In the Flight Screening Program, qualified cadets who wish to become Air Force pilots are evaluated by Air Force flight instructors at a flight training base. This training normally occurs between the students' junior and senior years. After being commissioned, graduates of the program will be called to active duty with the Air Force in a field usually related to their academic degree program. Army Officer Education Program Room 131, North Hall 764-2400 Lieutenant Colonel Sonntag, Chair Not a concentration program Lieutenant Colonel Sonntag, Major Neal, Captain Rauch, Captain Lapham. Students enrolled in the Army Officer Education Program, upon graduation from the University and successful completion of the program, receive a commission as second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve, the Army National Guard, or in the Regular Army.
Many students enroll for the first two years to sample career opportunities.
No military obligation is incurred for the first two years. Graduates of the program may choose a career in the Regular Army, a limited period of active service, or part-time service in the Army Reserve or National Guard. Service in most of the Army's sixteen branches provides an opportunity to utilize the education provided by many of the College concentration programs, and Army officer experience is applicable to a broad spectrum of civilian occupations. Students may choose either of the two program options described in the general introduction to the Military Officer Education Programs. The summer basic camp prepares the student for enrollment in the program in the following fall term.