Air Force ROTC MIT

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Air Force ROTC _at_ MIT

• The Opportunity to Lead

Captain Joe Adelmann Instructor Admissions
Officer March 2009
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Overview

• AFROTC Highlights
• ROTC Life _at_ MIT
• Scholarships
• Active Duty

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Mission

• Develop Quality Leaders for
• the Air Force

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Senior ROTC Program

• Mission Recruit, Educate and Commission Officer
  Candidates
• Located at 144 detachments US and Puerto Rico
• 1000 cross-town schools
• Enroll in AF classes just like other college
  courses
• Classes part of Department of Aerospace Studies

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Detachment 365 Highlights

• Det 365 hosted by MIT since 1949
• Cross-town schools Harvard, Tufts, Wellesley,
  Salem State, Gordon, Endicott
• 34 total cadets
• Staff
• Professor of Aerospace Studies (PAS)
• 2 Assistant PAS
• 3 Admin Support 2 NCOs 1 MIT employee
• Tri-service component w/Army and Navy

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ROTC Cadet Life
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ROTC Life 4-year Program

• General Military Course (GMC) First 2 years
• Freshmen and sophomores
• 1-hour AS class and 2-hour LLAB each week
• Physical Training 2 times per week
• Professional Officer Course (POC) Last 2 years
• Juniors and above
• Conduct LLAB and manage the corps
• 3-hours of AS class and 2-hour LLAB each week
• Physical Training 2 times per week
• Competitive for selection Based on GPA, PFT,
  AFOQT, FT
• Receive stipend

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ROTC Life Aerospace Classes

• Classes Taken both Fall and Spring terms
• AS 100 Intro to USAF(1 Hr/week)
• AS 200 AF Doctrine History(1 Hr/week)
• AS 300 Leadership Management (3 Hrs/week)
• AS 400 Foreign Policy Preparation for Active
  Duty (3 Hrs/week)

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ROTC Life Leadership Lab (LLAB)

• Cadet-run program
• Planned, organized and taught by POC
• Under Cadre supervision
• Tri-service activities with Navy and Army
• Military Ball, Field Day, Commissioning
  Ceremonies
• Focus for each year
• AS 100 Uniform wear, Basic drill, Group
  leadership problems
• AS 200 Preparation for field training
• AS 300 Practice new POC skills, Flying slots
• AS 400 Manage cadet corps, Receive AD assignments

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ROTC Life What we do in LLAB
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ROTC Life The Cadet Wing
As a cadet, youll hold different jobs to help
you gain leadership experience.
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ROTC Life Special Trips

• Air Force Base Visits
• McGuire AFB, Pentagon, Wright-Patterson AFB,
  Hanscom AFB, Patrick AFB, Andrews AFB
• Orientation Flights at Hanscom AFB
• Summer Programs
• Internship opportunities
• Lodging and transportation paid for
• A chance to see what the Air Force is all about!

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ROTC Life Required Summer

• Rising Sophomore
• For AS100s on 4-yr scholarship
• Length 3 weeks
• Active Duty Shadow Program
• Travel, lodging, per diem

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ROTC Life Required Summer

• Field Training
• Between sophomore and junior year
• Length 3.5 weeks
• Maxwell AFB, AL
• Must pass to enter POC
• DG SP Awards to top performers

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ROTC Life Optional Summer

• For Freshmen
• Rising Sophomore Program
• SOAR, Freefall Parachuting Global Engagement
• At the USAF Academy
• 2-3 weeks
• Cadet Combative Course

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ROTC Life Optional Summer

• Juniors
• Operation Air Force Officer shadowing program,
  3 weeks
• Operation Air Force OSI
• Army Airborne Training 24 days parachutist
  rating
• Field Engineering and Readiness Lab Civil
  Eng, 5 weeks
• Nurse Orientation Program 4 weeks, Wilford Hall
• Foreign Language Immersion Various, 2-4 weeks
• Cadet Training Assistant (CTA) 2,000
  scholarship
• Advanced Course in Engineering 12 weeks, Cyber
  security boot camp
• NASA Engineering Research Experience (NERE) 4
  or 9 weeks, Johnson Space Center
• Cadet Laboratory Experience Program (CLEP)
  Lawrence Livermore Labs, 8 weeks
• Space Operations Satellite Operations, 2 weeks,
  USAFA

Secret Clearance required
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ROTC Life Extracurricular

• New Student Orientation (NSO)
• Weekend orientation in Sept for new cadets
• Arnold Air Society
• National honorary professional service org
• Flight Orientation Program
• Chance to fly with Civil Air Patrol
• Color Guard
• Present colors at various ceremonies
• Pershing Rifles
• Military fraternity

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Scholarships
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Scholarship Overview

• High School Scholarship Program (HSSP)
• High school seniors only
• 3 and 4-year offers
• In-College Scholarship Programs (ICSP)
• Already in college
• Competitive programs - Phases I, II, III
• Also a chance to upgrade to 80 and 100 of
  tuition
• In-College Leadership Scholarship 3.5 yr, Type
  1 or 2
• Fully-qualified Type 1 Express Scholarships
• Nursing (13, 12, 11)
• Foreign Language (13, 12, 11)
• Computer, Electrical, and Environmental
  Engineering (13, 12, 11)

