include incentive rides in F-16 and other aircraft, confidence courses, leadership experiences, base tours, summer field training, physical fitness and more. ROTC has opportunities available to become pilots if your uncorrected visual acuity is no worse than 20/70 with refractive limits of+2.00/-1.50. Upon graduation, you'll be commissioned as a second lieutenant with the pride and prestige that are part of being an Air Force Officer. Four-Year Program The General Military Course (GMC) is the first half of the four- year program, and it's taken during your freshman and sophomore years. This program allows you to try Air Force ROTC for up to two years without incurring any obligation unless you're on an Air Force scholarship. You'll leam about the Air Force and the historical development of air power, and you'll attend leadership laboratories to learn the Air Force customs, courtesies, drill and ceremonies. The four-week Field Training course is normally completed on an Air Force base the summer before your junior year. You'll receive career orientation, junior officer training, aircraft and air crew indoctrination, survival training, weapons familiarization, physical training, and an orientation to the organization and function of an Air Force base. Your performance in Field Training qualifies you for entry into the Professional Officer Course (POC). The POC is the advanced Aerospace Studies curriculum and is conducted during your junior and senior years. You'll study leadership, national security strategy, aerospace doctrine, staffing, planning and coordinating, and examine actual case studies. The curriculum prepares you for an exciting career in the Air Force as a commissioned second lieutenant. Summer Programs ROTC has outstanding summer opportunities, too. The British Exchange Program, Professional Development Training (PDT), Officer Shadowing (ASSIST), Air Force Academy Basic Freefall Parachute Training (AFAFF), Air Force Academy Soaring Program (SOAR), and Combat Survival Training (CST) to name a few. STAR Two-Year Program STAR is a limited opportunity offered by the Air Force ROTC in which current college juniors with limited or no prior involvement with AFROTC are offered entrance into AFROTC and future commissioning into the USAF. Applicants must apply before age 30, but waivers may be considered. You must have at least a 2.0 term gpa, additionally, if you qualify and your term GPA is 2.35 and your cumulative GPA is 2.5 or better, you may qualify to receive an additional $2000 per academic year of AFROTC funding. You'll receive the GMC curriculum and leadership laboratory experience in a six week summer training field training course. This is usually taken the summer before your junior year, and successful completion qualifies you for entry into the POC (see above). Scholarships Four-year, three-year, and two-year scholarships are available in technical, nontechnical career fields. The needs of the Air Force dictate which scholarships will be offered each year. Most scholarships pay the majority of the tuition and textbook expenses: TYPE 1 Uncapped TYPE 2 $7500 semester $295 books TYPE 7 $4500 semester $255 books POCI (TYPE 6) $ 1500 semester $255 books Plus, every scholarship cadet and all POC cadets receive a tax-free monthly allowance. Additionally, a POC cadet may receive an incentive scholarship of $3450 per year. Scholarship winners must maintain 2.50 cum gpa for eligibility (excluding Prehealth), 2.35 term gpa for retention, and 2.00 term gpa for POCI eligibility. Receipt of an "F" or equivalent, or two "D" grades will result in a scholarship suspension. Service Commitment Upon commissioning, the service commitment is four years active duty for all nonflying officers, ten years for pilots and eight years for navigators. Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC) MINOR Special Requirements To qualify as a pilot or navigator, a cadet must be able to finish the Aerospace Studies program and graduate from the university before age 26-1/2. Other cadets must complete the military program and graduate from the University prior to reaching the age of 30. Scholarship recipients must fulfill commissioning requirements before reaching age 27 as of June 30 of the year of commissioning. Advisement All Aerospace Studies students are required to meet with a faculty advisor at least semi-annually for course and program advisement. Call (801) 581-6236 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Admission Requirements Enrollment in any of the upper division, directed studies, or leadership lab classes requires approval of the department. Contact Lynda Robinson at (801) 581-6236 for more information. Program Description The Air Force ROTC at Weber State University offers a program leading to a commission in the United States Air Force upon completion of specific requirements. This includes meeting all requirements for a degree according to the university as well as completing all Air Force Professional Officer Course and commissioning requirements. Students who meet the criteria below will receive a minor in Aerospace Studies. Course Requirements for Minor Basic courses: (C or better) Aerosp 1010 Intro to Air Force Today I (1) Aerosp 1011 Intro to Air Force Today II (1) Aerosp 2010 The Air Force Way I (1) Aerosp 2011 The Air Force Way II (1) Upper division courses: (C or better) Aerosp 3010 Management and Leadership I (3) Aerosp 3011 Management and Leadership II (3) Aerosp 4010 National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society I (3) Aerosp 4011 National Security Forces in Contemporary American Society II (3) Completion of our six-week practical leadership training course or two or more years active duty as an enlisted person in the United States At Force may result in exemption torn the basic courses. WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY 2003-2004 CATALOG