New Students / Cadets

Please accomplish the following items prior to your arrival to the detachment. These items will be collected at New Student Orientation (NSOP) on 21 August 2023. Failure to do so may delay your participation in the program.

• Register for AFROTC Classes: Each semester, you will be taking three AFROTC classes. Register online or work with Registration and Records to register for those classes. You register for these classes just like you’d register for any other college classes. If you are located at a crosstown school (UM-Crookston, Mayville State, MSUM, or Concordia), your school’s Registration and Records will know what to do.
  • Academic Classes
    • Fall: AS111 (and AS211 if you are enrolled as a freshman and sophomore.)
    • Spring: AS112 (and AS212 if you are enrolled as a freshman and sophomore.)
  • Leadership Laboratory (LLAB)
    • Fall & Spring Semester: AS210
  • Physical Training (PT)
    • Fall & Spring Semester: AS110
• Complete Pre-Participatory Sports Physical: If you do not have a certified DoDMERB physical (DoDMERB/MEPS) on record, the pre-participatory sports physical included within this guide will need to be completed by a certified medical authority no earlier than 30 days before the beginning of the semester. You cannot participate in AFROTC events until this is accomplished.
• Create AFROTC WINGS Account: Navigate to the tab titled "WINGS Account" to see instructions on how to create a WINGS account.
• Bring the Following Items with You to NSOP
  • Proof of US Citizenship: We must verify your US citizenship. Bring one of the following documents, as applicable. Documents MUST be original, not a copy of an original. The original will be returned to you once its authenticity has been verified. Photocopies will not be accepted.
    • ORIGINAL Birth Certificate
    • Naturalization Certificate
    • Current US Passport
  • ORIGINAL Signed Social Security Card: The original will be returned to you once its authenticity has been verified. Photocopies will not be accepted.
  • Pre-Participatory Sports Physical: As described above.
  • Dual Citizenship: This is only required for those with dual citizenship. Verification/proof of dual citizenship.
  • $20 in cash: This will cover the cost of your detachment polo. Small bills are preferred.
  • Selective Service Number: This is for males only. Print out the information from www.sss.gov or bring your selective service card. We will photocopy it and return it to you.
  • ACT/SAT Scores: Provide a copy of your ACT or SAT exam results, if applicable.
    • ACT scores: ACT.org
    • SAT scores: collegeboard.org
  • Civil Involvements: Bring documentation/information for ALL involvements with civil/military/school authorities you’ve ever had, regardless of the apparent significance or final disposition. This includes parking/speeding tickets, drug/alcohol offenses, etc. Include as many details pertaining to the events as possible, to include date, time, and penalty/outcome.
  • College Transcript(s) and Advanced Placement (AP) Course Certificate(s): If you’ve ever attended any college or took any AP classes, bring a copy of those transcripts in addition to your high school transcript, or send to the detachment at the following address.
  • JROTC/CAP/Eagle Scout Documentation: If you were involved in any of these programs, bring documentation to verify the highest level achieved or number of years involved.
  • Pilot License or Certifications or Endorsements: Private pilot, sport, solo, and any other certifications or endorsements.
  • Prior Military Service or Officer Program Documentation: If you were prior military, bring discharge paperwork (DD Form 214). If you were in any officer training programs, bring
    
    This includes any previous officer training programs you were in, regardless of outcome (DD Form 785).
  • Current State Driver's License

The Detachment 610 of today began its history as two separate units. In 1952, both the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University had elected to offer the Air Force ROTC program to their students. Units were established concurrently at each school on 1 August and 10 October of that year respectively. That at NDSU was designated Detachment 610; that at UND Detachment 615. The program was very successful. UND enrollment alone was 572 during fall of 1964. This pleasant trend was quickly reversed during the upheavals of the 1960's and 1970's, when schools across the nation were forced to close ROTC detachments from every branch of service due to public antipathy and a lack of interest among candidates. While Det 610 was able to survive, Det 615 was not so fortunate and was closed in 1979.

Interest in AFROTC at UND resumed during the middle of the next decade, prompting efforts to reinstate the program, and on 1 August 1992 UND was added as a cross-town school to Det 610. Enrollment quickly rose, spurred by the growing notoriety of the Aerospace programs at UND and the aeronautical ambitions of new classes. The establishment of a permanent location in Grand Forks became necessary and was completed by 1 January 1996. A unique arrangement, this resulted in NDSU wing being referred to as Eagle Wing I and the UND unit as Eagle Wing II.

Under this agreement, students attending the University of North Dakota can obtain a commission in the United States Air Force from the host detachment without physically attending NDSU. Thus, Eagle Wing II was born, including assigned personnel and facilities with the bulk of Det 610’s cadre residing in Grand Forks. Since 1996, over 170 Eagle Wing II cadets have commissioned into 2nd Lieutenants. In 1999, it was named Detachment of the Year. Today, Eagle Wing II continues to excel in leadership training for the future officers of the United States Air Force.

Although Det 610 has served as the host unit for Air Force ROTC at the cross-town schools of Minnesota State University at Moorhead and Concordia College since 1967, the opening of a second wing expanded the potential for exchange enormously. The University of Minnesota Crookston finalized a cross-town arrangement in 1998 with Eagle Wing II as its host wing. It was followed by Park University during the following year. Each of these schools offers a branch at Grand Forks Air Force Base, making this a natural decision. Mayville State University in 2005 is the most recent addition to Det 610.