Air Force ROTC Life 

Austin Dunham Damn I found the old Austin. Whaddup

@@kingpoop8178 he’s almost at a million subs now

Ahh yes the college experience, well let me tell you. You don't miss out on anything in college because of ROTC. You have plenty of free time and a social life. You can go out and party and all that stuff. You just gotta be smart about it and not post it all over your social media Cus your commander WILL look on there to see if there's anything that shouldn't be. But I'm glad I could help!

thank you! +Cody Young

Hahaha I bet 😂😂

What's up Brian, sorry for such a late response. I just graduated basic training for the Air Force so I can only speak for the one semester I did before leaving for basic. All in all I did alright, I was noticed a lot and got all my stuff done. I knew a few people who were nursing majors and I understand your pain. It's tough to balance it all but in the end it's all worth it to get that commission. You just gotta keep your priorities straight and remember why you doing this. Best of luck to you!!

+Riley E it's not hard in the least bit. It's just a very specific career degree like you can pretty much only do some type of law or legal job with a CJ degree. So I want something more broader so I can have more options.

A1C Young hi am going to do a community college cause am trying to save money however will be doing the afrotc at sdsu cause they offer it I am going to be majoring in premed and am not a citizen yet how would this work for me plz

John Okoh I'm sure you can ask the memebers of rotc and they will give you a solid answer. But I know people in the military who joined TO GET their citizenship. So I don't know. Just ask around. Hope everything works out for you!

I realize this comment is 4 years old and you probably have already found out, but I’m just going to respond for those curious, because at one point I had the same question. From my research (keep in mind this is subject to change and I’m not ROTC so I could be wrong), but if you get a scholarship, and the scholarship is worth more than $2,000/year (I’m pretty sure it’s somewhere around that amount, I forgot the exact amount), the Air Force will pay for your college as long as you are in ROTC and serve your time after. Going this route will disqualify you from getting the benefits of the post 9/11 bill. If you join the ROTC without a scholarship, or the scholarship is worth less than $2,000/year, after your service you are eligible for the post 9/11 bill. The 9/11 bill can not be used to pay off previous school debts, but can help you pay for a masters degree or you can use it for your children for a certain amount of time past your military service.

@@truffer1145 there’s 3 different scholarships tho. One covers 100% for any college of your choice, another just pays 18,000 of your tuition straight up, and the other is part of your tuition for a public school

Saw this 4 years late. Hope your doing well!!

How is it now???

+Afif Achmad I am a Freshman at Sac State as well and am planning on doing ROTC in the Fall of 2016. The program sounds great from the information I have gotten from meetings with the detachment as well as friends in the program.

jerrys world of crazness JROTC is extremely different from ROTC. Just as highschool is far easier than college.

Maria Castillo Before rigorous exercise you want to eat bread foods. I find that bananas usually don't make people sick. You definitely want to avoid dairy products.

My goto before PT is applesauce. One cup takes 30 seconds to eat and keeps me from feeling sick during workouts

Yes ! 4 days it was sweeeeeet honestly it's just the luck of the draw, I made my class schedule early so I could sit there and plan out which classes would give me a 4 day weekend. And ROTC in the first two years is just basic classes. It did take up a little bit of time on the weekends sometimes because you have to do some volunteer stuff but it really isn't that bad. You're with you friends/cadets !

Idali Beltre Acevedo I'd say apply to OTS their acceptance rate for 2016 was 60 percent so it's the best bet

A1C Young Ok I will try that too, the Captain in the Detachment told me I have a great chance of entering to both programs since the AF is in dire need of highly qualified Officers. That's why they just re-opened the one year graduate (and undergraduate) program. I am thinking about the whole OTS 8 weeks vs AFROTC's Field Training (almost 4 weeks). I know field training is shorter because AFROTC is more gradual and divided (PT 3 times a week, LLAbs, classes all that) and OTS is more condensed... I think the whole year would be nice to get in shape by myself and by the PT I would do on the Detachment. Do you think I would be missing something in terms of (leadership experiences, camaraderie) if I go to one vs the other? Which one do you think would be the best more richer experience.

well you'd be crunched for time because selection for field training happens your sophomore year and the summer between your sophomore and junior year is when you go if you are selected. And since you're coming in your sophomore year. You are going to need to stand out a lot more in order to get that slot but it's done all the time so I wouldn't worry to much about it! Good luck!

Nate Moreno Yes, they are mainly concerned about what you do in your college career. You have to get into college for that to happen though.

How is the AFROTC at state? I planned on going to their rotc whenever I graduated from high school and was curious

Jocelyn R. There are three different scholarships and none cover room and board but the monthly stipend should cover it

Jessica Szczepanski Yes, you'll be considered a 250 and combine your first two years of ROTC.

Idali Beltre Acevedo that's way wrong. No you're always given an active duty spot. You sign an active duty contract so there's no way they can put you in the reserves

A1C Young Perfect, thanks for your reply.

I plan on signing up the second semester of my freshman year.

How did it go?

Either a intelligence officer or an aquasistions officer!

Cool! here in a year ish im gonna do afrotc and im aiming to be either a pilot or combat systems officer.

Eli Morrison then you're SOL haha better find another career or enlist

Brenden Baker yes if you're in rotc you will be commissioned as on O-1 that's a 2nd LT in the airforce and army and I believe an ensign in the navy

Cool thanks for the help!

Until 35yrs old with a waiver. Without a waiver 31.

Depends on the person, Air Force ROTC cadets like to pretend they are in the Air Force and act all big and tough cus they have a "uniform" that they didn't even earn. But if you have your head on straight and know what it really means to become and airman then it'd recommend it to everyone! :) good luck with the AF academy!

Cody Young Thank you! :)

+Hannah you're welcome:)

DeeJaay he’s saying that 10 out of the 70 that started actually finish

Depends on the day. Sometimes we'll do over 2 - 3 miles, sometimes we wont run at all, other times will be a mile and a half to prep for the PFA.

You're guaranteed a commission if you complete the Air Force ROTC program. Army ROTC you are not

A1C Young Thanks, that make it 10 times clearer from what I've heard.

@@A1CYoung This is a pretty late response but in Army ROTC, once you reach your third year you MUST contract and agree to commission. If you dont agree, they drop you.

Meh. If you're out of shape then they can be challenging. If you work out here and there or play any sports you'll be fine!

Did you actually just use a signature to finish a youtube comment?

Justin Osinga currently enlisted. USAFR

What's up dude, yes there was and is a lot of cadets that had very challenging courses such as nursing and computer science and engineering and worked a part time job. The advice they gave to me was just simply time management and balancing a healthy amount of work, school and social life. They are doing very well in problem but they also really want this so they are willing to put the work into it and maybe sacrifice going out with friends in order to study for a big test coming up. Wish you the best of luck !

Cody Young Thank you!