Freshmen Year (1 credit each course)
Foundation US Air Force I - AER 1011
Foundation of US Air Force II - AER 1021
Description: A survey course designed to introduce students to the United States Air Force and encourage participation in Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. Featured topics include: overview of ROTC, special programs offered through ROTC, mission and organization of the Air Force, brief history of the Air Force, introduction to leadership and leadership related issues, Air Force Core Values, Air Force officer opportunities, and an introduction to communication skills. Leadership Laboratory is mandatory for AFROTC students and complements this course by providing students with followership experiences.
Course Objectives: The student should be familiar with what AFROTC and the Air Force have to offer potential entrants, as well as the expectations the Air Force will set concerning core values and leadership. The student should also have a basic understanding of what role the Air Force plays and how it is organized to support national objectives. The individual should demonstrate basic communicative skills.
Sophomore Year (1 credit each course)
Evolution USAF Aerospace Power I - AER 1031
Evolution USAF Aerospace Power II - AER 1041
Description: A course designed to examine general aspects of air and space power through a historical perspective. Utilizing this perspective, the course covers a time period from the first balloons and dirigibles to the space-age global positioning systems of the Afghan/Iraqi Wars. Historical examples are provided to extrapolate the development of Air Force capabilities (competencies), and missions (functions) to demonstrate the evolution of what has become today’s USAF air and space power. Furthermore, the course examines several fundamental truths associated with war in the third dimension: e.g. Principles of War and Tenets of Air and Space Power. As a whole, this course provides the students with a knowledge level understanding for the general element and employment of air and space power, from an institutional doctrinal and historical perspective. In addition, the students will continue to discuss the importance of the Air Force Core Values with the use of operational examples and historical Air Force leaders and will continue to develop their communication skills.
Course Objectives: The student should know the key terms and definitions used to describe air and space power. The individual should know the events, leaders, and technical developments that surrounded the evolution and employment of USAF air and space power. The individual should demonstrate the basic verbal and written communication skills. The individual should know the Air Force core values and examples of their use throughout the evolution of US Air and Space power.
Junior Year (3 credit each course)
Air Force Leadership Studies I - AER 2011
Air Force Leadership Studies II - AER 2021
Description: A study of leadership, management fundamentals, professional knowledge, Air Force personnel and evaluation systems, leadership ethics, and communication skills required of an Air Force junior officer. Case studies are used to examine Air Force leadership and management situations as a means of demonstrating and exercising practical application of the concepts being studied. A mandatory Leadership Laboratory complements this course by providing advanced leadership experiences in officer-type activities, giving students the opportunity to apply leadership and management principles of this course.
Course Objectives: The student should comprehend selected individual leadership skills and personal strengths and weaknesses as applied in an Air Force environment. The individual should comprehend the responsibility and authority of an Air Force officer, the Air Force officer’s responsibilities in the counseling and feedback process, and the selected duties and responsibilities as a subordinate leader. The individual should comprehend and apply concepts of ethical behavior as well as comprehend the selected concepts, principles, and theories of quality in Air Force leadership and management. The individual should apply listening, speaking, and writing skills in Air Force-peculiar formats and situations with accuracy, clarity, and appropriate style.
Senior Year (3 credit each course)
National Security Affairs I - AER 2031
National Security Affairs II - AER 2041
Description: Examines the national security process, regional studies, advanced leadership ethics, and Air Force doctrine. Special topics of interest focus on the military as a profession, officership, military justice, civilian control of the military, preparation for active duty, and current issues affecting military professionalism. Within this structure, continued emphasis is given to refining communication skills. A mandatory Leadership Laboratory complements this course by providing advanced leadership experiences, giving students the opportunity to apply the leadership and management principles of this course.
Course Objectives: The student should comprehend the basic elements of national security policy and process. The individual should comprehend the air and space power functions and competencies. Also, the individual should understand selected roles of the military in society and current issues affecting the military profession as well as selected provisions of the military justice system. The individual should comprehend the responsibility, authority, and functions of an Air Force commander. The individual should apply listening, speaking, and writing skills in Air Force-peculiar formats and situations with accuracy, clarity, and appropriate style. The individual should comprehend the factors, which facilitate a smooth transition from civilian to military life.
All four years (no credit pass/fail courses)
Leadership Lab - AER 1012
Leadership Lab - AER 1022
AS100 (Freshmen) Cadets:
Leadership Lab for the AS100 students is a recruiting and retention tool. It is an informative and motivational experience, one that inspires students to continue to pursue the AFROTC program and an Air Force commission. The focus should be on activities that promote the Air Force way of life and help effectively recruit and retain qualified students. The purpose of the Leadership Lab for AS100s is threefold. First, Leadership Lab provides new students with basic skills and knowledge needed to be a functional member of the student corps. Second, Leadership Lab provides the AS100 student with information they can use to determine whether or not they wish to continue with the AFROTC program and subsequently pursue an Air Force commission. Third, Leadership Lab provides AS100 students with activities designed to build camaraderie and esprit de corps, as well as help them develop leadership, followership and teamwork skills.
AS200 (Sophomore) Cadets:
The Field Training Preparation (FTP) program is the focus of Leadership Lab for AS200 students and provides training to ensure every student is mentally and physically prepared for the rigorous field training environment. In coordination with AFROTC/DOT (Field Training Staff), the FTP curriculum specifies a set of skills all students must learn prior to attending field training.
AS300 (Junior) Cadets:
Leadership Lab provides AS300 students the opportunity to further develop the leadership and followership skills learned at field training. Every student position should provide the intermediate student leaders the opportunity to sharpen their planning, organizational, and communication skills, as well as their ability to effectively use resources to accomplish a mission in a constructive learning environment.
AS400 (Senior) Cadets:
Leadership Lab for AS400 students provides precommissioning students with additional opportunities to develop leadership and supervisory capabilities and prepares them for their first active duty assignment. Like the AS300 development program, there will be ample opportunity to develop and receive feedback on those leadership skills they will be expected to possess when they arrive at their first duty station. The AS400 Leadership Lab program is also designed to provide prospective officers with the basic active duty “survival skills.”
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