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The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) is one of the three primary commissioning sources for officers in the United States Air Force and United States Space Force, the other two being the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) and Air Force Officer Training School (OTS). A subordinate command of the Air University within the Air Education and Training Command (AETC), AFROTC is aligned under the Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. The Holm Center, formerly known as the Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools (AFOATS), retains direct responsibility for both AFROTC and OTS. AFROTC is the largest and oldest source of commissioned officers for the U.S. Air Force. AFROTC's stated mission is to produce quality leaders for the U.S. Air Force. AFROTC units are located on 145 college and university campuses with 1100+ additional institutions of higher learning participating in cross-town agreements that allow their students to attend AFROTC classes at a nearby "host" college or university. According to AFROTC HQ, in 2006, AFROTC commissioned 2,083 USAF Second Lieutenants, with AFROTC enrollment ranging from 23,605 in 1985 to 10,231 in 1993, and around 13,000 enrolled today. AFROTC units at colleges and universities are called "detachments," and are headed by an active duty USAF officer in the rank of colonel or lieutenant colonel who functions as both the Detachment Commander for USAF purposes and with the nominal title of professor of aerospace studies (PAS) within the institution's academic community. Most colleges and universities will designate the AFROTC detachment as the Department of Aerospace Studies. Depending on the detachment size, the PAS is typically assisted by one to four assistant professors of aerospace studies (APAS), also all active-duty USAF officers. Most APAS hold the rank of captain; however, some are also first lieutenants or majors. Approximately three USAF non-commissioned officers and one senior non-commissioned officer will typically provide military administrative support and are often augmented by one to two civilian staff support employees of the academic institution. Larger detachments may also have a Lieutenant Colonel serve as a vice commander. Within AFROTC detachments, the students (referred to as "cadets") are organized into wings, groups, squadrons, and flights, mirroring the USAF functional wing structure. The AFROTC detachment's cadet wing or cadet group is separated into two divisions: the General Military Course (GMC) consisting of the first two years of training, and the Professional Officer Course (POC) consisting of the last two years of training. The AFROTC program is also divided into two training functions: the Academic Classroom Program (Aerospace Studies classes) and Cadet Activities (i.e., Leadership Laboratory, Physical Training, and other training). (en)
L'Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) è una delle tre principali fonti di "formazione di ufficiali" per la United States Air Force, assieme a United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) ed Air Force Officer Training School (OTS). Essendo un comando subordinato della Air University all'interno dell'Air Education and Training Command (AETC), l'AFROTC fa capo al Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development di Maxwell AFB (Alabama). L'Holm Center, già conosciuto come Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools (AFOATS), riassume in sé la competenza su AFROTC e OTS. L'AFROTC è il maggiore e più antico canale di creazione di ufficiali dell'U.S. Air Force. La missione dichiarata di AFROTC è generare dei capi adeguati al ruolo per l'U.S. Air Force. Le unità AFROTC sono dislocate in 145 college e campus universitari con più di 1 100 ulteriori istituzioni di alta istruzione che partecipano a cross-town agreements ("accordi inter-urbani") che consentono ai loro studenti di frequentare corsi AFROTC in limitrofi college o università "ospitanti". Secondo il comando di AFOATS, nel 2006, l'AFROTC nominò 2 083 Second Lieutenant USAF, con le iscrizioni AFROTC che oscillano tra i 23 605 nel 1985 e i 10 231 nel 1993, fino ai circa 13 000 di oggi. Le unità AFROTC presso college ed università sono chiamate "distaccamenti" (detachment), e sono guidate da un ufficiale USAF in servizio attivo nel grado di colonnello o tenente colonnello che funge sia da Detachment Commander ai fini USAF, sia nominalmente da professore di studi aerospaziali (PAS, in acronimo inglese) in seno alla comunità accademica dell'istituzione. Molti college e università classificano il distaccamento AFROTC dome Department of Aerospace Studies. A seconda della dimensione del distaccamento, il PAS è coadiuvato tipicamente da un numero che varia da uno a quattro di assistenti-professori di studi aerospaziali (APAS), che sono sempre ufficiali USAF in servizio attivo. La maggior parte degli APAS hanno il grado di capitano; però alcuni sono first lieutenant o maggiori. Tipicamente si occupano dell'assistenza amministrativa circa tre non-commissioned officer (NCO) e un NCO USAF apicale, spesso affiancati da uno o due impiegati amministrativi civili dell'istituzione accademica. I distaccamenti più grandi possono anche avere un tenente colonnello in funzione di vicecomandante. All'interno dei distaccamenti AFROTC, gli studenti (chiamati "cadetti") sono organizzati in stormi (wing), gruppi, squadriglie e flight, rispecchiando la struttura funzionale dello stormo USAF. Lo stormo cadetti o gruppo cadetti dei distaccamenti AFROTC si riparte in due divisioni: il General Military Course (GMC) consistente dei primi due anni di addestramento, e il Professional Officer Course (POC) consistente degli ultimi due anni di addestramento. Anche il programma AFROTC è diviso in due funzioni di addestramento: l'Academic Classroom Program (corsi di studi aerospaziali) e le Cadet Activities (cioè laboratorio di leadership, educazione fisica, e altro addestramento). (it)

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The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) is one of the three primary commissioning sources for officers in the United States Air Force and United States Space Force, the other two being the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) and Air Force Officer Training School (OTS). A subordinate command of the Air University within the Air Education and Training Command (AETC), AFROTC is aligned under the Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. The Holm Center, formerly known as the Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools (AFOATS), retains direct responsibility for both AFROTC and OTS. (en)
L'Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) è una delle tre principali fonti di "formazione di ufficiali" per la United States Air Force, assieme a United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) ed Air Force Officer Training School (OTS). Essendo un comando subordinato della Air University all'interno dell'Air Education and Training Command (AETC), l'AFROTC fa capo al Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development di Maxwell AFB (Alabama). L'Holm Center, già conosciuto come Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools (AFOATS), riassume in sé la competenza su AFROTC e OTS. (it)

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