{"id":62,"date":"2022-07-11T12:20:23","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T16:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/afrotc\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-02-11T10:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:05:51","slug":"join-our-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/afrotc\/join-our-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Join AFROTC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-interested-in-a-career-as-an-officer-in-the-u-s-air-force-or-space-force-join-afrotc\">Interested in a career as an officer in the U.S. Air Force or Space Force? Join AFROTC!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-join-afrotc\">How to join AFROTC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In general, full time students at The Citadel with at least three years left in their degree program are eligible to join AFROTC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College Freshman:&nbsp;<\/strong>Register for our Freshmen AFROTC academic classes (Fall AERO 101 \/ Spring AERO 102) and Leadership Laboratory (LLAB, AERO 450-01).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College Sophomore:&nbsp;<\/strong>Register for our Sophomore AFROTC academic classes (Fall AERO 201 \/ Spring AERO 202) and Leadership Laboratory (AERO 450-03).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*If you are joining our program as a sophomore, please make an appointment with a cadre member to determine your academic plan and commissioning timeline. In general, we require three full years to commission through our program.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-for-new-cadets\">For new cadets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bring the following documents to in-processing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Original state issued birth certificate with raised seal or US Passport. If born abroad proof of US citizenship is required. (<strong>original only<\/strong>,&nbsp;will be verified and returned)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Original Social Security Card. (<strong>original only<\/strong>,&nbsp;will be verified and returned)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boy Scouts, Eagle Scout,&nbsp;Girl Scout, or Cadet Senior Scout with Gold Palm Award paperwork (<strong>if applicable<\/strong>, original only,&nbsp;will be copied and returned)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Civil Air Patrol Award&#8211;Billy Mitchell Award, Amelia Earhart Award, Carl&nbsp;Spaatz&nbsp;Award (<strong>if applicable<\/strong>, original only,&nbsp;will be copied and returned)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private Pilot&#8217;s license (<strong>if applicable,<\/strong>&nbsp;will be copied and returned)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JROTC certificate of completion&nbsp;and Letter from&nbsp;JROTC&nbsp;Commander (<strong>if applicable<\/strong>, should contain amount of time in program and be on official&nbsp;JROTC&nbsp;letterhead signed by&nbsp;JROTC&nbsp;commander, will be copied and returned)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your parents\/legal guardians are current or prior military please bring the following information: branch, highest&nbsp;rank held, and time in service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selective Service Card (males only &#8211; 18 yrs or older)&nbsp;or registration number.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Name and address of any law enforcement offices that issued you a ticket or fined you and the dates of the incident(s).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*<em> If you are under the age of 18 have your parent\/guardian sign enrollment paperwork on Matriculation Day or download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/afrotc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/Enrollment-Forms.pdf\">Enrollment Forms<\/a> and have them <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">notarized<\/span>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage you to review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/afrotc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/AFROTC-Det765-Orientation-Guide.pdf\">New Cadet Orientation Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/artWZLtnjeZXa9ny5\">Click to sign-up<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scholarships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AFROTC offers the following scholarship types:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Type 1 &#8211; Full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/financial-aid\/cost-of-attendance\/\" title=\"Cost of Attendance\">tuition and fees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Type 2 &#8211; Covers <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">up to<\/span> $18,000 in tuition &amp; fees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High School Scholarship Program (HSSP):<\/strong> High School seniors may compete by completing an online application at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrotc.com\/scholarships\/high-school\/types\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">afrotc.com<\/a>, and must submit application by December of their senior year of high school. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrotc.com\/scholarships\/high-school\/types\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">afrotc.com<\/a> for scholarship application guidance and suspense dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Selection based on: GPA, SAT\/ACT, Fitness Assessment, extra-curricular activities, AFROTC Interview, and desired academic major<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group coblocks-animate mb-0\" data-coblocks-animation=\"slideInLeft\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you would like our staff to reach out to you, use the QR code to submit a request!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/afrotc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/qr-code-300x300.png\" alt=\"QR Code\" class=\"wp-image-621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/afrotc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/qr-code-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/afrotc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/qr-code-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/afrotc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/qr-code.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-text-align-center\"><blockquote><p><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.citadel.edu\/root\/images\/Airforce\/privacy_security_notice.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Please read our Privacy and Security Notice<\/a>&nbsp;\/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foia.af.mil\/\">Air Force FOIA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in a career as an officer in the U.S. Air Force or Space Force? Join AFROTC! How to join AFROTC In general, full time students at The Citadel with at least three years left in their degree program are eligible to join AFROTC. College Freshman:&nbsp;Register for our Freshmen AFROTC academic classes (Fall AERO 101 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-62","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Join AFROTC - Air Force ROTC Detachment 765<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are you interested in a career as an officer in the U.S. Air Force or Space Force? 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