Civil Engineer Program

Field Engineering and Readiness Lab (FERL) is a five-week program that provides opportunities for a limited number of Air Force ROTC cadets with entry-level civil engineering (CE) courses to get hands-on work experience in the CE career field.

FERL provides qualified cadets with:

• An introduction to the basics of civil engineering
• Practical "hands-on" construction experiences
• An engineering "feel" for the capabilities of construction equipment
• Experience working with both military and Air Force Academy instructors on actual CE projects at various Air Force bases and at Air Force Academy

Training consists of two weeks working with CE at a designated Air Force base and 3 weeks of hands-on construction activities at the Air Force Academy.

The course is presented in three blocks:

Surveying
Learn the basic principles of engineering measurement and get hands-on experience with different types of surveying equipment

Computer Applications
Gain an appreciation of how computers may be used to aid in solving engineering problems

Construction Materials
Highlights include performing structural tests and housing contstruction for a Pueblo, Colorado Indian Reservation