The Burns High School AFJROTC program offers three Honors courses for select 3rd and 4th year cadets. Cadets must be recommended by the SASI/ASI in order to enroll for these courses. Cadets enrolled in Honors courses must have demonstrated the dedication and leadership necessary for appointment to Cadet Corps Leadership positions. Honors Cadets will actively plan and manage unit operations. Honors Cadets must be highly motivated and must exemplify Air Force Core Values.
Aerospace Science 400: Management of the Cadet Staff. This course is intended for 3rd and 4th year cadets who hold corps management positions. This hands-on experience affords cadets the opportunity to put theories of previous leadership courses into practice. Planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, controlling, and decision-making will be done by cadets. They will put into practice their communication, decision-making, personal-interaction, managerial, and organizational skills.
Aerospace Science 420: Staff Honors. Staff Honors is intended for 4th year cadets who have successfully completed AS 400, Management of the Cadet Staff and who hold corps management positions. This course advances theories of previous leadership courses into strategic planning leading the corps into the future. Tasks will emphasize long-term program improvement and tangible cadet recruitment and retention. Cadets will achieve course objectives by completing corps management activities and must be self-motivated.
Aerospace Science 510: AFJROTC Honors Senior Project. This project is provided for those units who have students that want to continue on in AFJROTC during their senior year and receive honors credit. It will allow top cadets to earn Honors Credit for a more demanding version of “Management of the Cadet Corps” allowing cadets the opportunity to improve their leadership, management, and organizational skills. This culminating honors project is designed for cadets to demonstrate essential skills through reading, writing, speaking, production, and/or performance. Cadet skills in analysis, logic, and creativity will also be showcased through successful completion of this project The Honors Senior Project is primarily targeted for senior cadets in a four-year program. However, it is not uncommon for other academically successful cadets enrolled in Advanced Placement, other Honors, or in an International Baccalaureate program to successfully complete this project. In order to retain these cadets in the unit’s AFJROTC program and to continue to improve their critical thinking and research skills, selected cadets with demonstrated academic capabilities may also enroll in this class with SASI approval.