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Show Social Sciences — Aerospace The Department of Aerospace Studies offers academic preparation in interdisciplinary areas to include communication skills, Air Force history, leadership and management principles and practices, decision-making theory and policy formulation, ethics and valuing, socialization process within the Armed Services, national and international relations, national defense structure, national security policy and military law. Career Opportunity: Students may qualify to be commissioned as a flying officer (pilot or navigator) or in any of more than 60 technical and non-technical officer career areas. Program: Aerospace Studies—AFROTC Commissioning Program Minor I. General Requirements: A. Be a U.S. Citizen or applicant for naturalization. B. Enrolled as a full-time student in a program leading to a Bachelor Degree or equivalent. Graduate work is permissible. *C. Pilot and Navigator candidates must be able to complete all commissioning requirements prior to age 26V4. *D. Candidates not designated for pilot or navigator training must be able to complete all commissioning requirements prior to age 30. Veterans may receive an age waiver to age 35. *Recipients of AFROTC scholarships must be able to complete all commissioning requirements prior to age 25. II. Specific Requirements: A. Complete 24 credit hours of Aerospace Studies courses. B. Aerospace Studies courses required: Aerospace Studies 101 (1), 102 (1), 103 (1), 201 (1), 202 (1), 203 (1), 301 (3), 302 (3), 303 (3), 401 (1), 402 (1), 403 (1), Leadership Laboratory each quarter. III. *General Military Course (GMC)—Basic Course—4-Year Program A. A freshman fully matriculated at Weber State College. B. A sophomore with placement credit for Junior ROTC, or willing to compress sophomore and freshman Aerospace Studies Coursework. C. A sophomore pursuing a course requiring four more years to earn a bachelor's degree. IV. Professional Officer's Course (POC)—2-Year Program A. Successfully complete the General Military Course, Field Training and take the Armed Forces Officer's Qualifying Test. GMC can be substituted by attending a six-week Field Training. Veterans, Air National Guard and Reserve members may receive credit for the GMC and enter directly into the POC if otherwise qualified. B. Successfully pass qualifying medical and screening requirements. (Retention in the program is contingent upon student maintaining an overall 2.0 Grade Point Average). V. Commissioning Requirements: A. Successful completion of the Professional Officer Course and Field Training. B. A Baccalaureate or higher degree. C. Acceptance of a commission in the United States Air Force. D. Pilot and Navigator candidates must be able to complete all commissioning requirements prior to age 26Vx. *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. Social Sciences — Aerospace Service Obligation There is no commitment for military service for students in the General Military Course unless the student has an AFROTC scholarship. Graduates of 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 five years active duty after graduation from navigator training. POC graduates who are pilot candidates accept six years active duty service after graduation from pilot training. Financial Aid Allowance: All AFROTC cadets are entitled to receive $100 per month allowance during their last two years of AFROTC. Cadets are also paid approximately $360 per month and are provided free room, board and transportation during the summer field training sessions. Uniforms and Texts: All Air Force texts and uniforms are furnished at no expense to the student. Instructors may require the student to purchase additional texts. Scholarships: Air Force ROTC 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 each month during the school year while on scholarship status. For More Information Write To: Aerospace Studies Department College of Social & Behavioral Science Office 2009 Annex Building, University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 History of the U.S. Air Force AEROSPACE STUDIES COURSES 100. Leadership Lab (0) Average of one hour per week throughout the student's enrollment in AFROTC. 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. Practical experience in management and leadership is obtained through the Cadet Corps organization. AWS 101. The Development of Air Power (1) Traces the development of air power and related doctrines through 1940. Oral communications is emphasized throughout the 100 level course. Prerequisite: None. A 102. The Development of Air Power (1) Continued study of air doctrine and strategies from World War II through the Korean conflict. Prerequisites: AS 101 or departmental approval. W 103. The Development of Air Power (1) Study of defense strategies as they relate to air power from the 1950's through the Viet Nam conflict. Prerequisite. AS102 or departmental approval. S The Air Force Today 201. Background of the United States Air Force (1) This course deals with the Air Force in the contemporary world and introduces the development of early air power, Air Force doctrine and strategy, functions and organization of the Air Force and roles and missions of the various commands. Prerequisite: AS 103 or departmental approval. A 202. Strategic and General Purpose Forces (1) Surveys the functions of Air Force strategic offensive and defensive forces and general purpose forces, and command control of these forces. The specific organization, weaponry and operational concepts of the strategic Air Command, Aerospace Defense Command and the Tactical Air Command are presented. Prerequisite: AS 201 or departmental approval. W 203. United States Air Force Support Forces (1) Surveys the functions and operations of Air Force Systems Command and Logistics Command, the Military Airlift Command, Air Training Command and Air University, and introduces the functions and organization of the U.S. Army and Navy to include their strategic and general purpose forces. Prerequisite: AS 202 or departmental approval. S 204 205 |
