Instructor Bio

CW2 (R) Stephen Klein

Senior Army Instructor

Chief Warrant Officer Two (Retired) Stephen Klein is the Senior Army Instructor at Cañon City High School Army JROTC. He was born at Fort Huachuca, Arizona and moved to Alaska when he was 5 years old. He participated in the Naval JROTC program at Chugiak High School and was a member of Boy Scout Troop 230 where he attained Eagle Scout. Klein enlisted and served with 67th Signal Battalion at Fort Gordon, Georgia; 32nd Signal Battalion and 22nd Signal Brigade at Darmstadt, Germany; 29th Signal Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington where he also deployed to Iraq twice. He then transitioned to become a Warrant Officer as a UH60 Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot. As a Warrant Officer, Klein was stationed at Camp Humphreys, South Korea with 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalion; 1-52nd Aviation Regiment at Fort Wainwright, Alaska; 2-2 Assault Helicopter Battalion at K16, South Korea; and 3-4 Assault Helicopter Battalion. CW2 Klein’s military education includes Primary Leadership Development Course, Safety Officer Course, Field Sanitation Course, Combat Lifesaver Course, Master Driver Course, CBRN Officer Course, Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) Course, Arctic Survival Course, and Warrant Officer Candidate School. He has earned a Masters in Executive Leadership from Liberty University, Bachelors Business Administration from Baker College, Associates in Technology from Pierce College, Associates in Criminal Justice from Pikes Peak Community College as well as numerous certificates and graduate certificates. He was the Senior Army Instructor for Pueblo County High School 2018/2019 school year prior to teaching at Cañon City High School. CW2 Klein coaches the Color Guard and Drill Team. CW2 Klein is married to Cathy Bell. In his spare time he enjoys hunting, shooting, fishing, reloading, welding, woodworking, ham radio and motorcycles.

CW2 Stephen Klein's Assignments:

Senior Army Instructor
Color Guard Coach
Drill Team Coach
Honor Guard Coach
Raiders Coach
VEX Robotics Coach

Duties of the Senior Army Instructor:

Manage and conduct the JROTC unit according to school rules, regulations, and policies.
The SAI will advise school authorities on policy and regulation changes.
Maintain good relations with school authorities, faculty, and the student body.
Conduct a public affairs effort in the local area middle and elementary schools, among school and community officials, civic groups, parent-teacher groups and other individuals or groups, designed to further the understanding of JROTC, the school and the Army
Enroll students in JROTC and support school officials while executing the curriculum and the integrated extra-curricular activities.
Prepare weekly training schedules.
Maintain contact with parents of all Cadets experiencing academic or behavioral problems.
Ensure JROTC unit areas are neat and orderly; current chain of command photos, Cadet creed, core abilities and mission statement are present; and all sensitive items are secured.
Ensure instructors share teaching responsibilities. No instructor is exempt from teaching a fair-share of the (Leadership Education Training) LET Curriculum. Instructors should teach by expertise and preference in subject areas, rather than strictly by LET levels. SAIs are responsible for teaching the JROTC curriculum.
Maintain a current copy of DA Form 3126 and/or DA Form 3126-1, a completed service learning checklist/rubric, a current copy of a bond/insurance certificate, and required JUMS reports.
Maintain accountability of all equipment, including items requiring formal accountability informal accountability (i.e., clothing) and durable items costing $5,000 or less (i.e., automation, computers, audiovisual), but still requiring property accountability.

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