U.S. Air Force..How to becoming An officer 2 ways. AFROTC and USAF Academy ALL HELP In PLS?

Question

I Recently Joined the U.S. Air Force and since im currently a Resident I can't be an Officer untill 3 years from now when i become a Citizen.

I also Signed a 4 Year Contract with the AF.

here are my Options:

The Air Force also offers accelerated promotion for those who agree to enlist for six years Active Duty. Under this program, enlistees staart basic training as an Airman Basic (E-1), are promoted to Airman (E-2) upon graduation from basic, and are then advanced to Airman First Class (E-3) 20 weeks after graduation from basic training, or when they graduate technical (MOS) school , whichever occurs first.

So upgrade to the 6 year contract and be released in 3-4 years after i become a Citizen and join AFROTC or go to the AF Academy

but i dont know the difference between the 2, all i know is that the end result of going to the Academy or ROTC is the same thing at the end.

I do know that in the academy you cant have kids or be married, is this also got AFROTC?

everyone has a Choice on becoming an officer or leaving after enlisted
So far it seems that after 6-8 years as enlistedd you hit a dead end as far as rank and pay untill 15 year of service and NCO, but as a Officer you can continue to go a higher rank.

Also:
even if i do college while im enlisted and if i go to the Academy i still gotta do 4 years there, reguardless of my credits and my class year, so if i manage to become a junior in my 3-4 years as enlisted i still gotta do 4 years at the academy.

If i study and become a Junior as Enlisted and join AFROTC what year in ROTC do i enter?

> you Cant join the Academy after the age of 23, have kids or dependents, Must be a citizen in good moral standing

>AFROTC dosent say anything about kids or dependents , i think the age limit is 23 and be a citizen

no college required for either.

another question:
aside from that, that are the differences between the AFROTC and the AF Academy?

umm yes i can get out after-3-4, its called an early release program, they only let you do that if you want to become an officer and join those things

Oh, I also want to become a Pilot or do something with air

Answer 1

Academy... forget it.. you're not going to get in. The folks get tapped know by their senior year in high school. And they are the best of the best. Letters from senators and congressmen are generally required, and they have a limited number of students they can write for each year.

ROTC.... you can be married, have kids, etc. ROTC you will be attending college, and then performing your military drills and taking military classes on top of the rest of your load.

Enlisted ranks... you do NOT hit a dead end after 6 years, lasting to 15 years. Not sure where you are getting that idea. After you have appropriate TIG at E3, you will start testing for promotion. You become an NCO as soon as you sew on SSgt. At that point you start taking supervisory roles, depending on your career field. At MSgt, you become a Senior NCO and you are now leadership and management. How fast you move up in rank depends upon YOU! I know guys that put on Chief at 15, and I know guys that hit HYT as a SSgt and TSgt. You're pay goes up every year with annual raise, and then on even years it gets another boost, so your pay doesn't get stuck either. And there is great pride amongst your SNCO's. SMSgts and CMSgt account for 3% of the enlisted population. Those guys are few and far between! And Chiefs... the top 1%. The cream of the crop.

Officer ranks... LTs are automatic, just like junior enlisted, and I believe Capt is as well. However, the move up from there is very hard and very competitive. You have more potential to dead end in the officer ranks. Top ranks are restricted by percentages, just like enlisted top.

Career choice... pilot slots are hard to come by and not everyone can be a fighter pilot. If you want to go that route, I suggest a major in aeronautics, engineering, something along those lines. Also, know that a lot of folks who want to work with the planes end up as Maint. Officers. As a maintainers spouse, the last thing they want is someone coming in P.O.ed that they didn't make the cut for pilot and got "stuck" with maintainers. Be prepared!

Finally... as an enlisted airman, you can start working on your OTS package and hope to get tapped for that. That is the route that most who want to make that change go.

Answer 2

Normally I would totally say to go military first; it'll look great on your resume when you try to get hired by a police force. However...if you haven't gotten a qualifying score ont he ASVAB after two tries, I'd suggest going straight through college and going the civilian route to being a cop. I also wouldn't tell your comrades that if I were you, once you get hired by a police force. Unless you mean you just didn't get a high enough score to qualify for MP, but did get a high enough score to enlist. If you're young enough you could always try to get into an ROTC program, too, that would get you 4 years of free college, then 4 years as an officer (you'd start about $44k a year) and that would look fantastic on your resume to become a cop. If you don't want to go an officer route, you could always enlist as a non-MP MOS and continue your college on the side or something.

Answer 3

If you enlisted for four years, you can't "upgrade" your contract. Enlistment extensions are only granted for specific service needs. You cannot enlist for 6 years and then get out after 4.

If you have sufficient credits to be accepted at a university as a junior, you can join the 2-year ROTC program.

Answer 4

OK, my husband has been in for 4 years and is a SrA (Senior Airman). He just tested for SSgt.
That sounds like a good deal.

You can always apply to OTS (Officer training school) but start making your resume look good now because it is hard to get in.