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The Red and Black • Tuesday, November 27, 1990 • 3
ROTC opens a door for pilot hopefuls
By MIRA SHAH
Contributing Writer
When considering a career in
aviation, the University usually
doesn’t come to mind.
But the Department of Aero
space Studies, one portion of the
ROTC program, offers the oppor
tunity to prepare for an Air Force
career while also pursuing an
other field of interest.
It’s not a major, said depart
ment chairman Colonel David
Simms.
“It’s part of the Air Force
ROTC program,” Simms said.
"You can get a degree in anything
and still concentrate in this if you
are interested in the Air Force.”
Simms explained how the pro
gram runs. ‘Tn the freshman and
sophomore years, you take gen-
oral military courses," he said. "If
you are interested in continuing,
then you attend summer camp
and compete for a slot in the Pro
Officer Course Program.”
Summer camps are held at dif
ferent Air Force bases nation
wide. Daily activities include
leadership workshops, obstacle
courses and classes. “Basically,
things that help you handle prob
lems and responsibility under
stress,” Simms said.
After a candidate applies for a
slot, many aspects are taken into
account.
"Cumulative grade point av
erage, a physical test, an inter
view, and the score from the Air
Force Officer Qualification Test
combine with your performance
at summer camp,” Simms said.
After acceptance into the pro
gram, candidates must decide
which aspect of the program will
be pursued. Participants can
choose from pilot, navigation,
technical maintenance, or missile
slots, which prepare cadets for
corresponding duties in the Air
Force.
Cadet Commander Mike
Workman, an information sys
tems major, maintains a pilot
Blot.
“After graduation, you wait a
year and then go into pilot
training. You could end up flying
an F-16 or a Cl 30 cargo plane,
depending on where you finish in
your class,” he said.
Presently, the program con
sists of 16 cadets. As Cadet Com-
mmander, Workman’s
responsibilities characterize an
Air Force position.
“I oversee about 109 cadets in
the corps. I make sure everyone
is doing what they are supposed
to,” he said. “It’s set up like a reg
ular military organization.”
Aerospace Studies courses
cover many aspects of aviation
and the military. Classes cover
general organization of the Air
Force to the history of aviation,
plus leadership management and
political science.
After graduation, those who
have fulfilled the Aerospace
Studies requirements are com
missioned by the Air Force and
rank as second lieutenants.
‘The Air Force tries to match
its needs with your desires,”
Simms explained.
Workman said, T want to be a
pilot or go into space command.
Being with this program teaches
you leadership and establishes a
person who can take initiative.
It's job responsibility that you
can’t get too many other places in
college.”
Captain John Eunice, com
mandant of cadets and Aerospace
300 instructor, graduated from
the Air Force Academy. Though
he said the University’s program
doesn’t fare to the Academy, he
said he feels positive about Aero
space Studies here.
“It’s an unfair comparison. At
the Air Force Academy, we were
in a military atmosphere 24
hours a day,” Eunice said. “Here,
we teach military courtesies and
introduce students to the Air
Force. It’s a good program. The
group is very motivated and the
cadets in the program are excel
lent.”
Major John Fite, freshman in
structor, worked three years with
The Georgia Institute of Technol
ogy’s Aerospace program. He said
he feels the main difference be
tween the programs is the size of
each.
“Both programs are high in
quality, but Tech has twice as
many cadets," Fite said. “Both
programs are flavored by their
schools. Tech is engineer-
oriented and concentrates on
technical aspects. We supply
mostly pilots. It’s a more liberal
atmosphere here. Military disci
pline is more accepted at Tech.”
“I think at Georgia you can de
velop more sense of what you are
doing. You have to be more deci
sive about what you want to do
and stick with it.”
According to Workman, the
University’s program compares
with the best.
“We are usually nationally
ranked in ROTC and among offi
cers which are rated once they
join the Air Force; Georgia
usually ranks highly,” Workman
said. “I feel I will definitely be
prepared for my career.”
The number of Aerospace
Studies candidates has declined
from 180 to about 110 over the
past six to eight years. People
want to major in pre-wealth and
there also hasn’t been a draft in a
while, he said.
Participating in the Aerospace
Studies Program has opened
many doors for Workman.
“I flew an F-16 in Valdosta last
summer, and I have had many
opportunities to travel,” he said.'
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