Active Duty Benefits

* Actual BAH rates are published on the Per Diem Committee BAH web page.

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Other Major Benefits

Pay

Highly Competitive salary and allowance package

Leave

30 days PAID leave each year

Medical Care

Full coverage at no cost

Dental Care

Full coverage at no cost

Life Insurance

$400,000 of low cost coverage

Social Life

Officers' Club, swimming, golf, bowling, and tennis

Education

Opportunity for higher education with tuition assistance

Retirement

Retire after 20 years with a percentage of base pay

Advancement

Promotions based on initial appointment, grade, and experience

Shopping

Save as much as 25% in on-base stores, tax free

Living Quarters

On-base housing available or off-base housing allowance PAID

Travel Allowance

A daily allowance available while on official orders

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Assignment & Careers

Categorization & Assignments

Air Force ROTC Categorizations

• Junior year cadets compete for positions in each field of categorization
• The categories include:
  • Pilot
  • Navigator
  • Technical -- Includes Engineering and other technical fields
  • Non-technical -- Most career fields in the Air Force are this category
  • Non-rated Operations -- Includes Missiles and Space Ops & Air Battle Management
  • Non-line -- Includes Medical and Legal career fields
• Cadets choose their top 3 choices by application.
• Categorizations are based upon GPA, AFOQT scores, PFT scores, Unit Commander Ranking, and the needs of the Air Force.
  
• Pilot or Navigator category -- Qualifications: above minimum score on the AFOQT and be medically qualified for pilot duty as documented by an Air Force physical examination.
  
• Technical category -- Qualifications: must be majoring in a technical subject area (e.g. math, physics, engineering, etc).
  
• Non-Line category -- Qualifications: students in the medical fields (i.e. nursing, pre-med, pharmacy, etc), or students who intend to become Air Force Chaplains or Lawyers.

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Air Force ROTC Assignment Procedures

• During the Spring of your Junior year or Fall of Senior year, an assignment request sheet (affectionately known as a Form 53) is submitted for processing via the web.
• You can request up to 6 different career areas and 12 different Air Force bases (6 overseas & 6 CONUS) which you would like to be stationed at upon commissioning.
• The needs of the Air Force are always the top priority when making assignments, the Air force cannot and will not guarantee every person their first choice.
• Assignments are normally received 4 to 6 months prior to commissioning.
• Newly commissioned officers report for duty normally 60 days after commissioning.
• Additional educational opportunities are available for those wishing to pursue a Masters or Doctoral degree.

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Air Force Careers

Aviation (Pilot & Navigator)

Air Force ROTC has a very competitive program for qualified people who desire to become a pilot or navigator.  Requirements:

• Be physically qualified with normal color vision.
• Distant vision - Pilots, uncorrected to 20/70; Navigators, 20/200 uncorrected.  Must be correctable to 20/20 for both Pilots and Navigators.
• Near vision - Pilot, uncorrected to 20/20; Navigators, uncorrected to 20/40.  Must be correctable to 20/20 for both Pilots and Navigators.
• Meet refraction, accommodation, and astigmatism requirements.
• Have no history of hay fever, asthma, or allergies after age 12.
• Meet Air Force height/weight and PFT requirements.
• Have standing height of 64 to 77 inches and sitting height of 34 to 40 inches.
• Achieve qualifying scores on the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT).
• Receive a waiver for any civil involvement.
• Any academic major is acceptable.
• After graduating from college and completing all Air force ROTC requirements, navigators serve 6 years on active duty after completing training and pilots serve 10 years after training.
  
  

Non-rated Operations

Includes utilization fields that directly employ weapon and supporting systems to accomplish the primary operational mission of the Air Force. These fields include:

• Air Traffic Control Operations
• Air Weapons Controller
• Missile Launch
• Space Operations Analyst
• Space Operations
• Satellite Operations

Undergraduate academic specializations for these fields may include engineering, mathematics, management, economics, general science, physics, astronautics, astronomy, computer science, or industrial technology.

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Intelligence

Includes program formulation, policy planning, and command and direction of activities concerned with comparison of USA and foreign overall air potential, through assessment of industrial, technological, geographical and sociological factors. Specific intelligence fields include:

• Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy
• Signals Intelligence
• Imagery Intelligence
• Intelligence Applications

Undergraduate academic specializations may include cartography, photogrammetry, geodesy, computer technology, mathematics, physical sciences, business administration, management, social sciences, systems management, chemistry, photography, area studies, or education.

Special Investigations

Includes the functions of program formulation and policy planning, control and direction of investigations involving possible acts of espionage, sabotage, treason and other subversive acts; investigations of major violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and applicable Federal statutes, and violations of public trust, such as fraud, bribery, and other criminal irregularities, with particular reference to the procurement or disposition of government property; conduct of background investigations of Department of Defense personnel in overseas areas at the request of the Defense Investigative Service, and conduct of special inquiries directed by competent authority.
Undergraduate academic specializations may include criminology, police administration, public administration, administration of justice, business administration, accounting, business law, criminal law, comparative government, area studies, general management, political theory or behavioral and social psychology.

