Commissioning Opportunities How to become a military officer

Understand Your Endeavor MEANING YOUR GOAL IS OFFFICERSHIP – first and foremost

MEANING YOUR GOAL IS

OFFFICERSHIP – first and foremost

YOUR JOB DEPENDS ON THE NEEDS OF THE AIR FORCE

DEPENDS ON

THE NEEDS OF

THE AIR FORCE

Three Sources OTS - Officer Training School ROTC – Reserve Officer Training Corps USAFA – United States Air Force Academy

OTS - Officer Training School

ROTC – Reserve Officer Training Corps

USAFA – United States Air Force Academy

OTS Officer Training School After Degree Program (After thought) 90 Day Wonder Officer and a Gentlemen Total Immersion

Officer Training School

After Degree Program (After thought)

90 Day Wonder

Officer and a Gentlemen

Total Immersion

ROTC 2, 3, or 4 years of Military Studies in conjunction with regular college classes Normally equal to 1, 3hr class plus leadership lab Credits count toward degree programs Average Joe college student

2, 3, or 4 years of Military Studies in conjunction with regular college classes

Normally equal to 1, 3hr class plus

leadership lab

Credits count toward degree programs

Average Joe college student

USAFA 4 years – no prior college credits count 4 years of military science 4 year college degree program 4 year of “being in” the military General engineering degree

4 years – no prior college credits count

4 years of military science

4 year college degree program

4 year of “being in” the military

General engineering degree

Commissioning OTS = ROTC = 2 nd Lieutenant USAFA =

OTS =

ROTC = 2 nd Lieutenant

USAFA =

Air Force Rank Structure 2 nd Lieutenant 01 = 1 st Lieutenant 02 = Captain 03 = Major 04 = Sir Lt Colonel 05 = Colonel 06 = Brigadier General = Major General = General Lieutenant General = General of the Air Force =

2 nd Lieutenant 01 =

1 st Lieutenant 02 =

Captain 03 =

Major 04 = Sir

Lt Colonel 05 =

Colonel 06 =

Brigadier General =

Major General = General

Lieutenant General =

General of the Air Force =

What’s Next ? PCS – permanent change of station Base for career training followed by PCS to base of assignment Survival School Base of assignment, 2 – 5 years

PCS – permanent change of station

Base for career training followed by

PCS to base of assignment

Survival School

Base of assignment, 2 – 5 years