General
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) is an educational program designed to allow young men and women to pursue a commission in the United States Air Force while pursuing a college degree. Air Force ROTC at CSU, Sacramento consists of approximately 90 cadets and 7 cadre and staff. The cadre and staff are the officers that mentor the cadets and the staff that keeps paperwork and other things running smoothly. The purpose of the AFROTC program is to provide quality development of the individual so that they may serve as effective leaders and officers upon entering the Air Force. AFROTC affords graduates the opportunity to pursue a broad range of career fields to include aviation related jobs, law, space operations, medicine, intelligence, computer systems, and engineering. You can take part in this unique experience as a college freshman with no commitment. As a matter of fact you can continue on in the program without any commitment to the military for the first two years. The AFROTC program is open to all college students regardless of major or academic year.

Air Force ROTC at Sac State meets once a week for Lead Lab, or leadership laboratory at 6:30AM until 8:30AM. After this most cadets go to their aerospace classes, which our divided up by class year. Everyone wears their uniform to lead lab, and all customs and courtesies are recognized.

Four Year Program

The AFROTC program is broken down into two portions, the General Military Course (GMC) & the Professional Officer’s Course (POC). The GMC portion of the program typically consists of freshman and sophomores and allows them the opportunity to try out AFROTC without any commitment. During the GMC period cadets will be exposed to the basic organizational concepts of the Air Force and its history. During the sophomore year, cadets will have the opportunity to compete for a field training allocation. Completion of field training is necessary for entrance into the POC. The POC consists of your junior and senior years in the program. As a cadet you will receive instruction in Leadership/Management and National Security Policy.

 

Two Year Program
This version of the program allows the cadet to compete directly for the POC, bypassing the GMC, is geared more towards junior college transfers, current college sophomores or juniors, or prior enlisted personnel who have two years of college remaining. However it will be required that an extended field training encampment is completed prior to entrance into the POC. The POC course in the two year program will then be the same as that of the four year program.

Field Training
Field training is, in most cases, a cadet's first exposure to a working Air Force environment and the Aerospace Expeditionary Force concept. The program develops military leadership and discipline, and provides Air Force officer orientation and motivation. At the same time, the Air Force can evaluate each cadet's potential as an officer.

Field training includes aircraft and aircrew orientation, Air Force professional development orientation, marksmanship training, officer training, physical fitness and AEF orientation. Cadets will either attend Tyndall AFB in Florida, Maxwell AFB in Alabama, or Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota for field training. Uniforms, lodging, and meals are provided at no cost to the cadet, and cadets travel at Air Force expense to and from the cadet's home of record or school. Additionally, after applicable deductions, cadets receive pay of about $600 for the four-week encampment and about $800 for the six-week encampment.

Contact
If you have more questions about ROTC, e-mail the Unit Admissions Officer at det088@maxwell.af.mil. Also, the Air Force ROTC web site has a great frequently asked questions section here.