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Air Force ROTC

ⓘ  Interested in Air Force ROTC at С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ? Contact the team today to request a visit and tour of AFROTC Det. 880 at С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ.

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The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program is an educational program designed to give men and women the opportunity to become officers in the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force while earning an undergraduate degree in the major of their choice.

There are many career fields available to officers in the Air and Space Forces. If you have the dedication and desire to serve your nation as an officer, Air Force ROTC is waiting for you.

Air Force ROTC at С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ

The Air Force ROTC program at VMI prepares cadets for service in the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force air, space, and cyberspace domains under the Department of the Air Force. Cadets that complete the Air Force ROTC program may commission as second lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force or, if selected, in the U.S. Space Force.

VMI partners with other schools in the Lexington area to allow their students to participate in the Air Force ROTC program: 

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AFROTC cadets at paintball course from Fall FTX 2021
Air Force ROTC cadets take part in Fall FTX activities 2021
Air Force ROTC cadet oversees Fall FTX activities
AFROTC cadet at paintball course from Fall FTX 2021
Air Force ROTC cadets take part in Fall FTX activities 2021
AFROTC Det. 880 cadets with Gen. Jumper '66 at 9/11 ceremony next to wreaths at Virginia Mourning Her Dead statue at С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ. - VMI Photo by Kelly Nye
Fatoumata Diallo ’23, Wesley Barbara ’23, Joshua Kent ’24, and Kyle Bordeaux ’22 pose with С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ flag.—Photo provided by E. Sean Lanier ’94.

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Current as of 06 September 2023


 


Air Force ROTC Det 880 in the News

Find out more about the unit's cadets and faculty in recent С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ news.

Members of С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ's Air Force ROTC attend the Air, Space & Cyber Conference in Maryland.

С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ Air Force ROTC Attends Air and Space Force Conference

Thirteen С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ Air Force ROTC cadre and cadets attended the Air and Space Force’s Association (AFA) 2023 Air, Space & Cyber Conference held Sept. 11 through 13 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Students commissioning into the six military branches at С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ, a military college in Virginia.

С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ Commissions New Officers: History Made as They Enter Six Military Branches

Approximately 170 С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ cadets, commissioned into the armed services in Cameron Hall Monday, May 15 in the annual Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Joint Commissioning Ceremony. The historic day marked the first time С»ÆÑ¼ÊÓÆµ cadets were sworn in to all six branches.


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