This page is your resource for your upcoming NSO. Any updates will be posted here and NOT emailed out. It is your responsibility to check this page frequently as we get closer to the Fall 2024 term and NSO. New Student Orientation (NSO) is our first contact with prospective cadets, who have already registered for AS101 and AS101L, and a chance for you to learn about our program and get oriented to cadet life. Prospective Cadet attendees will spend 2 – 3 hours preparing inprocessing documents. Please see the list of actions and documents we’ll need for a smooth in-processing.
Incoming cadets who registered for AS101 and AS101L after 12 August 2024 must email afrotc@hawaii.edu to be placed on our incoming roster. ALL INCOMING CADETS MUST follow the below instructions.
If you are trying to sign up for the three-year “AS250” program, you must reach out to afrotc@hawaii.edu to set up an appointment to interview with a Detachment Cadre member to enter this abbreviated program. The AS250 program is by approval only!
Date and Location
NSO for Fall 2024 is scheduled for 21 August, 2024 at 0600. Please follow the below instructions carefully!
Location: 1460 Lower Campus Road, Honolulu HI, 96822. Use Google Maps, not Apple Maps or Wayze. All navigation software other than Google Maps will bring you to the wrong location! If you are standing in front of the Music Department, you are in the WRONG PLACE.
Before arriving…
1. IMPORTANT: Download and print the New Cadet Orientation Packet here. Prior to arriving at Orientation, all prospective cadets must read the packet and provide the required information in the spaces provided. Instructions for creating your AFROTC WINGS account are included in the Orientation Packet. FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!
Cadets applying from schools other than UH Manoa, UHWO, and HCC, please email us once you have created your WINGS account.
2. For prospective cadets under the age of 18 as of 21 August 2024, parental or guardian consent must be obtained on several forms. These forms are included in the Orientation Packet, and two forms require a Notary to witness them if not signed in the presence of Detachment Cadre. If you are under the age of 18 as of 21 August 2024, it is preferred that a parent or guardian accompanies you to New Cadet Orientation. If this is not possible, please have the required memorandums witnessed by a notary and brought to Orientation.
3. On the day of New Student Orientation: Bring a water bottle, pen, and laptop. Uniform is the Business Casual Uniform (see below).
4. All incoming cadets need to make sure they have the following prior to inprocessing:
a. Minimum of 2x Physical Training (PT) Uniforms. For new cadets, the PT uniform is:
— A pair of solid black shorts with legs that terminate at between mid-thigh and the knee. Any visible logos need to be small.
— A solid gray t-shirt. The detachment standard t-shirt can be found here, but any solid gray t-shirt is acceptable.
— Solid color socks in black, gray, or white.
— Training sneakers that you are comfortable running in, such as running shoes, cross-trainers, or tennis shoes. Absolutely NO skate shoes!
b. A set of Business Casual Uniforms. For new cadets, the Business Casual Uniform consists of:
— Solid Navy Blue Polo shirt
— Khaki Slacks
— Black Leather Belt and Black Leather Dress Shoes
–OR– Brown Leather Belt and Brown Leather Dress Shoes
–BUT NOT– Brown Leather Belt and Black Leather Dress Shoes
–AND ALSO NOT– Black Leather Belt and Brown Leather Dress Shoes
— Belt Buckles should be conservative in appearance
c. One pair of Work Gloves. Work gloves can be leather, Kevlar, or Nomex material. Cloth work gloves should be black, coyote brown, or sage green in color. Leather gloves should be a solid color of black or brown.
d. A “hydration device” (re-usable water bottle) capable of carrying one-liter (32 oz) of water.
e. A backpack to carry it all in. Backpacks will be solid black, brown, gray, or dark blue. Small logos are okay.
5. Physical Fitness: By 15SEP24, ALL cadets will have taken their first Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA). All cadets must complete the AFROTC Form 28 included in the NSO Packet in order to participate. Poor performance and non-performance will be grounds for dismissal from Detachment 175. You can view the PFA score charts here. The components of the PFA are:
1-minute of Pushups
1-minute of Situps
1.5 Mile Maximum Effort Run
If you have any questions, you can contact the Detachment at 808-956-7734 or afrotc@hawaii.edu.
Your help is appreciated! In order to better focus Detachment 175’s Recruiting processes, please fill out this survey here.
