Cadet Life at Air Force ROTC Detachment 790
- The General Military Course: The Freshman and Sophomore Program
- The Professional Officer Course: The Junior and Senior Program
- Physical Training
- Cadet Activities
- Summer Trips
- Field Training
- Extra-Curricular Opportunities
- Further Resources
Welcome to the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program at Tennessee State University! Air Force ROTC is designed to produce quality Air Force officers and to create better citizens for America.
Air Force ROTC Detachment 790, here at TSU, is unique among many detachments in that it offers cadets from many different schools, both in the Nashville area (TSU, Lipscomb, Belmont, Fisk, Vanderbilt, etc.) and outside of the Nashville area (MTSU, Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, WKU, etc.) the chance to participate in its program. The most commonly attended universities within the detachment are TSU and MTSU, but as you can see, you most certainly do not have to attend either of these schools in order to be involved in AFROTC. In fact, the cadet wing (the official name for the cadet side of the organization) at Tennessee State University benefits in many ways from having such a diverse group of people present.
Air Force ROTC, both here at Detachment 790 and across the nation, is comprised of three different things: the lecture portion, the laboratory portion and the physical training portion. Within this realm, it can be further divided into two major parts, as described in more detail below, based on the individual’s collegiate classification as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior.
Check out these links to find out more about what life as an AFROTC cadet is like: