 ROTC
Office of Academic Affairs
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: AEROSPACE STUDIES/AIR FORCE
The Department of Aerospace Studies offers four-, three-, and two-year academic and training programs towards a commission in the United States Air Force. A one-year program is also offered to highly-qualified bachelor’s and master’s degree students who meet critical Air Force officer accession requirements. The programs are designed to develop officers who have a broad understanding and high growth potential. Cadets participate in dialogues, problem solving and other planning activities designed to develop leaders and managers. These goals are achieved through formal academic classes, physical fitness training, and Leadership Laboratory, a 2-hour weekly practical military training session. Qualified undergraduate or graduate student may apply for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC). The program accepts students from most of the local two- and four-year community colleges and universities. Contact the Department for information on open enrollment procedures for non-Sacramento State students.
Eligibility
As one of the prerequisites for commissioning, each cadet must attend either a four-week or extended field training encampment. This training is conducted at an Air Force base during the summer, normally between a cadet's sophomore and junior years. Field training emphasizes military orientation, academics, physical fitness training, leadership exercises, teamwork, job specialty briefings, military drill and ceremonies.
Upon completion of the AFROTC program and all requirements for a bachelor's degree, cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants and serve a minimum of four years in the Air Force. Graduate students are eligible for an Air Force commission upon successful completion of the AFROTC program even if they have not completed their graduate degree. AFROTC students may compete to be selected and enter pilot or navigator training after commissioning. Pilot and navigator training are highly selective career fields and the competition is intense. Other commissionees go on active duty in specialties consistent with their academic majors, their desires and the needs of the Air Force. Commissionees may request a delay from entry on active duty to continue their education, or they may apply for Air Force sponsored graduate study to begin immediately upon entering on active duty service.
Scholarships
AFROTC offers scholarships to qualified students. The competition for these scholarships is highly competitive. Scholarships usually provide for tuition, books, lab and incidental fees and a tax-free $250 monthly stipend for freshmen cadets, $300 stipend for sophomore cadets, $350 stipend for junior cadets and $400 stipend for senior cadets.
Except for scholarship recipients, students are under no obligation to the Air Force until after they successfully pass field training and then sign a contract with the Air Force. After “contracting” with the Air Force, each non-scholarship cadet receives a monthly stipend of $350 a month for junior cadets, and $400 a month for senior cadets. The semester of graduation and commissioning, cadets are assigned an Air Force specialty code identifying their future job in the Air Force. More detailed program information is available upon request from AFROTC, Sacramento State, Chair, Department of Aerospace Studies, Public Service Building 210, (916) 278-7315.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
MILITARY SCIENCE/ARMY
The Military Science Department operates as an extension
office of the Military Science Department at the University
of California at Davis and offers hands-on training in
management and leadership. The program stresses the
following leadership dimensions: oral and written
communications, oral presentations (formal briefings),
initiative, sensitivity, influence, planning and organizing,
delegation, administrative control, problem analysis,
judgment, decisiveness, physical stamina, mission
accomplishment, and followership. Also stressed are current
events, national and international politics, military
affairs, ethics training, and human relations with emphasis
on eliminating racial and gender discrimination. Management
and leadership are taught using the U.S. Army as a model.
Military skills (such as drill and ceremonies, map reading,
and squad tactics) are taught to create an environment where
students can enter leadership positions and apply theories
taught in the classroom. Students learn by doing. The
program assists students in all academic fields to prepare
for positions of leadership in military or civilian
careers.
The Department offers two program tracks: (1) a purely
academic track, and (2) a precommissioning track for those
desiring a commission in the U.S. Army. The academic track
entails no obligation to the military and is open to all
students. Students pursuing the academic track do not wear a
uniform or otherwise participate in extracurricular
activities designed as part of the precommissioning process.
Activities for all students include the Ranger club (a club
designed for adventure activities such as rappelling,
white-water rafting, orienteering, and patrolling) and
intramural sports teams.
Students who desire a commission in the U.S. Army
participate in both the academic portion of the program and
in the leadership laboratories and extracurricular
activities designed to enhance their leadership and
technical skills. They wear uniforms to leadership
laboratories and selected classes and become ROTC cadets.
