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Air Education and Training Command
Develop America's Airmen Today ... for Tomorrow
Air Force ROTC Detachment 003University of
Houston
Colonel Phil Bossert, USAF Chair, Air Force
Studies Commander, Detachment 003
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l
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Overview

• Mission Vision
• History Accomplishments
• Academics Military Training
• ROTC Scholarships
• Air Force Careers
• Detachment Initiatives
• ROTC Benefits
• Summary

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Mission Vision

• Mission Develop quality leaders for the Air
  Force
• Vision A highly successful organization,
  respected throughout the Air Force, the
  educational community and the nation
• Key emphasis areas for Detachment 003
• Professionalismcadets must personify the USAFs
  core values of integrity first, service before
  self, and excellence in all we do
• Operationscadets must be trained so they can
  effectively function in a combat zone within just
  twelve months of commissioning

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History Accomplishments

• Founded in the Fall of 2003 with superb support
  from UH
• Commissioned 9 Officers since FY03
• Six scheduled for FY07 FY08
• Estimate 15-20 for FY09
• Fall 2006 enrollment increased by 60 from Spring
  2006
• Expanded recruiting efforts throughout Houston
  metro area
• Earned overall Excellent rating during
  first-ever Unit Inspection
• Earned an Outstanding in Education and Cadet
  Personnel programs
• Implemented numerous teaching and training
  enhancements
• Rice University and TSU part of our program
  added five additional universities in last five
  months and plan to add four more
• Expanding contributions to our universities
  including color guards, guest speakers,
  leadership courses, DoD Research Conference, and
  more

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Air Force ROTC in Houston

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Academics

• Students can earn up to 28 elective credits
  towards any degree plan while taking the
  following AFROTC classes
• Freshmen students take Foundations of the USAF I
  and II (2 credit hours per term)
• Overall roles and missions of the USAF and career
  fields available. Emphasis on military customs
  and courtesies, appearance standards, core
  values, written and personal communication.
  Introduction to American military history and
  airpower doctrine.
• Sophomore students take Evolution of Air Power I
  and II (2 credit hours per term)
• Key historical events and milestones in the
  development of air power as an instrument of
  national security. Air Power principles and
  doctrine. Core values and competencies of
  leaders in the United States Air Force. Tenets of
  leadership and ethics.
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Academics

• Junior students take Air Force Leadership Studies
  I and II (3 credit hours per term)
• Leadership, management fundamentals, teamwork,
  professional knowledge, Air Force personnel and
  evaluation systems, and ethics. Case studies of
  Air Force leadership and management.
• Senior students finish their AFROTC education
  with National Security Affairs I and II (3 credit
  hours per term)
• Evolution of the role of national security in a
  democratic society with emphasis on policy
  formation, competing values, and organizations.
  Civilian control of the military roles of the
  military services and Department of Defense
  functions of Air Force major commands. Regional
  and cultural studies.
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Minor in Air Force Leadership

• Approved in January 2004
• A minor in Air Force Leadership requires
• Minimum of 18 semester hours
• Students must achieve a minimum 2.0 grade point
  average in all Air Force Science courses
• Students must attend Field Training in order to
  be commissioned
• Originally named Air Force Science

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Teaching Enhancements

• Increased use of guest speakers and panel
  discussions
• Greater emphasis on joint, multinational,
  interagency, and total force operations
  expanding professional library
• Active duty mentors assigned to junior and senior
  cadets
• Cadet book reviews published in Air Space Power
  Journal
• Increased assigned readings, papers, and essay
  questions
• Aggressive in-service program for faculty
• Expanding reach of AS 300 (leadership) to
  civilian students
• Exploring offering a new senior level course
  entitled Advanced Topics in Applied Leadership I
  II

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Guest Speaker Panels

• Women in the Military
• NCOs on Leadership
• Combat Experiences
• Professional Organizations
• Tuskegee Airman
• Interagency Operations (FBI Coast Guard)
• International Students
• Joint Panel (Army, AF, Navy, Marines, Coast
  Guard)
• Second Lieutenant Experience
• Community Service

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Military Training

• Leadership Lab
• A cadet-centered program where the student gains
  valuable leadership, managerial, and team
  building experience while learning about the Air
  Force
• Meets each Wednesday, 1500-1700 hours
• Field Training
• A rigorous program of leadership training,
  physical conditioning and academics assesses the
  cadet's potential to be an Air Force officer
• Four weeks in the summer before their junior
  year conducted at Maxwell AFB, Alabama
• Physical Fitness training
• Three times weekly with emphasis on push ups,
  sit-ups, and running in order to pass the USAF
  fitness test

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Military Training

• Professional Development Training
• Flying orientation with the Civil Air Patrol
• Tours of nearby active duty Air Force bases
• Soaring at the Air Force Academy in Colorado
  Springs
• Cadets shadow an Air Force officer for three
  weeks in Operation AF
• Cultural immersion during a two-week trip
  overseas
• Army Airborne training at Fort Benning, GA, with
  5 parachute jumps
• Foreign language immersion overseas for
  four-weeks
• Civil Engineering orientation at the Field
  Engineering and Readiness Lab at the United
  States Air Force Academy
• The NASA Engineering Research Experience is a
  four-week program in which cadets shadow NASA
  engineers, scientists, and astronauts working on
  current NASA projects
• Senior cadets can attend a ten-week Advanced
  Course in Engineering to expose them to advanced
  technologies at the Air Force Research Lab on
  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio

