Careers

Your First Job

Air Force ROTC prepares you to become an Air Force officer. And being an officer in the Air Force carries a high level of responsibility, accountability and professionalism. If you can make it in Air Force ROTC and the Air Force, you can make it anywhere in life.

The Gateway to a Rewarding Career

Get a degree in the field of your choice and the education and experience you need to succeed. The leadership and management experience that you will gain, combined with a degree, is sure to prepare you for a promising future in either the Air Force or the business world. And when you graduate from ROTC, you will dive right into a management-level position within the Air Force, well ahead of your non-ROTC college peers.

Career Opportunities

With a college degree, you can enter the Air Force as an officer. Only 4% of those in the Air Force are pilots, but there are numerous technical, scientific and specialty careers available.

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Officer Life

When not leading the men and women of the Air Force as an officer, you will have time for yourself to travel, play and do all the things you love to do now.

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Service Commitment

After completing all Air Force ROTC and academic degree requirements, contracted cadets accept a commissioncommissionBestowed upon an AFROTC graduate by the President of the United States recognizing them as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. appointed by the President of the United States as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.

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Assignment Locations

Learn more about where your career in the Air Force can take you and how that decision is made.

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