Cadets previously selected for an Air Force ROTC scholarship are committed to active duty at the beginning of their sophomore year of college. This encampment is designed for applicants to the two-year Air Force ROTC program. Manning and Organization Air Force ROTC officers are assigned to field training positions as the field training camp commander, commandant of cadets, director of training, deputy commandant of cadets, academic instructor, and flight training officer. Executive, logistics, and assistant training officers are provided by the host base. Depending on the camp size, anywhere from eight to 26 officers and three to 11 non-commissioned officers are assigned to each session.
Cadets receive several opportunities to serve in responsible positions within the organization.
Encampment sites can accommodate anywhere from 100 up to almost 500 cadets, depending on the support base facilities. Curriculum The field training curriculum is designed to motivate, educate, and evaluate a cadet's leadership potential to become an Air Force officer. The training program includes leadership evaluation exercises, Air Force specialty orientation, survival training, officer training, confidence course, aircraft and air crew orientation, physical training, study of the organization and function of an Air Force base, professional development orientation, small arms familiarization, human relations, and other supplemental training. When funding is available, camps also feature JETO or jet orientation. JETO provides each cadet an opportunity to fly in an Air Force aircraft.