Air Force ROTC This year, Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Air Force ROTC, the nation’s second largest detachment of 145, oversaw training of 460 cadets who earned $5.8M in scholarships. The program commissioned 62 officers as second lieutenants in the Air Force and Space Force active-duty assignments and produced the nation’s highest number of rated officers for flying assignments. The team managed the Southeast Region’s largest testing program, which enabled cadets to achieve a 78% selection rate on flying assignments. Embry-Riddle was also approved for a second year as the Air Force ROTC’s Special Warfare Training Hub. This program synchronized 49 cadets across the Southeast Region and Air Force special warfare operators to provide a “day in the life” of physical training, team-building exercises and troop-leading procedures. Our program orchestrated numerous base visits where cadets were provided the opportunity to hear from senior leaders, experience flight simulators and take part in incentive flights.
Detachment 157 continues to be recognized for a “Tradition of Excellence,” having been awarded the #1 Air Force ROTC unit in the Southeast Region for 2023. We are also proud to announce that several of our enlisted and officer staff have been recognized for their outstanding performance at the Southeast Region and Headquarters Air Force ROTC level.
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Air Force ROTC in the Southeast Region in 2023
Number of Rated Officers for Flying Assignments
The Nation’s 2nd Largest Detachment with 460 Cadets
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