Air Force ROTC The Air Force ROTC program oversaw training as the nation’s 3rd largest detachment (out of 145), leading 451 cadets who earned $5.6M in scholarships. This year, the program commissioned 57 officers as Second Lieutenants into Air Force and Space Force active-duty assignments and produced the nation’s highest number of rated officers for flying assignments. Our team managed the Southeast Region’s largest testing program, which enabled cadets to achieve a 96% selection rate on flying assignments. Embry‑Riddle was selected as Air Force ROTC’s inaugural Special Warfare Training Hub. This program synchronized 48 cadets across six universities and enlisted Air Force special warfare operators to provide a “day in the life” of physical training. Embry‑Riddle is now the template for enterprise use and creates a path for Air Force special warfare career field selection. Our program orchestrated incentive flights with Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi to fly in T-6 and T-1 initial pilot training aircraft. Our partnerships with active-duty wings coordinated flight physicals for cadets and resulted in 52 incentive flights from Daytona Beach International Airport. Embry‑Riddle also led the first-ever international cadet exchange with the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF), with our cadets attending RAF Field Training and creating alliances with 100 RAF in the United Kingdom. Finally, Detachment 157 was selected as the #1 Air Force ROTC unit in the Southeast Region in 2022.
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