Make your high school years more exciting by enrolling in Air Force Junior ROTC!
What is Air Force Junior ROTC?
The Air Force JROTC curriculum includes Aerospace Science, Leadership Instruction, and Physical Wellness training. Cadets learn leadership and management skills by organizing and directing the FL-937 AFJROTC Cadet Group.
The AFJROTC unit provides leadership, discipline, physical fitness, and a knowledge of military drill and ceremonies. The underlined objective is to help the high school student to become tomorrows citizen. The cadet corps accomplishes its mission through a four year curriculum composed of academic courses, leadership education, and co-curricular activities. Inherent in the mission are the following broad objectives:
- Encourage a high degree of honor, self -reliance, and leadership.
- Promote patriotism.
- Promote habits of orderliness and precision.
- Help cadets develop respect for constituted authority and ones self.
- Help cadets develop the ability to perform basic military skills associated with drill and ceremony.
Enrollment in AFJROTC does not subject the student to any military obligation; instead, it provides certain benefits to students who complete the Aerospace Science and Leadership Education.
Top Ten Reasons to Join AFJROTC:
1. Cadets earn valuable community service hours. Required for Bright Futures.
2. Cadets have opportunities to learn and use leadership skills.
3. Cadets learn lifelong skills in physical fitness, health, college and career choices.
4. Cadets can participate in many field trips and leadership camps.
5. Cadets earn required graduation credits (Science, Health Opportunities through Physical Education (HOPE), and performing arts).
6. Cadets can compete in drill meets on with Drill Team and Color Guard.
7. Cadets can learn how to build and launch model rockets.
8. Cadets learn discipline and how to reveal their character .
9. Cadets have priority competing for military scholarships.
10. JROTC helps cadets mature