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Location/Phone: HMS 111; (813) 974-3367
Office Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
Web Address: http://cyber.acomp.usf.edu/~airforce/
The Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC) curriculum includes 12-16 course hours of instruction by active duty Air Force officers over a two- to four-year period. A student who completes the AFROTC program will receive an Air Force commission as a second lieutenant and is guaranteed a position in the active duty Air Force at a starting salary of approximately $28,000 per year.
AFROTC is offered as either a two-or four-year program. The four-year program normally requires a student to successfully complete all degree requirements for award of a bachelor’s degree, 16 course hours of AFROTC classes, and a four-week field training encampment between his/her sophomore and junior years. The two-year program gives students who do not enroll in AFROTC during their freshman and sophomore years the opportunity of taking AFROTC. Students should apply for the two-year program by December of the sophomore year. The student attends a five-week field training encampment in the summer prior to program entry. Upon entering the program, the students then complete all undergraduate degree requirements, and 12 credit hours of AFROTC courses.
ROTC students take a 1.8 hour non-credit leadership laboratory in addition to the academic classes. Students wear the Air Force uniform during these periods and are taught customs and courtesies of the Air Force. Leadership Laboratory is open to students who are members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps or are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by the Professor of Aerospace Studies.
AFROTC 4, 3, and 2-year scholarships are available for eligible applicants. These scholarships pay all tuition, fees, books, and a $200 per month tax-free stipend. Non-scholarship sophomores are eligible for the General Military Course Incentive, receive up to $1,500 in tuition. Non-scholarship students in the final two years of the program are eligible for the Professional Officer Course Incentive (POCI) and the monthly $200 tax-free stipend. Qualified POCI students receive up to $3,850 a year which covers tuition, fees, and books. Those interested in more information about scholarship criteria should contact the AFROTC Department.
Students interested in enrolling in the four-year or two-year programs can begin registration procedures through the ROTC office in HMS 111 or by registering for the appropriate “AFR” course through university registration. Veterans, active duty personnel, and graduate students are encouraged to inquire about special accelerated programs designed for them. The AFROTC phone number is (813) 974-3367.
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Professor: Lt Col Robert I. Connell; Assistant Professors: Capt Bob Ingraham, Capt Mack-Jan Spencer, Capt Michael Wilson.
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Please send questions or comments to:
Mia Fluitt - webCat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2001
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