Detachment 640, Air Force ROTC
at Miami University
About AFROTC
Why Choose AFROTC?
AFROTC provides you with the opportunity to:
- Have your way paid through school
- Do something exciting with your life
- Obtain a secure job with great benefits
all while serving your country in the best Air Force in the world!
The benefits of AFROTC include:
- Leadership and management training along with hands-on experience
- Scholarship aid to help pay the ever-increasing expense of undergraduate education
- Rewarding job after college (immediate training and positions of responsibility far greater than most college peers)
- Comprehensive medical and dental benefits for you and your dependent family
- Well-respected profession that offers the experience civilian employers seek
- Work with leading-edge technology on the world's premier aerospace team
- Post-graduate educational degree opportunities
- World-wide travel
- Space available flights almost anywhere in the world
- Lasting friendships and camaraderie
The Program
We currently offer 4-, 3-, 2-, and 1-year programs. Most cadets opt for the 4-year program. The first 2 years are called the General Military Course (GMC). Freshman and sophomore cadets are required to complete one 1-credit-hour Aerospace Studies course per semester. Freshmen learn about the structure and mission of the Air Force and have a look at military life. Sophomores study the development of air power. In addition, cadets attend a Leadership Laboratory (LLab) that meets once per week for 2 hours. During LLab you'll practice customs and courtesies, drill and ceremonies, and develop your leadership skills. You will also listen to guest speakers, participate in sports and physical fitness activities, and learn about areas of opportunity available to commissioned officers during LLab. You may also elect to participate in base visits and orientation flights.
The GMC will prepare you to compete for a slot in the Professional Officers Course (POC). Continuation beyond the sophomore year is not automatic and selection is based on merit. In addition, you must also successfully complete a 4-week field training encampment at Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL the summer prior to your junior year, with pay. At field training you will receive junior officer training, aircraft and aircrew orientation, survival and deployment training, weapons familiarization, and physical training.
Once you've successfully completed field training you'll enter the POC. During your junior and senior year you will take a 3-credit-hour course each semester focusing on leadership, management, communication, military law, and other officer skills. You'll also continue to attend LLab, but in more demanding cadet leadership positions.
Other activities available for student involvement include:
- Drill Team
- Joint-Service Sports
- Arnold Air Society
- Public Affairs
- Joint-Service Military Ball
- Detachment Dining-Out
Miami University
College of Arts & Science
Detachment 640
Air Force ROTC
det640uao@muohio.edu
50 Millett Hall
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056
Ph: (513) 529-2031
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