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Air Force Junior
Reserve Officer
Training Corps (AFJROTC)
CMSgt Jimmy
Jackson, Chairperson
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The goal of the Junior Reserve Officer Training
Corps (JROTC) is to provide secondary school students the opportunity to
become informed, responsible citizens prepared for high school graduation.
The curriculums focus on academics including United States military history;
exploration of national security issues; the study of meteorology and
astronomy; communications and advanced technologies employed by the Armed
Services; navigation and survival skills; healthy lifestyles and physical
fitness; organizational skills and financial management; career exploration
in a wide variety of fields (both military and nonmilitary) and the
foundations of responsible leadership. Cadets learn and continue to develop
leadership skills and application of military courtesies and customs as they
complete each year of their JROTC programs. Each of the four branches
structures its curriculum for success in high school and beyond. Through the
demonstration of discipline, honor, self-respect, and commitment cadets gain
increasing responsibilities within their programs. JROTC cadets and units
must complete civic action projects and community service. The program also
provides field trips to historical military sites and institutions; visits
to colleges/universities and military academies to increase awareness and
opportunities; and participation on one of the various Drill Teams could
include travels to neighboring counties, states, and possibly to
competitions held nationwide. The programs provide college scholarships and
Military Academy appointment opportunities for qualified cadets. With the
completion of specific requirements several courses within the JROTC
curriculum can earn cadets college credits through the University of
Colorado at Colorado Springs. Students who successfully complete a minimum
of three years of the JROTC program and qualify to enter the active duty
military service receive pay/rank increases of two grades above non-JROTC
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AFJROTC 1 (Leadership,
Education and Training 1)
Course Code 999101, 999102,
999103, Prerequisites: None Credits: 1/2 , 1.0 Elective
The introductory year and first year course taken by students entering
AFJROTC. Designed to acquaint students with the heritage of flight,
development of airpower, and evolution of air power from WW II to the
present. Leadership education concentrates on learning basic and
intermediate military drill and ceremonies, as well as military customs and
courtesies. Textbook: TBA |
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AFJROTC 2 (Leadership,
Education and Training 2)
Course Code 999203,
Prerequisites: AFJROTC 1, Credits: 1.0 Tech Ed
The second year is a science course designed to acquaint the student
with the aerospace environment, the human requirements of flight, principles
of aircraft flight, and principles of navigation. The course begins with a
discussion of the atmosphere and weather. After developing an understanding
of the environment, how that environment affects flight is introduced.
Discussions include the forces of lift, drag, thrust, and weight. Students
also learn basic navigation including map reading, course plotting, and the
effects of wind. The portion on the Human Requirements of Flight is a survey
course on human physiology. Discussed here are the human circulatory
systems, the effects of acceleration and deceleration, and protective
equipment. Leadership Education stresses communications skills and cadet
corps activities. Written reports and speeches complement academic
materials. Cadet corps activities include holding positions of greater
responsibility in the planning and execution of corps projects. Textbook:
TBA |
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AFJROTC 3 (Leadership,
Education and Training 3)
Course Code 999303,
Prerequisites: AFJROTC 2, Credits: 1.0 Adv Tech Ed
The third year is a science course, which examines our Earth, the Moon
and the planets, the latest advances in space technology, and continuing
challenges of space and manned spaceflight. Issues critical to travel in the
upper atmosphere such as orbits and trajectories, unmanned satellites, space
probes, guidance and control systems are explained. The manned spaceflight
sections covers major milestones in the endeavor to land on the Moon, and to
safely orbit humans and crafts in space for temporary and prolonged periods.
It also covers the development of space stations, the Space Shuttle and its
future, and international laws for the use of and travel in space.
Leadership education emphasis is Management Theories, Stress, and Financial
management, Introduction to Ethics, and Citizenship. Textbook: TBA |
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AFJROTC 4 (Leadership,
Education and Training 4)
Course Code 999403,
Prerequisites: AFJROTC 3, Credits: 1.0 Adv Tech Ed
Aerospace Science 4/Leadership Education: (AFJROTC) consists of three
options.
Option 1: Management of the Cadet Corps: The cadets manage the entire
Corps during the fourth year. This hands-on experience affords the cadets
the opportunity to put the theories of previous leadership courses into
practice. The cadets manage all the planning, organizing, coordinating,
directing, controlling and decision-making, personal interaction,
managerial, and organizational skills.
Option 2: Honors Program-Ground School: The second option is the honors
program, which is the ground school course. The material covered is an
advanced, more in-depth study of the previous aerospace topics. This course
is the foundation for students interested in receiving a private pilot’s
license. When the course is completed the students should be prepared to
take and pass the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) written examination.
Option 3: Aerospace Careers, Laboratory Manual, Geography, Survival, and Air
Force Policy and Organization: The
third option includes aerospace careers, which has four books from NASA and
FAA that will be available. The laboratory manual contains experiments that
supplement the information in Aerospace Science: The Science of Flight,
and Aerospace Science: The Exploration of Space. It is designed to
help students apply scientific concepts and principles discussed in the
texts. The geography portion of the course adds to the basic knowledge of
the Earth’s surface and the processes that shape it; of places and their
connections to other places; and of the relationship between people and
environments. The survival section presents “good to know” information that
would be useful in any situation. Survival instruction will provide training
in skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to successfully perform
fundamental tasks needed for survival. The information is just as useful to
an individual lost hunting or stranded in a snowstorm. The section on policy
and organization describes the functions of the four branches of service and
it also discusses the presidential administrations from the 1970s to
present. Leadership Education emphasis is placed on Career Choices and
opportunities in the aerospace industry, Leadership Principles, Planning
Your Future, and Managing Your Life. Textbook: TBA |
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