2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC)
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Lieutenant Colonel Edward A. Meyer, Head
Professor: Meyer; Assistant Professors: Captain Conlon and Captain McKee.
108 General Richard B. Myers Hall
785-532-6600
Fax: 785-532-7049
E-mail: afrotc@k-state.edu
www.k-state.edu/usaf
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps provides the best means for undergraduate students to become officers in the United States Air Force. Upon completion of the university program, students are commissioned second lieutenants, and then enter active duty as a pilot, navigator to enter active duty in one of the four rated flying positions, or enter a technical or nontechnical career field; are deferred for graduate study, to enter active service after degree completion; or enter into Air Force-sponsored graduate study at full pay while serving as Air Force officers.
Any student—graduate or undergraduate— who is a U.S. citizen may apply to become a cadet by enrolling in AERO 110 and AERO 099. The duration of the program varies from two to four years, depending upon an applicant’s previous experience and the availability of different options.
Scholarships
Full-time students who qualify to become Armed Force officers, with two or more years left for degree completion (including graduate study), are eligible to apply for scholarships. If selected, students will have their tuition, fees, and book allowance paid for by the U.S. Air Force; they will also receive a $300 to $500 monthly stipend while in school. All payments are tax free.
Students who apply for and receive the Aired Forces Health Professions Scholarship, and are subsequently accepted to medical school, are guaranteed scholarship through medical school. The medical school scholarship pays med-school tuition, fees, books, and approximately $950 per month.
High school students considering the four-year Air Force College Scholarship Program must be highly motivated toward becoming Air Force officers. To qualify, students should be above-average scholars, be physically capable, possess leadership potential, and apply before December of the senior year. Financial benefits are the same as the undergraduate scholarships mentioned earlier. Applicants should contact their high school counselor or an AFROTC officer for applications and further information. Visit the website for more details.
Four-year program
Basic course
Students electing the four-year program normally will begin with the General Military Course during the freshman or sophomore year. This program consists of four semesters of 1 credit hour each and enrollment in AERO 099. Aerospace studies GMC courses are open to all students at the university without obligation to military service. Students in the GMC are provided uniforms, texts, and other equipment needed for their AFROTC courses. Students may begin enrollment in GMC courses at any time until two years prior to graduation (graduate or undergraduate).
Advanced course
The Professional Officer Course is the upperclass program and consists of four courses of 3 credit hours each, over a period of four semesters. All cadets in the POC become members of the Air Force Reserve and receive $400 to $500 a month and all necessary AFROTC texts and equipment. Upon completion of the POC and their degree requirements, students are commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Air Force.
Two-year program
The two-year program consists of the POC phase only and may be taken during a student’s final four semesters, undergraduate or graduate, at the university.
POC participation requirements include Air Force aptitude testing, an Air Force physical, and completion of six weeks of summer field training.
Field training
Cadets practice their leadership and management skills in a cadet group. Cadets who are in the four-year program attend four weeks of field training at an Air Force base during the summer prior to entering the POC. Two-year program cadets attend six weeks of field training. During training, cadets are paid and receive travel pay to and from the training base.
Extracurricular activities
Students enrolled in Air Force ROTC may participate in many activities including detachment-sponsored events and social functions. Cadets pursuing officers’ commissions are eligible for membership in the Arnold Air Society, a national honorary professional and service organization established to foster good relations among Air Force ROTC, the Air Force, the campus, and the local community. Participation in the Arnold Air Society is voluntary.
General Military
General Military - Professional Officers
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