Dobry sworn into UA AFROTC

University of Alabama undergraduate student Ben Dobry is now contracted with UA's Air Force ROTC.

Dobry and 19 other UA students were sworn into UA's Air Force ROTC detachment on Sept. 21 at "Bama Salute," a UA Athletics-sponsored event that honors active duty military members and veterans at various UA sporting events throughout the year.

The UA cadets were sworn in during halftime of a UA soccer game in front of nearly 700 people, an atypical but celebrated venue and audience, as contracting ceremonies are typically low-key, with family and other cadets and ROTC cadre present.

After completing all Air Force ROTC and academic degree requirements, contracted cadets -- cadets in the Professional Officer Course (POC) and scholarship cadets -- accept a commission as second lieutenants in the Air Force, appointed by the President of the United States.

Since 2004, 159 University of Alabama AFRTOC cadets have been commissioned into the Air Force.

University of Alabama undergraduates were contracted into UA's Air Force ROTC detachment on Thursday, Sept. 21 at "Bama Salute," a UA Athletics-sponsored event that honors active duty military members and veterans at various UA sporting events throughout the year.

The UA cadets were sworn in at a UA soccer game in front of nearly 700 people, an unusual but celebrated venue and audience, as contracting ceremonies are typically low-key, with family and other cadets and ROTC cadre present.

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