Please note that these are subject to change
based on AF needs and funding!
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High School Scholarship Program (HSSP)

• Four-year scholarship offers to high school
  seniors
• Majority in technical majors
• Excel in AP/Honors coursework
• Strong leadership potential communication
  skills
• Competitively selected by central board
• Permits applicants to select university
• Scholarship offer made for a technical or
  non-technical major

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HSSP Eligibility Requirements

• Academic Requirements
• ACT/SAT 24/1100
• High School GPA 3.0
• High School Graduate or equivalent
• May take the PAE (USAFA fitness test)
• U.S. Citizen, 17 years old (commission before
  31)
• No full-time college (except HS/College programs)
• Can not be a single parent (though waivers
  available)
• Be medically qualified as determined by
  Department of Defense Medical Examination Review
  Board (DODMERB)

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HSSP FY07 Selection Cycle

• 11,442 applicants
• 3,088 eligible (27)
• 1,726 offers (54) - 66 technical, 3 language
• 8 - Full tuition scholarship (Type 1)
• 25 - 15K/year (Type 2)
• Average scores
• 1260 SAT, 27 ACT, 3.77 GPA, top 12 RIC

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Scholarship Tiers

• Tier 1 Electrical, environmental and computer
  engineering
• Tier 2 Specific engineering aeronautical,
  aerospace, architectural, astronautical, civil
  and mechanical meteorology
• Tier 3 Architecture, chemistry, math, physics,
  computer science, operations research, and other
  ABET-accredited engineering majors
• Tier 4 All others
• Tier 5 Foreign languages

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In-College Scholarship Program (ICSP) Eligibility

• GPA Minimum - 2.50 Cum
• Completed 1 full-term college course work (min)
• AFROTC weight/body fat requirements
• Meet PFT requirements
• Pass AFOQT
• Meet age requirements
• Completed DODMERB physical
• US Citizen by end of term activated

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ICSP Phase I

• AS100 AS200
• All majors
• Cum 2.5 in-college
• Length 3-yr, 2-yr
• Type 2 15K/yr, 900 books, 300 stipend
• Deadline 15 Jan 08
• Activates Fall 2008

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ICSP Phase II

• AS100 AS200
• Phase I non-selects and walk-ons in Spring
• All majors
• Cum 2.5 in-college
• Length 3-year, 2-yr
• Type 2 15K/yr, 900 books annually, 300
  stipend monthly
• Type 3 9K/yr, 900 books, 300 stipend
• Deadline 15 Jun 08
• Activates Fall 2008

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ICSP Phase II Upgrade 1

• Must have a Type 2 activated
• Cum 3.0 in-college
• Length 3-year, 2-yr, 1-yr
• Type 1 Full tuition, 900 books annually, 300
  stipend monthly
• Deadline 15 Jun 08
• Activates the Fall 2008

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ICSP Phase II Upgrade 8

• Must have a Type 2 activated
• Cum 3.0 in-college
• Length 3-year, 2-yr, 1-yr
• Type 8 80 tuition, 900 books annually, 300
  stipend monthly
• Deadline 15 Jun 08
• Activates the Fall 2008

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Express Scholarship Eligibility

• Fully Qualified If youre eligible, you can
  get!
• Offers are based on AF needs
• GPA Minimums 2.5
• AFROTC weight/body fat requirements
• Meet PFT requirements
• Pass AFOQT Verbal 15, Quantitative 10
• Meet age requirements
• 17 to activate Must be 31 by commissioning
• Completed DODMERB physical
• US Citizen to activate

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On Active Duty
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Career Opportunities

• Focus Air Space Superiority
• Many different jobs (AFSCs)
• Engineering, Pilots/ABMs, Doctors, Finance, Law,
  Scientist, Maintenanceto name just a few!
• Flexibility through career broadening
• Opportunity to try different jobs throughout
  career
• Higher education strongly encouraged and
  supported
• For those who want to see the world!
• PCS typically every 3-4 years, TDYs, Deployments

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Commitment

• Majority of AF careers 4 years
• Engineers and other non-rated fields
• Pilot 10 years after flight training
• Combat/Weapon Systems Operator (Nav) Air
  Battle Manager 6 years after training
• Combat Rescue Officer Special Tactics Officer
  6 years after training

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Why consider ROTC?

• Scholarship opportunities ranging from 15K to
  full tuition
• Leadership management experience On the job
  training!
• Guaranteed job at graduation Above entry level
• Det 365 Small close knit corps, Tri-service,
  High percentage of rated slots
• Join the military profession Highly respected
  career!
• AD benefits Medical, Travel, Education and
  more
• Serve country
• Join a family of professionals!!

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Summary

• AFROTC Highlights
• ROTC Life _at_ MIT
• Scholarships
• Active Duty

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Questions?For more informationCapt Joe
Adelmann617-253-4475jadelman_at_mit.edu