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Air Force ROTC celebrates 80 years
September 2, 2026 — Air Force ROTC marks its 80th anniversary this year, a milestone tracing back to a single order signed at the close of World War II that reshaped how the nation builds its officer corps...

'Mentorship Matters' program bridges gap between college students, senior leaders
December 4, 2025 — Aspiring leaders considering a future in the Air Force or Space Force continue to have a unique opportunity to gain invaluable perspectives from the very top, thanks to the "Mentorship Matters" program...

Air Force ROTC, Air Force Academy cadets participate in Special Warfare Training
September 19, 2025 — Air Force ROTC and Air Force Academy Cadets completed Air Force Special Warfare training this past summer, with more opportunities for cadets who may be interested in Special Warfare careers coming up this year...

Education benefits make stronger service members, better military
April 3, 2025 — Within the armed forces, a variety of educational benefits are available that allow service members to both improve themselves and make themselves more valuable to their service branch...

Air Force Recruiting Service commanders join ROTC cadets in historic 'Ruck Across the Brazos'
December 13, 2024 — The top two leaders of Air Force Recruiting Service joined Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets and student veterans from their alma maters to kick off the inaugural "Ruck Across the Brazos” on Nov. 29...

Army working to identify possible ROTC service time miscalculation
December 8, 2023 — The Army is reviewing the records of all officers who were commissioned through the active duty option of the Green to Gold Program for possible time-in-service miscalculations...

New two-year AFROTC scholarship available to all qualified cadets selected to commission
January 30, 2023 — The Charles McGee Leadership Award is a two-year scholarship to help relieve financial burdens and allow all qualified cadets to focus on their academic and leadership development. Eligible cadets are granted a two-year tuition award of $18,000 per year or this can be converted to a housing benefit of up to $10,000 per year...

Deployed pen pal inspires future Army leader
January 23, 2023 — Receiving a letter from a pen pal as a child can build a memory that lasts a lifetime. For U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Katie Glover, an assistant professor for military science at North Carolina State Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, her pen pal was the start of her love for the U.S. Army...

AFROTC Detachment 015 hosts fly-in to historic Moton Field
October 5, 2022 — The Air Force ROTC Detachment 015 hosted a team of aviation professionals from the 12th Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Sept. 24 to educate and inspire current and future Army, Navy, and Air Force ROTC cadets toward rated careers...

Life as an instructor pilot chronicled on latest “The Air Force Starts Here” podcast
September 14, 2022 — Learn first-hand about life as an instructor pilot through the experiences of a 71st Flying Training Wing officer on the latest episode of "The Air Force Starts Here" podcast, released Sept. 13, 2022...

How the new Special Warfare Branch at AFRS is making a difference
August 17, 2022 — One year into being, the Special Warfare Branch at Air Force Recruiting Service is yielding results by trying new approaches to win talent for an elite set of careers...

AFROTC grants accommodations for first Sikh cadet
July 19, 2022 — The Air Force has granted religious accommodations for Air Force ROTC’s first Sikh cadet. ...

AFPC accepting applications for officer instructor, recruiting duty
April 12, 2022 — The Air Force Personnel Center will accept applications from active duty line of the Air Force officers for the calendar year 2023 Officer Instructor & Recruiting Special Duty, or OI&RSD, Nomination Board from April 11 to May 14...

DLIELC supports upcoming Puerto Rico Project Language
June 2, 2021 — In 1975, the Defense Language Institute English Language Center began providing English-language training and cultural immersion to U.S. Army trainees who were permanent residents or U.S. citizens from English-as-a-second language communities...

Rated Preparatory Program now accepting applications for FY21 Fall class
April 19, 2021 — Active duty Air Force officers and enlisted personnel interested in becoming rated officers have until May 25 to apply for the Fall 2021 Rated Preparatory Program...

Local Army ROTC cadets support San Antonio Sports All-Star Football Game
February 3, 2021 — Army ROTC cadets spoke with parents, youths and community partners about ROTC opportunities and their leadership experience within the ROTC program...

Rated Preparatory Program now accepting applications for FY21 spring class
November 23, 2020 — Active duty Department of the Air Force officers and enlisted Airmen and Space Professionals interested in becoming a rated officer have until Dec. 31, 2020 to apply for the Spring 2021 Rated Preparatory Program...

Rated Preparatory Program now accepting applications for FY21 spring class
November 9, 2020 — Active duty Department of the Air Force officers and enlisted Airmen and Space Professionals interested in becoming a rated officer have until Dec. 31, 2020 to apply for the Spring 2021 Rated Preparatory Program...

A pilot’s pilot: Honoring Capt. Mark “Tyler” Voss and his Gold Star family
October 21, 2020 — On Friday, May 3, 2013, Capt. Mark “Tyler” Voss perished in a plane crash near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, while on his sixth deployment, making his family a Gold Star Family who will be honored, along with many other families, annually on the last Sunday of September...

Texas State University ROTC fly C-5M Super Galaxy
March 10, 2020 — Members of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Det. 840 with Texas State University visited the 433rd Airlift Wing and sampled the military with an incentive flight on the C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 7...