Coeburn High School
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Air Force JROTC Program
Enroll Now! Make your high school years more exciting and fun by enrolling Air Force Junior ROTC. You are eligible if you are in the ninth grade, a U.S. citizen, and physically fit. Talk it over with your friends, parents, and school guidance counselor. The future is full or opportunity for young people who develop the education and skills required to succeed in the Aerospace Age. Air Force Junior ROTC Goals To
instill in high school cadets the values of: Why Take Air Force Junior ROTC? Through Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC), you'll become a better citizen and a leader--confident, self-reliant and self-disciplined. Take our aerospace science program, and explore the civilian industrial and military aspects of aerospace. Career-minded high school students will learn about jobs in the Air Force that will open important opportunities for the future. High school students who complete the aerospace science program in Air Force Junior ROTC may be able to enter the Air Force at pay higher than most enlistees. Also, you'll be prepared to work in an expanding technological world--in the Air Force or as a civilian. College-bound students may receive an Air Force Academy nomination or an Air Force ROTC Scholarship, if qualified. Scholarships There are hundreds of scholarships reserved for AFJROTC cadets. Scholarships pay most tuition costs for up to four years, plus books and fees at more than 900 universities and colleges. AFJROTC offers scholarships in engineering, science and some non-technical majors. Plus, AFJROTC cadets may compete for Air Force ROTC scholarships open to all high school students. Curriculum The AFJROTC curriculum comprises studies in Aerospace Science and Leadership Education. In the first year you will learn about the heritage and development of flight, and military aerospace policies. The second year you will study the environment in which aircraft and spacecraft operate. You will learn flight and navigational principles, and the requirements for human flight. Rocketry, space vehicles, and the exploration of space are covered in your third year. The fourth year offers three options. Option 1, Management of the Cadet Corps; Option 2, Honors Program - Ground School; and Option 3, Laboratory Manual, Geography and Survival. Your studies in aerospace science conclude with a review of aerospace careers. Leadership education is emphasized each year. Course work helps prepare you for positions in any military customs and courtesies and flag etiquette, plus instruction in marching. Activities AFJROTC cadets go on field trips arranged by aerospace science instructors. You may visit Air Force bases, airports, Federal Aviation Administration units, weather service offices and aerospace industries. If you participate in the color guard or drill team you will perform at athletic events and other activities. Your Air Force Junior ROTC unit will also sponsor dances and military balls for cadets.
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