Requirements to Join

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To join the program and progress toward an Air Force commission, you must:

*Enroll full-time in an accredited college that hosts or has a cross-town agreement with an AFROTC detachment,

*Participate in both the Aerospace Studies classes and the leadership lab each semester,

*Be age 14 or older (minimum age for enlistment is 17; minimum age for commissioning is 18; maximum commissioning age is 35),

*Be of good moral character without serious or excessive civil involvements,

*Complete the in-processing checklist,

*Pass the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test,

*Pass a physical examination,

*Maintain height and weight standards,

*Pass physical fitness requirements,

*Successfully complete field training,

*Maintain required GPA standards (POC retention — 2.0 on 4.0 scale; scholarship retention — must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA and be enrolled as a full-time student),

*Receive a "C-" or better in all Aerospace Studies courses and pass all leadership labs,

*Receive an allocation slot in the professional officer course, and

*Be a U.S. citizen before entry into the professional officer course.

Students who are any of the following would not be allowed AFROTC membership but still could enroll in an Aerospace Studies classes:

*Conscientious objectors

*Present or former commissioned officers

*Officers of the Health Services and Mental Health Administration and members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

*Individuals on active duty with any military service (enlisted/warrant officers of Reserve or National Guard may)

*Those who engage in or acknowledge homosexual or bisexual conduct

*Those who do not or cannot meet required standards of weight, appearance, decorum, discipline, and military performance

*Anyone removed from a previous officer training program

Note: Those who have been diagnosed with asthma or have been prescribed Ritalin at any point may be precluded from military service

Information current as of 1-7-10

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