The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a commissioning program designed to give college students the opportunity to train to become Air Force officers while completing their undergraduate degree. The AFROTC program is designed to prepare men and women to assume positions of increasing responsibility and importance in the Air Force. Air Force ROTC is available at over 700 institutions of higher learning around the country and consists of 145 host institutions, like Florida State University. Air Force ROTC is a four-year program that can be condensed to three years, if necessary. The General Military Course (GMC) is the first half of the four-year program, and students generally take these courses during their freshman and sophomore year at FSU. This program allows students to "try out" AFROTC for up to two years without incurring any military obligation (EXCEPTION: scholarship students fall under different rules). As you attend class, you'll learn about the Air Force and the historical development of airpower in war. The last two years of AFROTC are called the Professional Officer Course (POC) and are required for all students qualified and wishing to seek commission. All POC cadets are contracted with the Air Force and obligated to serve active duty following graduation and commissioning.