AFJROTC Articles

May 10, 2023
‘Largest robotics competition in the world brings AFJROTC cadets’ STEM skills to life’

Air Force Junior ROTC robotics teams did not need AI to cogitate themselves to unprecedented success at the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation’s 2023 VEX Robotics World Championship April 25 – May 4 in Dallas. Eleven AFJROTC units competed against 119 JROTC teams from
April 28, 2023
JROTC cadets impress recruiters, leadership during school visit

Air Force Recruiting Service senior leaders and Total Force recruiters gathered at Hoover High School here April 22 to engage with and inspire the school’s young Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets.Cadet Carol Pavlak, an ROTC squadron commander, former captain for the drill team
April 21, 2023
Texas AFJROTC Unit wins 1st-ever Aerial Drone Competition Championship Texas – Perseverance

Hosted by the high school’s Air Force Junior ROTC Unit TX-924, the inaugural Aerial Drone Competition Championship Texas – Perseverance comprised of JROTC, high school and middle school students from nine states: Texas, Hawaii, Florida, Minnesota, Mississippi, West Virginia,
April 11, 2023
AFJROTC’s ‘Terabyte Falcons’ take 2nd place in national cyber defense contest

The AFA CyberPatriot 15th annual competition came to a close with the AFJROTC Scripps Ranch High School Terabyte Falcons placing as the runner-up in the All Service Division.
March 22, 2023
AFJROTC Drill Teams ‘bring it’ at 2023 Open Drill Nationals

Cadets from across the nation and as far away as Germany descended upon the Wright University Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio, March 18 for the 2023 Air Force Junior ROTC Open Drill Nationals. The capstone event, attended by cadets, instructors and often their respective families, encapsulated a
March 14, 2023
Life’s dream becoming reality thru J-100 AFJROTC Character-in-Leadership Scholarship

An Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) cadet has a bright future and her post-college career path chosen after being selected as a recipient of the 2023 AFJROTC J-100 Character-in-Leadership Scholarship in Columbia, SC.
March 2, 2023
‘Rocket City’ JROTC now 1st Space Force unit ever going to national-level Space-focused competition

A Space Force Junior ROTC unit in ‘Rocket City USA’ is the first unit of its kind to qualify for a national-level competition – Huntsville High School SFJROTC Unit AL-941 will be vying for the StellarXplorers National Space Design Competition championship April 21-23, 2023, in
Feb. 23, 2023
‘Tireless’ Lt Col named high school Teacher of Year in 4th year

Lt. Col. Barry Morris, U.S. Air Force retired, is an Air Force Junior ROTC Instructor and Department Head at Heritage High School in Brentwood, CA, and also was recently named their Teacher of the Year for 2023 school year in his 4th year as an Instructor.
Feb. 16, 2023
South Carolina JROTC unit seeks & destroys at 1st-ever statewide simulator comp

A team of four Air Force JROTC cadets from Philip Simmons High School, Charleston, SC, captured the overall simulated flight title at South Carolina’s inaugural Aviation Competition held at Patriots Point, SC, Jan. 31 – Feb. 1.
Feb. 9, 2023
Freshman JROTC cadet sacrifices personal run-time to assist downed ‘orienteer’

Air Force JROTC cadet renders aid at Orienteering Nationals

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