Air Force ROTC earns high marks

April 4, 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Of 144 Air Force ROTC detachments in the U.S., the University of Florida’s has been ranked in the top 5 percent.

During the Operational Readiness Inspection, performed by the Air Force Air Education and Training Command Inspector in September, Detachment 150 received outstanding ratings in training, recruiting, personnel actions and education. The detachment received a rating of excellent for financial management and unit support.

These six ratings in the areas inspected led to an overall score of outstanding, the highest possible, given to less than 5 percent of detachments nationwide.

“We were pretty confident that we would receive an outstanding,” said Capt. Scott Norman, Detachment 150’s Education Officer. “We feel like the skill and dedication of our cadre and cadets is second to none.”

This is the first time in its 65-year history that Detachment 150 has received an overall rating of outstanding on an Operational Readiness Inspection.