Parents Welcome Letter                           SY- 2024 - 2025

Parents of  Tuscola Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) Cadets,

Welcome to the Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) program at Tuscola High School. I am the Senior Aerospace Science Instructor (SASI) for the AFJROTC program. I'm excited about the future of our AFJROTC program and are honored that you have entrusted us with the great responsibility of instilling in your young ladies and gentlemen (whom we refer to as Cadets) the Air Force core values of Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence in All We Do.

Although the AFJROTC program is NOT intended to be a military recruiting tool, I will draw heavily upon on my years of Air Force experience to teach your Cadets about good citizenship, service to the United States, and personal responsibility. Above all, I will teach your Cadets to treat everyone with dignity and respect.

We have a very busy year ahead of us, and we need your help to ensure a meaningful and successful year for the Tuscola AFJROTC program.

First of all, we need accurate and reliable contact information for you. If you could, please take a moment to provide us with your name and a good phone number and email address we may use to contact you. Rest assured, we will not divulge your contact information to any outside parties without your permission. We will only use your information to contact you about upcoming events that may affect you and your Cadet. You may contact us at any time and ask to be removed from our distribution list.

We have a lot going on so please be sure to check our 'Events Calendar' located on this webpage.

Sincerely,

Jesse L. Burdette, Major

U.S. Air Force (Retired)

Senior Aerospace Science Instructor

Tuscola High School AFJROTC (NC-075)

jburdette@haywood.k12.nc.us