Students may be cadets in the lower division courses without
incurring a military obligation. Students participating in
the upper division precommissioning program incur a military
obligation. See below for details. Extracurricular
activities for cadets include an intercollegiate sports team
(Ranger Challenge), the university color guard, military
honor society, a rifle/pistol team, and opportunities to
participate in field training exercises.
Military Science Program Options
Students are enrolled in military science under one
of two programs.
Four-Year Program
Students are enrolled in the basic course (lower
division) for the first two years on a voluntary basis.
There is no military obligation associated with attendance
in lower division courses. Admission to the advanced course
(upper division) is by application from second-year lower
division students who meet the academic, physical, and
military aptitude requirements. Qualified veterans can enter
the advanced course immediately because of their military
service experience, upon approval by the Department
Chair. Upper division students receive $350 (Juniors)
or $400 (Seniors) subsistence per month after executing a
contract agreeing to complete the course and accept a
commission if offered. During the course, all military
science textbooks, uniforms and equipment are provided
without cost. Students are given leadership development
experience at summer camp (advanced camp) between their
third and fourth years of the course. Emphasis is on
individual participation, leadership development and the
capability to function effectively in positions of
significant responsibility.
Two-Year Program
The two-year program is for students who have not
attended lower division Military Science classes. In lieu of
lower division courses an applicant attends the Army ROTC
National Leader's Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Applicants
are paid for camp attendance and transportation costs.
Applications are accepted during the winter and spring terms
of the year preceding enrollment in the two-year program.
All other provisions explained above for the upper division
course apply to the two-year program.
Scholarships
The U.S. Army offers four-, three-, and two-year Active
Duty and two-year Reserve Forces Duty or Dedicated
California National Guard scholarships to students planning
to attend or attending Sacramento State. The U.S. Army ROTC scholarship
package pays tuition and educational fees. Also included in
all scholarships is a flat rate of $600 per year for
textbooks, up to $400 per year for miscellaneous fees such
as laboratory, student activity, transcript, and graduation
fees, and a subsistence allowance of up to $400 a month for
10 months for each year that the scholarship is in
effect.
The Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps four-year
Active Duty merit scholarships are awarded to qualified high
school seniors in a national competition each year. There
are two cycles available for submission of the four-year
scholarship application. High school juniors can compete for
an Early Cycles scholarship by submitting their application
complete and postmarked by July 15 between their junior and
senior years. Applicants will receive notification of their
final status by November 1. As high school seniors, students
compete for the Regular Cycle scholarship by submitting
their application complete and postmarked by December 1.
Those applicants not selected in the Early Cycle are
considered in the Regular Cycle competition. Applicants will
receive notification of their final status by March 1 of
their senior year in high school. Interested applicants
should see their high school counselor for an application or
contact the UC Davis Department of Military Science at
(530) 752-7682.
The three-year Active Duty and two-year Reserve Forces
Duty scholarships are awarded to college students who are
already attending Sacramento State or transferring from a junior college
to Sacramento State, and have three to two years remaining before
graduating with a baccalaureate. Students interested in
competing for these scholarships can submit their
application beginning in November of each school year. The
deadline for submission of an application is January 15 for
the two-year scholarship and February 15 for the three-year
scholarship. Students apply for and are awarded these Army
scholarships through the Military Science Department.
Leadership Laboratory
During the course of the school year, several weekends
and two hours per week are spent in the conduct of practical
exercises. Classes emphasize adventure activities including
offense, defense and patrolling techniques, weapons
familiarization, rappelling, rope bridging, obstacle course,
leadership reaction course, and land navigation. All cadets
are required to attend leadership laboratories at the UC
Davis campus for practical leadership experience and to
prepare for attendance at the Army ROTC Advanced Camp, held
at Fort Lewis, Washington.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
AFROTC, Sacramento State, Chair, Department of Aerospace
Studies, Public Service Building 210, (916)
278-7315
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC),
Army
ARMY ROTC, Sacramento State Extention Center, Public
Services Building, (916) 278-7682.
ARMY ROTC, UC-Davis, Chair, Department of Military Services,
Department Office, 125 Hickey Gymnasium, UC Davis, (530) 752-5211)
rotc@ucdavis.edu
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