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Scholarships

• Two programs
• High School Scholarship Program (HSSP) provides
  three and four-year scholarships to high school
  seniors. Application deadline is December 1st.
• In-College Scholarship Program (ICSP) is open to
  college freshmen and sophomores in any major. The
  program is divided into two selection phases and
  several award amounts.
• 70 are for technical majors and 30 for
  non-technical
• Stipend
• Cadets who have signed their Air Force commitment
  contract receive monthly stipends ranging from
  250 for freshmen to 400 for seniors. This
  allowance is non-taxable.

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Scholarships

• Primary Types include
• Type 1-full tuition, fees and 750 per year for
  books. Approximately 5 of 4-year scholarship
  winners are offered a Type-1 scholarship (mostly
  in technical fields)
• Type 2-tuition and fees up to 15,000 and pays
  750 per year for books. Approximately 20 of
  4-year scholarship winners are offered a Type-2
  scholarship (mostly in technical fields)
• Type 7-full college tuition, fees and 750 per
  year for books, but the student MUST attend a
  college/university where the tuition is less than
  9,000 per year, or a public college/university
  in which the student qualifies for the in-state
  tuition rate.

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Scholarships

• Express scholarships are designed to meet Air
  Force ROTC officer production requirements in
  specific fields and year groups. These are given
  on a qualified basis, with no competititve
  boarding process, and all are Type 2. Current
  Express scholarships include
• Computer and Electrical Engineering majors
• Strategic Foreign Language majors
• Students attending Historically Black Colleges
  and Universities such as Texas Southern
  University or Hispanic Serving Institutions

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HSSP Offer Summary

• High School Scholarship Program (4 year)
  summary--2005
• 11,442 Applicants
• 1,680 Offers
• 70 Technical majors
• Scholarship Types
• 5 Type 1
• 25 Type 2
• 70 Type 7
• Average Selectee
• 1239 SAT
• 27.1 ACT
• 3.71 GPA
• Top 13 class standing

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Economic Impact
Economic Impact Tuition Stipend Textbook
Funds
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Scholarships!
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General Requirements

• Requirements to enter Air Force ROTC
• Enrolled in an accredited college that hosts or
  has a cross-town agreement with an Air Force ROTC
  detachment
• United States citizen (if on scholarship)
• In good physical condition
• Of good moral character (no criminal or drug use
  history)
• Age 14 years or older 17 years old to receive a
  scholarship
• Attend both the Aerospace Science class and
  Leadership Lab
• Requirements to complete the program and earn a
  commission
• Cadets must complete Field Training
• Gain citizenship prior to commissioning date
• Maintain a gt2.0 GPA
• Pass the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test
  (AFOQT)
• Pass a military certified/qualified physical
• Pass the Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment
  (PFA)

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Air Force Careers
Over 125 career fields including

• Pilot/Navigator
• Communications
• Security Forces
• Astronaut
• Special Forces
• Services
• Personnel/Manpower
• Logistics
• Space and Missiles
• Special Investigations

• Medical
• Public Affairs
• Intelligence
• Weather
• Maintenance
• Civil Engineer
• Acquisitions
• Contracting
• Legal
• Engineering

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Life on Active Duty

• Commissioned a second lieutenant
• Normally a 4-year commitment
• Longer for medical school, JAG, pilot, navigator
• Full medical and dental care
• 30 days paid leave free space-available travel
  worldwide
• Commissary and Base Exchange privileges
• Educational benefits
• Graduate education part time, full time, or after
  military service
• Tuition assistance Air Force Institute of
  Technology
• Montgomery GI Bill (37,000 in tax-free benefits)
  
• Retirement after 20 years of service50 of base
  pay
• Example Lt Col retirement 42,000 annual
  retirement pay

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Detachment 003 Initiatives

• Added cross-town agreements with the University
  of St. Thomas, UH Downtown, Houston Community
  College, University of Texas Medical Center, and
  Embry Riddle
• Increase cadet enrollment to 100 by 2008, 150 by
  2010, 200 by 2012
• Increased recruiting and strategic communications
  efforts
• Expanding joint operations with Army and Navy
  ROTC
• UH Corps of Cadets
• Increasing support to the University of Houston
  and cross-town universities, the 27 Air Force
  Junior ROTC units in the Houston area, other
  organizations and local communities

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Benefits to our Universities

• Attracts young people of character who personify
  the USAFs core values of integrity first,
  service before self, and excellence in all we do
• Signifies their support for the troops and their
  commitment to national defense
• Provides qualified cadets with financial aid
  ranging from full scholarships to monthly
  stipends and textbook funds
• Provides color guards and ushers for
  commencements, retirements, sporting events, and
  other special functions
• An excellent source of top quality guest speakers
• Contacts with 27 area high schools that host Air
  Force Junior ROTC

