
You will begin this course with an in-depth look at leadership styles and their applications.
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AIR FORCE PROFESSIONAL
The Professional Officer Course (POC) is the second half of our four-year program and is taken during your junior and senior years. You will learn about Air Force and Space Force career opportunities, educational benefits and the life and work of an Air Force or Space Force officer. You will study the strategies, doctrine and missions of aerospace power from early ballooning to today's use of space vehicles. Here, you'll learn the mission and structure of the Air Force and Space Force and take a look at what military life is like. It takes a time commitment of about five to six hours a week.

The first two years of this four-year program begins with the General Military Course (GMC). These specialties include physicists, space scientists, journalists, doctors, dentists, meteorologists, engineers, security and intelligence specialists, nurses and many others. Does a Technical or Management Career Interest You?ĪFROTC graduates have opportunities in more than 250 specialized fields in which their education and training can be utilized. Those who meet the physical, medical and academic qualifications are selected as Guardians and will attend their respective space force training at their first active duty assignment. The Space Force controls a vast assortment of satellites and other ground based architecture to meet the demanding requirements of space based systems. Those who meet the demanding physical, medical and academic qualifications are selected as pilot candidates and will attend Air Force pilot training at their first active duty assignment. The Air Force owns the most modern aircraft in the world. Only college graduates can obtain an Air Force or Space Force commission, which is granted by the President of the United States.

What is an Air Force or Space Force Commission?Īn Air Force or Space Force commission is your ticket to work in top professional and management jobs in the United States Air Force or Space Force. All full-time students (including graduate students) can pursue an Air Force or Space Force commission. Students enrolled in AFROTC earn college credits that can be used to fulfill elective requirements or to obtain a minor in Aerospace Studies. The AFROTC (Aerospace Studies) mission is to commission second lieutenants through the campus program offered at NDSU.
