The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps is an educational program that gives men and women the opportunity to become Air Force officers while completing their degrees. You receive your military training and go to college at the same time.

    Optimally the program lasts four years, but can be completed in 3 or 2 years. As a freshmen or sophomore, you take a one-hour class each week to learn basic Air Force knowledge (the General Military Course). There is no commitment for the first two years.

    Between the sophomore and junior years, cadets attend a four or six week field training exercise. Physical conditioning, an aircraft orientation flight, weapons practice, and survival training are just a few of the things you'll go through.

    Cadets who are still serious about becoming an Air Force officer after field training begin the Professional Officer Course (POC) in their junior year. This three-hour course each quarter offers advanced training in leadership, management, and communications skills . After a year in the POC, cadets find out what their jobs will be in the Air Force.

    Upon graduation, cadets receive their commissions as Second Lieutenants and begin their active duty careers.

Other ways of receiving a commission:

    Officer Training School - OTS is where college graduates become an officer in 90 days of training. The advantage is you don't have any Air Force obligations while in college. The disadvantage is that the Air Force doesn't pay for any of your college.

    The Air Force Academy - The United States Air Force Academy offers a four-year program of instruction and experience designed to provide cadets the knowledge and character essential for leadership, and the motivation to serve as Air Force career officers. Each cadet graduates with a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.