ROTC
Air
Force Junior Reserve Office Training Corps (AFJROTC) is a citizenship
program for high school students in the ninth through twelfth grades.
Although it has many similarities to college-level ROTC, AFJROTC is not a
military entrance program. Students are not recruited into the
military. AFJROTC encourages its students to get involved in their local
communities to produce well-informed and helpful citizens. Each year’s
Aerospace Science course work relates to a different theme. Examples
include: A Journey into Aviation History, The Science of Flight, and The
Exploration of Space. To enhance classroom learning, students
participate in extracurricular and social activities such as field
trips, drill teams, honor guards, model rocketry, and evening functions.
All ARJROTC courses also include a Wellness and Physical Fitness
component each week.
All
Aerospace courses are open to both boys and girls, are elective, and
are options for other elective courses. All Aerospace students are
required to wear the AFJROTC uniform (provided free with a small
security deposit) once per week and they are required to maintain
certain minimum grooming standards. Failure to comply with either
requirement will result in course failure and removal from the program.
All Aerospace classes meet once per day. Forty percent of the course
deals with military and leadership training, physical fitness, and
wellness. Forty percent is devoted to aerospace academic studies. Twenty
percent is based upon preparation and participation in the Wellness and
Physical Fitness component.
All
Aerospace students are expected to participate in extra and
co-curricular activities. Clubs and teams usually meet once or twice per
week between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. On occasion, there is the possibility
of an overnight field trip. All Aerospace students are expected to
participate in the annual Memorial Day parade, Military Awards Banquet,
Military Ball, and Dining-in.
For a complete list of courses & descriptions, click on the Course Guide link on the Student dropdown menu.