In addition, Air Force ROTC has an incentive scholarship program for cadets contracted into the professional officer course who are not already receiving such benefits. Plus, all scholarship cadets are required to meet certain academic, military and physical fitness standards to earn and maintain scholarship benefits. All non-prior service scholarship recipients must be younger than 25 as of June 30 of the calendar year during which commissioning is scheduled. Prior service applicants may have the age limit extended by the total days of active-duty military service, up to a maximum of four years. Extracurricular Activities Air Force ROTC cadets participate in a variety of extracurricular activities.
Several units have special drill teams, color guards and honor guards.
Cadets pursuing a commission are eligible for membership in the Arnold Air Society, a national honorary professional and service organization established to strengthen relations between Air Force ROTC, the Air Force, the campus and the local community. Angel Flight-Silver Wings, an auxiliary organization of Arnold Air Society, supports Air Force ROTC through activities and programs aimed at publicizing the local unit, university, Air Force ROTC and the Air Force. Participation in Arnold Air Society and Angel Flight-Silver Wings is voluntary. The first two years of the Air Force ROTC college program, the general military course, are open to all students at least 14 years old. Second-year scholarship cadets and all cadets entering the last two years of the college program must be at least 17.