Requirements
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Program
The AFROTC program at Loyola Marymount University is conducted by active duty Air Force Officers assigned to the Department of Aerospace Studies. The program is designed to prepare qualified men and women for careers as commissioned officers in the United States Air Force. Textbooks, uniforms, and all other equipment used in this program are furnished by the Air Force at no expense to the student.
Air Force ROTC offers one-, two-, three-, and four-year scholarships. Additionally, Loyola Marymount University supplements some Air Force ROTC scholarships with room and board.
A nominal four-year program consists of two years of the General Military Course, followed by two years of the Professional Officer Course. Admission into the Professional Officer Course is limited to those students who successfully pass required written, oral, and physical examinations. During the summer between the sophomore and junior year, cadets are required to attend four weeks of field training at an Air Force Base to familiarize them with Air Force life. The Air Force furnishes all uniforms, equipment, and transportation. Students also receive pay and allowances authorized by current directives at the time of field training attendance. After successfully completing field training, qualified cadets enter the Professional Officer Course and receive $400-500 per month, tax-free, during the final two years of AFROTC.
An accelerated two-year program may be available. It consists of a longer field training and the two-year professional officer course. Interested students should contact the AFROTC Department early in their sophomore year for application procedures.
AFROTC offers students expanded access to management theories and practice, exposure to industry and military leaders, and opportunities to better comprehend international political and security environment. All of this is in a small campus environment but includes extensive interaction with students from other local universities and colleges who participate in the program. In addition to a commission upon graduation, cadets may apply for careers as pilots, navigators, space and missile operators, business administrators, engineers, health professionals, intelligence, officers, and many other leadership positions.