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Benefits to our Universities

• A reference source for questions concerning the
  United States Air Force, air and space power,
  Department of Defense, and general military
  issues
• First annual UH Department of Defense Research
  Conference on 29 March hosted by AF Army ROTC
• Second annual Conference scheduled 1-2 Nov 07
• A source of information and contacts for Army and
  Navy ROTC, Junior ROTC, the Air Force Academy,
  Officer Training School, and other recruiting
  venues
• Offers students a minor in Air Force Leadership
  to complement any major
• Contributes to higher retention and graduation
  rates
• A means for faculty and staff to get in excellent
  shape

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The New Commission

• The New Commission on the Skills of the American
  Workforce recommended in their 2007 report major
  reforms in public and university education to
  bring U.S. education into the 21st Century
• Skills required in a global economy
• Creativity and innovation
• Interdisciplinary combinations
• Leadership, teamwork, and people skills
• Effective problem solving and decision making
• Computer and Information management
• Global awareness and cultural sensitivity
• ROTC provides these skills and morean education
  in character, professionalism, core values,
  citizenship, and physical fitness

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Summary

• Detachment 003 is the third newest Air Force ROTC
  unit, but already firmly established and growing
  rapidly
• Weve reached a tipping pointUH Corps of Cadets
• The only Air Force ROTC program in Houston
• ROTC offers many benefits to students and
  universities
• Enhanced recruiting and marketing effort should
  increase our size90 cadets by 2008, 150 by 2010,
  200 by 2012
• Weve received outstanding support from UH, Rice,
  TSU, and the local community
• We plan to provide even greater support to our
  universities and the Houston metro area

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Final Thoughts

• During this time of war, our mission of producing
  second lieutenants of character, commitment and
  courage is more important than ever.
• Thanks for supporting Air Force ROTC!

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Back-up Slide

• Strategic Foreign Languages

• Arabic
• Azerbaijani
• Bengali
• Cambodian
• Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese
• Hausa
• Hindi
• Indonesian
• Japanese
• Kazakh
• Kurdish

• Malay
• Pashtu
• Persian (Iranian or Afghan)
• Serbo-Croatian
• Swahili
• Thai
• Turkish
• Uighur
• Urdu/Punjabi
• Uzbek
• Vietnamese

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HBCU HSI Scholarships

• AFROTC Offers non-competitive Type 2 scholarships
  to students that attend Historically Black
  Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Hispanic
  Serving Institutions (HSI)
• Texas Southern University students can attend
  AFROTC at UH and qualify for the HBCU
  scholarships
• HBCU HSI scholarships activate no earlier than
  the sophomore year in college (3, 2.5,and 2-year
  offers)
• To qualify a student must have a 2.5 college GPA
  and pass both the Air Force Officer Qualification
  Test and Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment

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AFROTC Nursing Opportunities

• Non-Competitive Type 2 Scholarship
• Eligibility
• US Citizen
• Pass AFOQT and PFA
• 2.5 Cum GPA
• Be a sophomore or junior, majoring in Nursing at
  an NLN or CCNE accredited college or university
  (Houston Baptist University in Houston)
• Nursing Jobs Include
• Clinical, Operating Room, Flight, and Nurse
  Anesthetist
• Nurse graduates must pass the National Council
  Licensure Examination of Registered Nurses
  (NCLEX) and be licensed as a registered nurse
  PRIOR to commissioning and entering the Air Force
  Nurse Corps

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Biomedical Sciences Corps

• Biomedical Sciences Corps (BSC) categories are
  for students and cadets wanting to become
• Physical Therapists
• Optometrists
• Pharmacists
• Apply approximately two years prior to their
  projected commissioning date.

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AFROTC JAG Opportunities

• Educational Delay Program
• Delays entry onto active-duty for ROTC students
• One Year College Program
• 2nd year law students attend ROTC for one year
  (during their 3rd year of law school) and attend
  field-training between their 2nd and 3rd years
• Graduate Law Program
• 1st year law students attend ROTC for two years
  and field-training during the summer
• Direct Appointment Program
• 3rd year law students may apply for a direct
  commission into the JAG corps, no ROTC training
  required
• Candidates must meet AFROTC requirements
• Source http//www.jagusaf.hq.af.mil/EDprgrms/howt
  obecome.htm

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Cadet Community Service

• Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
• DeGeorge at Union Station Homeless Veterans
• Annual University of Houston Blood Drive
• Cadets Assisting Students in Education (CASE)
• Operation IRAQI FREEDOM care packages
• Mentoring Air Force Junior ROTC cadets
• Wings over Houston Air Show at Ellington Field

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Cadet Demographics
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AFROTC Tech Majors

• The following degrees are accepted by AFROTC as
  technical majors

Note Technology Degrees i.e., Engineering
Technology are not approved technical degrees
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Det 003 Scholarship Cadet Breakdown

• 1 Type 1/4-Year
• 2 Type 2/4-Year
• 1 Type 2/3.5-Year
• 1 Type 2/3-Year
• 2 Type 2/2-Year
• 1 Type 6/2-Year
• Type 6 covers 3000 per year