The Air Force ROTC program offers scholarships to qualified applicants. These scholarships are competitive, but if you qualify, you can earn a scholarship that can pay up to 100% of your tuition, lab fees, and $900/year for book expenses. Additionally, scholarship students earn a monthly tax-free stipend that they can use for anything they choose. Currently, the stipend ranges from $300/month for 1st year students to $500/month for 4th year students.
Detachment 890 Air Force ROTC is offered at the University of Virginia, as well as James Madison University, Liberty University, Old Dominion University – TeleTech net through Piedmont Virginia Community College, and Piedmont Virginia Community College, through a cross-town agreement with the University of Virginia. Through this cooperative agreement between our cross-town schools and UVA, JMU/LU/ODU-TeleTech net/PVCC students can enroll in AFROTC. They sign up for Aerospace Science Courses just like any other courses, however they travel to UVA to actually take the class/labs.
We are also hosting an interest meeting for potentially interested students on Wednesday, 21 March 2012 at 7:30 pm in HHS 1203. Any and all interested students should attend this non-committal, informational meeting to explore the many options the USAF has, scholarship opportunities provided by AFROTC, and answer any questions they might have.
The Air Force ROTC program at Detachment 890 is combination of elective academic courses and leadership training. You take one ROTC class per semester. 1st and 2nd year students take one 1-credit course each semester. During your 3rd and 4th year, you take one 3-credit course per semester. Additionally, you would attend Leadership Lab once a week during each semester.
The focus of the academic program is as follows: 1st year students take introductory courses in what the Air Force is, how it works, etc. 2nd Year students take courses in Air Force history. 3rd year students take courses in leadership. 4th year students take courses in doctrine, geo-politics, and area studies. Additionally, students who elect to stay in the program after their 2nd year attend 4 weeks of field training during the summer between their 2nd and 3rd year.
The goal of the program is to prepare students to be commissioned as lieutenants in the Air Force upon graduation from Detachment 890. There are a variety of fields in which lieutenants can work in the Air Force - pilots, navigators, engineers, communications, intelligence, medicine, etc – the list is literally huge. Students are selected for their career field during their 3rd year in school.
I can tell you that the Air Force is selective - we are looking for talented individuals who are dedicated, hard working, and willing to serve their country. I highly encourage you to check out our website at www.afrotc.com – it is loaded with great information. You can also check the Detachment 890 Air Force ROTC website at these locations: http://www.airforce.virginia.edu and our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/det890
If you have any comments, questions, or concerns, you may feel free to contact me directly or through AFROTC Detachment 890's recruiting email address:
davis4bj@dukes.jmu.edu
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afrotc890.recruiting@gmail.com
Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
Very Respectfully,
Cadet Davis
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Bradford J. Davis
James Madison University
Class of 2013
International Affairs Major
Air Force ROTC, Cadet 1st Lt.
Vice President, Theta Chi Fraternity
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