodstanding) • Numberofscholarships availabledependsonfunding • 300AFROTCwideforSpring2014 • Det159cadets received7of 7 submitted • 320 AFROTCwideforSpring2015 • Det159cadets received17(29.3%increase) • 1,094 AFROTC wide for Spring 2018 • Eligible withnoDoDMERB=NoScholarship AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
HighSchoolScholarshipProgram • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • 4-yearscholarshipsforgraduatinghighschoolstudents • Paystuitionandfees(doesNOTpayhousing) • Type1 –uncapped • Type2 –upto $18,000/year • Type7 – in-statetuition/feesrate • Pays $600/year for books & $300-$500/month for stipend • MinimumRequirements: • ACT >26or SAT>1240 • HighSchoolGPAof 3.0 or greater • U.S.Citizen,atleast17yearsoldpriortoactivation • MeetUSAFweightstandards,passmedical exambeforeaward • PassPhysicalFitnessAssessmentbyDecember • ApplicationPeriod,1June –1Dec;applyatwww.afrotc.com AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
HighSchoolScholarshipProgram • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • HighSchoolScholarshipProgram(HSSP)Degrees: • Majorsandapproximatedistribution: • 80% Technicalmajors • 10% Non-technicalmajors • 10% ForeignLanguage • Competitivestudentshave: • Leadership,Leadership,Leadership • Academicscoreswellabovetheminimums • • Competitive scores (3.83GPA, 1356SAT,31.2ACT) • Extracurricularactivities • Excellentphysical fitness • Articulateandconfidentinterview AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
In-CollegeScholarshipProgram • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • 2-3.5yearscholarships • Paystuitionandfees(doesNOTpayhousing) • Type1 –uncapped • Type2 –upto $18,000/year • Type7 – in-statetuition/feesrate • Pays$600/yearforbooks&$300-$500/monthforstipend • Eligibility: • US Citizen& current cadet inAFROTC • • GPA> 3.0 • Pass AFFitness Assessment • Havecertified DoDMERBphysicalcomplete • Competitiveselection (normally)occurs eachsemester • AwardsdeterminedbyneedsoftheAirForce • Highdemandmajors(e.g.STEM,critical foreignlanguage) • Fewawardsfor non-technicalmajors AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Why AFROTC at UCF? • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • For6ConsecutiveYears: • Namedoneofthenation’sbest-valuecolleges • &universitiesbyKiplinger’smagazine • Collegesthatcombineexcellenteconomicvalue • with anoutstandingeducation • Largest PublicUniversity in the Nation! • Wideselectionofundergraduatedegreeprograms • Modernfacilities &excellentstudentservices • Robustpresenceofprofessionalandfraternal • organizations • Exciting recreationandsportsopportunities • NCAADivisionIathleticprograms AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Why AFROTC at UCF? • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • ExperiencedCadre • UniversitySupport • FT Preparation • RatedOfficerSelection • AirForceAssociation • CommunityInvolvement AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
Join AFROTC Det 159 • DevelopAmerica'sAirmenToday...forTomorrow • Visit: http://airforce.ucf.edu/det159/join-afrotc-at-ucf/ • AttendInformationalBrief(done) • Get acceptedtoUCF(Degree or Non-Degree Seeking) • Complete online AFROTC application • After cadrereview,answer follow-up information • RegisterforAFROTCclasses • Attend New Cadet Orientation prior to the start of the term AirUniversity:TheIntellectualandLeadershipCenteroftheAirForce Integrity- Service- Excellence
VisittheAFROTCwebsite WWW.AFROTC.COM On-lineScholarshipApplication Questions? http://afrotc.com/help-center/faqs/