Aerospace Studies General Military Courses • General formation PROGRAM: Undergraduate Program Enrollment open to men and women who: General Requirements: • Are U.S. citizens or applicants for naturalization. (Non-U.S. citizens may participate in the General Military Course for academic credit only.) • Are at least 14 years of age. • Are enrolled as full-time students in a course leading to an academic degree (bachelor's degree or higher). Additional qualifications for admittance to the Professional Officer Course include: • Completion of 1 through 3, above, plus the following: • General Military Courses (GMC) (four-year program) and a four-week field training course, or A six-week field training course (two-year program). • Complete all commissioning requirements prior to: • Age 26 1/2 if a pilot or navigator candidate, or • Age 30 for all other categories. Waivers to extend the maximum age may be granted on a case-by-case basis. Recipients of AFROTC scholarships must be able to complete all commissioning requirements prior to age 25. Veterans may receive an age waiver equal to the number of years of active duty. This waiver may not exceed four years. All commissioning requirements must be completed prior to age 29. Meet the physical standards for general military service. Attain the current minimum scores on the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test. Be recommended by a board of Air Force officers. Are at least 17 years old and enlist in the Air Force Reserve prior to entering the POC. Complete a course in mathmatical reasoning (Mathmatics 101 or above, or any computer science course). Have two academic years remaining (undergraduate, graduate or combination) when they enter the program. • Commissioning Requirements: • Successful completion of the Professional Officer Course and field training. • Completion of baccalaureate or higher degree. • Acceptance of commission in the United States Air Force. Service Obligation There is no military service commitment for students in the General Military Course unless the student has an AFROTC scholarship. Those entering the Professional Officer Course incur an active duty service commitment of not less than four years after receiving a reserve commission. POC graduates who are navigator candidates agree to serve six years of active duty after graduation from navigator training. POC graduates who are pilot candidates accept ten years of active duty service after graduation from pilot training. Financial Aid Allowance—All AFROTC cadets are entitled to receive $100 per academic month allowance during their last two years of AFROTC. During the summer field training sessions, cadets are paid approximately $450 per month in addition to free room, board, and transportation. Uniforms and Texts—All Air Force texts and uniforms are furnished at no expense to the student. Scholarships—AFROTC college scholarships are available to qualified applicants in both four- and two-year AFROTC programs. Each scholarship provides full tuition, laboratory and incidental fees, and full reimbursement for curriculum required textbooks. In addition, scholarship cadets receive a non-taxable $100 allowance each month during the school year while on scholarship status. Scholarships are available on a competitive basis for 2, 2-1/2, 3, or 3-1/2 years. Applications for these scholarships should be made directly to the Professor of Aerospace Studies, 2009 Annex Building, University of Utah 84112- 1107. Air Force ROTC pre-Health Professions Program scholarships (2 and 3 years only) are offered in selected medical areas to enourage students to earn commissions through AFROTC and continue study for doctorates in health fields. Upon acceptance to medical school, additional tuition assistance is guaranteed under the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program open to AFROTC Pre-Health Professions Program graduates. This scholarship sponsors the remaining medical schooling. Those accepted into medical school are commissioned into the Medical Service Corps. AFROTC also offers competitive two and three-year scholarships to qualified nursing applicants. All scholarship recipients must satisfactorily complete at least one year of instruction in a major Indo-European or Asian language before commissioning. All GMC students on scholarship must demonstrate proficiency or succssfully complete a course in English composition. Flight Training—Cadets who are pilot candidates receive academic and flight instruction in the light aircraft training program conducted during the summer between the junior and senior year. The detachment also operates a flight simulator for use by all students pursuing an Air Force commission. Two basic routes to an Air Force Commission are available to college students in the AFROTC. Entering students may enroll in the AFROTC four-year program, and those with at least two academic years remianing may apply for the two-year program. Students having an intermediate amount of school remaining (e.g., three years) can enroll in an adjusted four-year program. Four-year Program Matriculated men and women students may pursue the four-year program. Enrollment procedures for the first two years of AFROTC, known as the General MilitaryCourse, are the same as for any other college course. The GMC consists of one hour of course work and two hours of leadership laboratory each week. During the sophomore year, cadets may apply for the last two years of the program, the Professional Officer Course. Requirements for entry into the POC are listed above. If selected for the POC, GMC cadets are scheduled to attend a four-week field training course at an Air Force base during the summer months. Credit for portions of the GMC may be given for completion of two or more years of high school Junior ROTC, participation in Civil Air Patrol, military school or academy training, or prior service in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Students enrolled in AFROTC may major in any field. Two-year Program For entry into the two-year program, two academic years must remain at the undergraduate or graduate level, or a combination of the two. Two-year program applicants must qualify by meeting the same criteria as students in the General Military Course who are applying for POC entry. (See General Requirements, above.) Each applicant must successfully complete a six-week field training course at an Air Force base during the summer months. This course provides academic and military preparation for entry into the POC. Those fulfilling all requirements, including the successful completion of field training, complete enrollment procedures upon return to campus. Application for the two-year program should be made early in the academic year (normally sophomore year) so that requirements may be completed in time for assignments to summer field training. Academic Minor Students may earn an academic minor in aerospace studies by completing 24 credit hours, 18 of which must be upper division, in departmental courses. The cumulative grade point average for those courses must be 2.0 or greater, with no course grade lower than a C-. AEROSPACE COURSES-AEROSP 100. Leadership Laboraotyr (no credit) Experiences and studies in Air Force customs and courtesies, drill and ceremonies career opportunities in the Air Force, the life and work of an Air Force junior officer. Average of one hour per week throughout the student's enrollment in AFROTC. 283. Directed Readings (1-3) Individual study with a professor from Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC). Allows increased responsibility for GMC in an academic setting providing leadership/management skill development opportunities. 483. Directed Readings (1-5) A continuation of AEROSP 283. GENERAL MILITARY COURSES Student Services Interdisc. Programs Applied Science & Technology Arts& Humanities Business & Economics 101. The Air Force Today I (1)A Air Force doctrine and strategy, functions and organization of the Air Force, and roles and missions of the various commands. Lab required. 102. The Air Force Today II (1) W Air Force Strategic offensive and defensive forces and general- purpose forces, and command and control of those forces. Lab required. 103. The Air Force Today III (1) 5 Functions and operations of Air Force support commands. Lab required. 201. Development of Air Power I (1) A Factors contributing to change in the nature of military conflict. Development of air power into a primary element of national security and related doctrines through 1941. Evaluation of oral communication skills. Lab required. 202. Development of Air Power II (1) W Air doctrine and strategies from World War II through the Korean Health conflict. Emergence of the independent U.S. Air Force and the Profession! use of air power in nonmilitary operations in support of national objectives. Lab required. 203. Development of Air Power II (1) S Defense strategies as they relate to air power from the 1950s through the Vietnam conflict to today. Lab required. Education Science 283. Directed Readings (1-3) Individual study with a professor from Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC). Allows increased responsibility for GMC in an academic setting providing leadership/management skill development opportunities. 264 265 Continuing Education