Powerpoint - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

United States
Air Force
Technical Degree Sponsorship Program
HOW DO I QUALIFY?
• Must be a U.S citizen between the ages of 18-34
• Must be within 12 or 24 months of graduating with a Electrical or
Computer Engineering Degree through ABET Accredited
University with 3.0 GPA
• Maintain AF height, weight, physical and moral standards
• Complete entrance physical exam
• Must pass AFOQT, (Air Force Officer Qualification Test)
(AA+V+Q scores) => 150 w/ minimums of 25 in AA,V & Q sections
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BENEFITS
• Earn approximately $3,000 per month to include:
• Tax free food and rent money
• Free medical and dental expenses
• An Active Duty Air Force ID card for an A1C and all base
privileges
• Your job is to go to school to maintain a 3.0 GPA.
• Upon completion of your Bachelor’s degree, you will become
a 2nd Lt in the Air Force with a 4 year service commitment.
• Your time in the program goes towards retirement if you
choose to do 20 years in the Air Force, where you may retire
afterwards.
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WHAT WILL YOUR JOB BE?
• Numerous Engineering opportunities to work with
Aircraft (manned/unmanned), Spacecraft, Engines,
Sensing Technologies, Computer Systems, Human
Systems & Performance Augmentation,
Bioenvironmental Systems, Materials &
Manufacturing, Robotics, Directed Energy,
Munitions, Reverse-Engineering Aircraft/Systems,
System Sustainment, etc.
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Hands-on systems design & development
Laboratory & in-field system testing
System life cycle analysis
Failure analysis
Multi-million dollar program management in conjunction with
partners like Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman,
GE, Google, Pratt & Whitney, Microsoft, Verizon, DARPA, NIH,
CDC... to name a few
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POSSIBLE DUTY LOCATIONS
Air Force Research Laboratory Headquarters
Weapons Laboratory
Geophysics Laboratory
Astronautics Laboratory
Space Vehicles Laboratory
Sensors Laboratory
Electronics Laboratory
Flight Dynamics Laboratory
Materials & Manufacturing Laboratory
Power & Propulsion Laboratory
Munitions Laboratory
Information Technology Laboratory
Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory
Human Performance Laboratory
NASIC
Air Force Sustainment Center
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Kirtland AFB, NM
Hanscom AFB, MA
Edwards AFB, CA
Kirtland AFB, NM
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Eglin AFB, FL
Rome, NY
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Tinker AFB, OK/Hill AFB, UT
Robbins AFB, GA
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