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AFJROTC
Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
 
Recognized for 8 Consecutive Years as Distinguished Unit:

 

2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008 (With Merit),  2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 (With Merit),  2011/2012

Recognized for Outstand Organization

2012/2013 

 

ATTENTION:

Uniform wear is over for the year!! More to follow on when they need to be returned.

 If your son or daughter is attending LLA or CSLL, please make sure they have all the items that are needed. MSgt Ashcraft has supplied them with a list.

Meetings and practices will end this week at 1700 Wednesday through Friday due to STAAR testing.
Juniors and Seniors are not required to be on campus until 1200.

 
 
 
  
 
 E-MAIL: Parents! Please provide your current e-mail address to rwest@dentonisd.org
 
 
Mission of the AFJROTC Program:
The Mission of the AFJROTC is to provide interested students with an educational program, which will assist them in exploring civilian, industrial, and military aspects of Aerospace Science.


The objectives of the AFJROTC are 

  • Developed informed and responsible citizens
  • Strengthen character by encouraging a high degree of personal honor, responsibility, self reliance and leadership.
  • Help form habits of self-discipline, order, respect for authority, and motivation to achieve success through teamwork.
  • Develop the ability to perform basic military skills or drill and ceremony.
  • Generate specific interest in aerospace science and engineering.
  • Provide career counseling and education in both civil and military aviation.
  • Develop an interest in the military services as a possible career.

Cadet Code of Honor:

A Cadet does not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate anyone among us who does.
  • A Cadet does not lie- making partially true statements which omit information causing another to believe something other than the truth is the same as telling a lie.
  • A Cadet does not cheat- Giving unauthorized assistance either outside or inside the classroom is the same as cheating.
  • A Cadet does not steal- Unlawfully receiving another's property is the same as stealing.
History of the AFJROTC:
The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program was founded in 1911 in Cheyenne Wyoming, by Army Lieutenant Edgar R. Steevers. Lieutenant Steevers was assigned as an inspector-instructor of the organized military of Wyoming. During his assignment he envisioned a non-compulsory cadet corps comprised of high school students. His program was aimed toward making better citizens. He wanted to teach young men the advantages of having a strong body and mind, the value of self-control and the importance of community service.

The National Defense Act of 1916 authorized a junior course for non-college military schools, high schools and non-preparatory schools. The Army implemented JROTC in 1916. Public Law 88-647, commonly known as the ROTC Vitalization Act of 1964, directed the Secretaries of each military service to establish and maintain JROTC units for their respective services.

Air Force JROTC can trace its roots back to 1966 when 20 units opened in the United States. Since then, it has grown to more than 740 units and and over 100,000 cadets worldwide. Though the original units were comprised of only men, the admission regulations changed in 1972 to allow women to join. By the end of that year, over 2100 females were admitted as new cadets. Since then, the number of females has increased to over 34,000 - a full 41 percent of the corps.
 
Last updated 24 April 2013