Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFJROTC) is an elective class offered in many high schools across the United States.

Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps was founded in 1911 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, by Army Lt. Edgar R.

[6] Curriculum in Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps is spent instructing cadets about leadership, aerospace science, and how to become enlightened citizens.

[7] AFJROTC cadets wear the same uniform as active duty United States Air Force members.

Cadets do not have to participate in extra-curricular activities, however they are encouraged in order to advance in leadership positions and develop esprit de corps.

The AFA (Air Force Association) is the most notable sponsor of AFJROTC events, and is most famous for hosting drill team meets.

[10] Examples of some of these field trips offered to cadets include aerospace museum visits, KC-135 refueling aircraft trips, and week-long military camps at institutes across the nation such as The Citadel, the United States Air Force Academy, VMI, and Norwich University.

If a cadet chooses to enlist in a branch of the military, the Certificate of Completion will allow them to enlist as an E-3 in the Air Force, or as an E-2 or E-3 in other branches, however this and other benefits provided by the Certificate of Completion only apply if the Senior Aerospace Instructor (SASI) endorses the cadet.

[11] A cadet who has been enrolled in AFJROTC for 2 or more years and is a graduating senior may be nominated for a J-100 scholarship by their unit instructor.