GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 

The goal of the Air Force Junior ROTC program is to help high school students become better citizens and leaders by instilling a sense of responsibility, character, and self-discipline. The program promotes community service, education excellence, teamwork, fitness, and personal development for success. An underlying thread in ROTC is patriotism and pride in the institutions and values that make this country strong.  By design, AFJROTC is not a recruiting tool for the U.S. Armed Forces, nor is it a military prep program.  In fact, fewer than 2% of our cadets enter some form of military service -- our goal is to develop citizens of character

AFJROTC “PILLARS” 

Citizenship and leadership are the two major focuses in all we do. Our cadets are heavily into community service and beyond. They respond with open hearts and hard work when it comes to helping others. Leadership is reflected in every activity. The cadets learn the fundamentals of good “followership” first - then develop sound leadership principles that will help them succeed in any endeavor.  

BRIEF HISTORY OF AFJROTC 

AFJROTC has been around since 1911, but all the military services committed to the program in 1964 with the passage of Public Law 88-647, the ROTC Vitalization Act. The law provided for the establishment of JROTC programs in all public and private high schools. The Air Force had reached its ceiling of 690 units until General Colin Powell, then Secretary of State, saw JROTC cadets cleaning up the streets after the Los Angeles riots. He liked the community service he saw, and so did the Congress of the United States. Our legislators approved an expansion of the Air Force to 945 units. Today, there are over 900 high schools with Air Force Junior ROTC, and over 120,000 students are enrolled in the program.