To earn your Air Force Commission, you must:
- Be a United States Citizen*
- Pass an Air Force medical examination at a military medical facility
- Receive a Baccalaureate degree
- Be of good moral character (as determined by a favorable record with law enforcement authorities)
- Obtain a favorable evaluation on an Armed Forces personal history security investigation
There are 4 different roads that lead to Air Force Wings:
- Attend the Air Force Academy or complete AFROTC at a University
- Attend OTS and serve on Active Duty
- Join the Air Force Reserves
- Join the Air National Guard
- Attend Academy or AFROTC
- Active Duty Commission
- Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT)
- Pick your aircraft based on merit
- Assignments based on career / AF needs
- Eligible to full retirement after 20 yrs
- 4-Year College Degree
- Officer Training School (OTS)
- Active Duty Commission
- Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT)
- Pick your aircraft based on merit
- Assignments based on career / AF needs
- Eligible to full retirement after 20 yrs
- 4-Year College Degree
- Selected by AFRES Unit
- Officer Training School (OTS)
- Commissioned in the Reserves
- Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT)
- You will fly your Unit’s Aircraft
- Permanently based at your unit’s location
- Eligible to retirement benefits at age 60
- 4-Year College Degree
- Selected by ANG Unit
- Academy of Military Science (AMS)
- Commissioned in the National Guard
- Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT)
- You will fly your Unit’s Aircraft
- Permanently based at your unit’s location
- Eligible to retirement benefits at age 60
