AFROTC
The LMU Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) is an educational military leadership program designed to give LMU students the opportunity to become Air and Space Force officers while completing a college degree. The program is designed to prepare students to assume positions of increasing responsibility and importance in the modern Air and Space Forces.
Air Force ROTC offers multiple routes to an Air or Space Force commission at over 140 detachments (and more than 700 cross-town institutions) throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. LMU's Air Force ROTC Detachment 040 at was established in 1948, and through the years has produced outstanding Air and Space Force leaders and citizens for America.
The Program
The General Military Course (GMC) is taken during your freshman and sophomore years. This program allows you to learn about the military lifestyle for up to two years without incurring any obligation. The Professional Officer Course (POC) is taken during your junior and senior years following a two-week summer field training course.
Detachment 040 training sessions take place on Tuesdays. Students attend Aerospace Studies course(s) in the afternoon, Leadership Laboratory in the evening, and a physical fitness session immediately after. Mandatory activities typically last from 1400-1930.
Aerospace Studies Courses
You are required to complete 8 semesters of Aerospace Studies (AERO) courses. The classes will be one credit hour per semester for the first two years, and three credit hours per semester for the second two years.
Specific information about these courses can be found on the University Bulletin.
Leadership Laboratory
Allows students to learn leadership skills through participation in our military training program. Leadership Laboratory (LLAB) activities include basic military drill and ceremonies, guest speakers, challenging group problem solving activities, and physical fitness training.
Active duty officers provide oversight, but the LLAB program is run by the students in the cadet wing. As you progress through the AFROTC program, you will take on increasing levels of responsibility in planning and executing the LLAB program.
Physical Fitness Training
All cadets are required to take a Fitness Assessment (FA) each semester. The FA consists of sit-ups, push-ups, and a 1.5 mile run.
To prepare for the FA and to ensure that cadets are able to meet the physical fitness standards, cadets participate in two mandatory Physical Fitness Training (PT) sessions each week. Students will participate in a “crosstown PT” session one morning per week, and a full detachment PT session on Tuesday evenings following LLAB.
Weekly Schedule
| Day | Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesdays | 1400 - 1500 | Aerospace Studies 100 |
| Tuesdays | 1500 - 1600 | Aerospace Studies 200 |
| Tuesdays | 1400 - 1600 | Aerospace Studies 300 |
| Tuesdays | 1630 - 1800 | Leadership Lab (LLAB) |
| Tuesdays | 1830 - 1930 | Detachment Physical Training (PT) |
| Thursdays | 0600 - 0700 | Group Physical Training (PT) |
Interested in Joining LMU AFROTC?
Crosstown Schools
As a full-time student at one of the colleges / universities below, you can take your AFROTC classes at Loyola Marymount University. We offer our Air Force ROTC classes and Leadership Laboratory on Tuesdays, making it convenient for a crosstown student to attend LMU only once a week!
The links below will connect you to other college / university websites. If you are attending or planning to attend a college or university in the Los Angeles area that is not listed below, please contact us to discuss the possibility of creating a new crosstown agreement with your school.
Four-year Universities
- Biola University
- California Baptist University
- California Luthern University
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- California State University, Dominguez Hills
- California State University, Fullerton
- California State University, Long Beach
- California State University, Los Angeles
- California State University, Northridge
- California State University, San Bernardino
- Chapman University
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Edwards AFB Center
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Long Beach
- Mount Saint Mary's College
- National University
- Pepperdine University
- The Master's College
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, Riverside
- University of Phoenix
- University of Redlands
- Vanguard University
- Webster University
- Westmont University
- Whittier College
Two-year Colleges
- Antelope Valley College
- College of the Canyons
- Cypress College
- East Los Angeles College
- El Camino College
- Fullerton College
- Golden West College
- Los Angeles City College
- Los Angeles Harbor College
- Los Angeles Pierce College
- Los Angeles Southwest College
- Los Angeles Valley College
- Los Angeles Trade College
- Marymount College
- Moorpark College
- Mount San Antonio College
- Mount San Jacinto College
- Orange Coast College
- Pasadena City College
- Rio Hondo College
- Riverside City College
- Saddleback College
- Santa Ana College
- Santiago Canyon College
- San Bernardino Valley College
- Santa Monica College
- Victor Valley College
- West Los Angeles College
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