Originally Posted by CheyDogFlies

You won't regret it, but you probably won't want do to it twice.

KIR 97

Originally Posted by zondaracer

USAFA grads have a 5 year commitment plus 3 years IRR, and they get a regular commission. AFROTC have a 4 year commitment plus 4 years IRR and get a reserve commission unless they were an ROTC Distinguished Graduate, then they get a regular commission. If it was 5 years for ROTC grads then I have been AWOL/UA for the past 10 months. What are they teaching you over there at the academy? Jk

I asked someone what the difference between a Regular commission and a reserve commission is, and they could only tell me that they think a regular commission gave you a preference during RIFs, but I think they for that data from their RDB.

I was an ROTC grad from CU Boulder and so was my brother. We were on Princeton Review's #1 party school ranking my freshman year. This year, CU Boulder is on Playboy's #1 party school ranking. My brother starts teaching at the Academy next semester and can't wait to tell all the cadets how much fun he had in Boulder.

Originally Posted by Deuce130

Then maybe he shouldn't teach there? If his intent is to poison the well, maybe he and the AF would be better off with him teaching somewhere else.

Originally Posted by Zoomies12

The commitment is the same for all three sources, 5 years. Unless you fly, then it is 10 years. I believe we receive reserve commissions but are active duty. I think the last active commissions were given to c/o '95.

Originally Posted by zondaracer

Hah, yeah in all seriousness he is serious and dedicated to his trade, and he wouldnt have made it as far as he has if he wasn't. He is also looking to get involved with the cadets more than just teaching. A lot of my friends are actually jealous that my brother is off to the Academy to teach and would do it in a heartbeat. Us ROTC grads like to rag on the Academy guys for various reasons, but in the end we know what it takes to get into the Academy and to get through it and we respect that.

Originally Posted by Jesse

The distinction between reserve and regular never really amounted to a hill of beans. They decided to save some money and red tape: these days everyone gets a regular commission.

Originally Posted by Ottopilot

Like the F-117. Not a fighter, but a good way to trick pilots into flying it.

My brother was USAFA class of '86. Now he's a bird colonel in command of an airbase (in Del Rio). It's a good education, good experience, and the price is right.

Originally Posted by Jesse

The distinction between reserve and regular never really amounted to a hill of beans. They decided to save some money and red tape: these days everyone gets a regular commission.

Originally Posted by Hacker15e

I must be one step behind; the last I knew, EVERYONE got a Reserve Commission until they made O-4, at which time everyone was awarded a Regular Commission.

Originally Posted by Hacker15e

I must be one step behind; the last I knew, EVERYONE got a Reserve Commission until they made O-4, at which time everyone was awarded a Regular Commission.