AF ROTC

AIR FORCE JROTC

Faculty Sponsor/Contact: Colonel Minnick and MSgt Turner

Membership Requirement: Membership Open AFJROTC Cadets

Financial Obligations/Dues: None

Mission/Purpose: To develop citizens of character dedicated to serving their nation and community.

Activities and Teams:

Awareness Presentation Team (APT): Designed to provide a positive role model for elementary and middle school students. Cadets prepare and deliver presentations. APT badges can be earned.
Black Knights Drill Team: The drill team is a cohesive group that learns to work and perform maneuvers together. Drill teaches cadets to appreciate the need for discipline and to understand the importance of following orders promptly and precisely. Each year AFJROTC units compete at the local, state, and national drill competition level.
Cadet Leadership Course (CLC): CLC is an intensive, in-residence, 5-day program consisting of strict military discipline, uniform and room inspections, drill, academic lessons, physical training (PT), leadership exercises, team building activities, and team sports. All CLC’s are held after the academic school year, usually in June. Attendees are selected by the instructors, after volunteering to attend.
Cadet Orientation Flights: The Cadet Orientation Flight Program is designed to introduce cadets to general aviation through hands-on familiarization flights in single-engine aircrafts. Aircrafts are piloted by Civil Air Patrol pilots; designed to stimulate cadets’ interest in and knowledge of aviation and aerospace activities.

· Color Guard: An elite group of cadets that have the honor of presenting and/or posting the national and state flags in important school and community programs, and athletic events. This unit also participates in Color Guard drill competitions at the local, state, and national level.

Kitty Hawk Air Society: The official AFJROTC Honor Society. Its purpose is to promote high academic standards and excellence, self-confidence, initiative, and further the awareness of the Air Force role in aerospace education. Badges and cords are earned.
Model Rocketry Team: Acquaint cadets with the importance of rocketry and increase their knowledge of aerospace science. Cadets build and launch rockets, attend rocketry competitions/meets against other schools; rocketry badges can be earned.
Orienteering Team: Cadets develop strategies to navigate from one point to another using a map. Orienteering has been likened to a scavenger hunt in the woods, but it’s much more than that! Orienteering provides mental challenges, fun, lifetime skills, physical activity, and excitement. Ribbons can be earned.
Saber Team: Performing at homecoming games, military ball, and other award ceremonies.
Many community service opportunities throughout the year.