Officer Careers

One Commission, Limitless Possibilities

Your First Job

Air Force ROTC prepares you to become an Air Force or Space Force officer. And being an officer in the Air Force or Space Force carries a high level of responsibility, accountability and professionalism. If you can make it in Air Force ROTC and the Air Force or Space Force, you can make it anywhere in life.

The Gateway to a Rewarding Career

Get a degree in the field of your choice and the education and experience you need to succeed. The leadership and management experience that you will gain, combined with a degree, is sure to prepare you for a promising future in the Air Force, the Space Force or the business world. When you graduate from ROTC, you will dive right into a management-level position within the Air Force or Space Force, well ahead of your non-ROTC college peers.

Assignment Locations

Learn more about where your career in the Air Force or Space Force can take you and how that decision is made.

Career Opportunities

With a college degree, you can enter the Air Force or Space Force as an officer. Only 4% of those in the Air Force are pilots, but there are numerous technical, scientific and specialty careers available in both services.

Compensation

As an officer with a college education, you will enter the Air Force or Space Force with a commensurate salary that comes with very attractive allowances and tax advantages.

Life on Base

Living and working on an Air Force or Space Force base offers a remarkably high quality of life for you and your family.

Officer Life

When not leading the men and women of the Air Force or Space Force as an officer, you will have time for yourself to travel, play and do all the things you love to do now.

Service Commitment

After completing all Air Force ROTC and academic degree requirements, contracted cadets accept a commission appointed by the President of the United States as a second lieutenant in the Air Force or Space Force.