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years, students enroll in the General Military
Course (GMC) . They then may compete for
entry into the Professional Officer Course (POC)
which is normally taken during the last two years
of college . Selection into the POC is highly competitive
and is based on being medically qualified
; physically fit ; term and cumulative grade
point averages ; scores achieved on the Air
Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) ; successful
completion of a four-week field training
course at an Air Force base ; and the recommendation
of the Professor of Aerospace Studies .
The Two-Year Program: The Two-Year
Program consists of the Professional Officer
Course (POC), the last two years of the Four-
Year Program . It is designed to provide greater
flexibility to meet the needs of students desiring
Air Force opportunities . The basic requirement
is that applicants have two academic years
remaining at either the undergraduate or
graduate levels, or a combination of both . After
being nominated by the Professor of Aerospace
Studies, applicants seeking enrollment in the
Two-Year Program are evaluated using the
same criteria used for the four-year program
except the length of the field training course is
six weeks . Additionally, every POC applicant
must agree to take and successfully complete
a course in mathematical reasoning or its
equivalent before graduation and commissioning
. Courses previously completed may be used
to satisfy this requirement.
Since the processing procedure must be
completed several months in advance of
intended enrollment, interested students must
apply early in the FALL SEMESTER of the
academic year PRECEDING the fall term in
which they intend to enter the program . Application
should be made in person to the Department
of Aerospace Studies .
AFROTC develops students under the
"whole person" concept. Cadets must maintain
academic standards while taking on the additional
responsibilities of AFROTC . These
responsibilities include being physically fit, of
good moral character, acting responsibly and
with integrity . Cadets normally organize about
two hours per week of physical activity outside
of class requirements .
WOMEN IN AFROTC
AFROTC at The University of Tennessee
has been coeducational since 1970. Women
complete the same courses as men and have
the same opportunities . Upon successful completion
of the AFROTC program and degree
requirements, women are commissioned in the
Air Force as Second Lieutenants . Pay and job
opportunities are equal for women and men .
Virtually all career fields in the Air Force are
open to women, including pilot and navigator
positions .
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Air Force ROTC Scholarships are available
to qualified applicants in both the Four- and
Two-Year Programs . Each scholarship provides
full tuition, laboratory and incidental fees, and
book fee. In addition, scholarship cadets receive
a non-taxable $100 stipend each month during
the school year while on scholarship status .
High School Students : Competitive fouryear
scholarships are available to high school
male and female students who enroll in certain
scientific and engineering career fields . Some
scholarships are also available to male and
female students who enroll in certain non-technical
majors . Four-year scholarship applications
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are contained in the Air Force ROTC Four-Year
College Scholarship Program Application
Booklet. Booklets may be obtained directly
from Air Force ROTC Public Affairs, Maxwell,
AFB, AL 36112 .
College students : Other scholarship opportunities
exist for students already in college .
Three-, and two-year scholarships are available
on a competitive basis and the student must
have at least four, three, or two undetgraduate
or graduate years of study remaining in order
to compete . Applications for these scholarships
should be made directly to the Department of
Aerospace Studies .
PAY AND ENTITLEMENTS
All cadets enrolled in AFROTC are furnished
texts and uniforms . Professional Officer Course
cadets receive a subsistence allowance of
$100 per month during the academic year . In
addition they are paid mileage to and from field
training, plus pay commensurate with active
duty rates while at field training .
ACTIVE DUTY COMMITMENTS
Commissioned graduates going into nonflying
duties will be required to serve four years
of active duty . Those graduates going into pilot
assignments will be required to serve eight
years active duty after completion of pilot
training . Those graduates going into navigator
assignments will be required to serve six years
active duty after completion of navigator training
. This information is subject to change : for
the most up-to-date information regarding
AFROTC, contact AFROTC Detachment 800
(615/974-3041) .