Commissioned Service Commitment in the Air Force?

Question

If I become an officer in the USAF through ROTC, serve my initial four-year commitment, and want to keep serving for a little longer, what kind of commitment do I have to make? Another two years? Four years more? Just until whenever I resign? How does this work for the USAF Officer Corps?

Wooley: I quote fromt the official AFROTC website, "After graduating from an AFROTC program, you'll most likely only have a four-year commitment to the Air Force. However, if you choose to become a pilot, it's ten years after pilot training, and it's six years for navigators after training. Air Battle Managers also have a six-year commitment." I am doing none of those special careers, so the commitment is only four years. I'd like to know where you get your facts.

Answer 1

A regular commission is presumed to last for a full career. You'll incur an Active Duty Service Committment (ADSC) for every assignment and any training that you go through.

You must serve out your ADSC each time you incur one. Once your ADSC is fulfilled, you can resign your commission at any time unless "Stop Loss" procedures are in effect. Stop Loss is typically implemented during wartime. Hint, hint.

Answer 2

After you serve your intial active duty obligation and if you choose to do more time you will be considered "indefinite". At this point you are considered "in" until you choose to get out. If you go to any service schools that may incur a further obligation you must serve those years though. For instance: you served your initial 4 year obligation and you want to stay in you go get a new ID card that says indefinite. A few years later you get the AF to pay for graduate school and they cut you loose for two years to get your degree. Now you owe them 4 years. Later on you accept a promotion to Major and now you owe 3 years if you actually want to retire at that rank.

All in all the system is not that complicated but you can easily see how getting out or retiring really needs to be planned a few years ahead of time. Whenever the military gives you something the only thing they can get in return is time.

Answer 3

Common miss understanding, The commitment is 8 or 9 years depending on your occupation. You may choose to be a reserve officer and serve part as well, reserve, however your contract with the president is 8 or 9 years.

Answer 4

Your dedication is 6 years. you will desire to be available 24/7 aside from 30 days go away according to 12 months. Realistically, you have a 40 hour artwork week with occasional weekend accountability.