Field Training is a rigorous and intensive program designed to evaluate your leadership potential and prepare you for service as an Air or Space Force officer. This challenging experience takes place at Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, typically during the summer before your junior year in college. Completion of Field Training is required before entering the Professional Officer Course (POC).

What to Expect

• Leadership Development – Assessing and refining your ability to lead under pressure
• Career Orientation – Gaining insight into various Air and Space Force career fields
• Aircraft Orientation—Exposure to Air Force operations and flight fundamentals
• Survival Training—Learning essential survival skills for various environments
• Weapons Indoctrination—Introduction to basic military weapons and safety procedures
• Physical Fitness Training—Strengthening endurance and resilience through structured workouts

Throughout Field Training, you will be evaluated in leadership scenarios, testing your ability to think critically, make decisions under stress, and work as part of a team.

Field Training is a defining moment in your AFROTC journey, providing the skills, discipline, and confidence necessary to become a future officer.

Are you ready for the challenge?