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Security Forces

Includes development and management of security policy programs and plans which support Air Force, joint service and combined operation mission requirements.
Undergraduate academic specialization in sociology, criminology, police administration, criminal justice or a related field is desirable.

Communications/Computer Systems

Includes both Communications-Electronic (C-E) and Automatic Data Processing and includes the functions of program formulation systems engineering, acquisition installation, policy planning, inspection, evaluation and direction of information systems in support of Air force operations.
Undergraduate academic specializations may include computer science, information science, data processing, scientific, or mathematics.

Personnel

Includes the fields of:

• Executive Support Officer
• Information Management
• Personnel
• Manpower Management
• Public Affairs

Undergraduate academic specializations for this area may include management, business, public administration, recreation, hotel and restaurant management, mathematics, operations research, computer science, mass or public communications, communicative arts, journalism, public relations, advertising, sociology or social psychology.

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Comptroller

Includes the functions of policy planning and assistance in programming formulation, direction and inspection of fiscal management activities. Specific fields can include:

• Accounting and Finance Officer
• Budget Officer
• Auditor
• Cost Analyst

Undergraduate academic specializations may include business administration, accounting, economics, mathematics, or finance.

Engineering

Engineering fields open to Air Force ROTC graduates include:

• Civil Engineering
• Metallurgist
• Nuclear Research
• Behavioral Scientist (Human Engineering)
• Scientific Analyst
• Acquisition Projects
• Electronic Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Astronautical Engineering
• Aeronautical Engineering
• Computer System Engineering
• Project Engineering

All engineers must have received their engineering degree from a school program accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body such as the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology. Graduate level work in all of these areas is highly desirable, but not usually mandatory.

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Science

These fields include weather operations and research, basic and applied research in support of Air Force requirements, research and development command and staff functions, and responsibility for the design, development, installation, modification, testing and analysis of material, systems, methods, processes, and techniques. Scientific fields may include:

• Weather Officer (Meteorologist)
• Computer Research Scientist
• Physicist
• Chemical Research
• Metallurgist
• Nuclear Research
• Behavioral Scientist
• Scientific Analyst
• Acquisition Projects

Required majors may include meteorology, computer science, physics, chemistry, metallurgy, psychology, mathematics, econometrics, physical science or operations research.

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Visual Information

Includes the functions of program formulation, policy planning, inspection, command and direction of activities.
Undergraduate academic specialization in communicative arts or photographic sciences and specialization in motion picture, television and radio production or optical instrumentation photography is desirable.

Medical

Fields within this huge career area include:

• Family Physician
• General Practice
• Pediatrician
• Physical Medicine
• Emergency Physician
• Internist
• Urologist
• Ophthalmologist
• Otorhinolarygologist
• Orthopedic Surgeon
• Obstetrician and Gynecologist
• Pathologist
• Diagnostic Radiologist
• Dermatologist
• Anesthesiologist
• Neurologist
• Psychiatrist
• Radiotherapist
• Allergist
• Health Services Administrator
• Bioenvironmental Engineer
• Medical Entomologist
• Biomedical Laboratory
• Aerospace Physiologist
• Health Physicist
• Clinical Social Worker
• Dietitian
• Occupational Therapist
• Physical Therapist
• Pharmacist
• Biomedical specialist
• Aerospace Medicine
• Physician Assistant
• Environment Health
• Mental Health Nurse
• Operating Room Nurse
• Nurse Anesthetist
• Clinical Nurse
• Flight Nurse
• Nurse Midwife
• Environmental Health Nurse

Currently the Air Force has an acute need for nurses, physical therapists, and pharmacists. Special scholarships are available in these areas.
Educational requirements differ widely for each specialty listed. We have more information available at the AFROTC Detachment Office.

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Legal

(Judge Advocate General) Includes the functions of planning, developing, supervising, coordinating, inspecting, and executing the duties prescribed by the Uniform Code of Military Justice pursuant to the Manual for Courts- Martial, United States, 1969 (Rev) and the preparation, rendition, and review of opinions and decisions relating to civilian law matters affecting Air Force personnel.  An LLB or JD degree in law issued by an accredited law school is mandatory.
A variety of special programs are available for students interested in pursuing a law degree. Please visit http://www.jagusaf.hq.af.mil/index.htm to get all the information you need on this program.

Chaplain

Includes the functions of program formulation, policy planning, coordination, direction and participation in chapel programs, services and administration.
Possession of a Master of Divinity or equivalent theological degree, or 3 years of equivalent resident graduate study is mandatory.

Disaster Preparedness

Includes functions pertaining to developing and revising disaster preparedness plans, programs, and operational procedures. Undergraduate specialization in general science or management is desirable.

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