Bedford High School JROTC

The objectives of JROTC are to educate and train high school cadets in citizenship, promote community service, instill responsibility, character, and self-discipline, and provide instruction in air and space fundamentals.

The AFJROTC program is grounded in the Air Force core values of integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do. The curriculum emphasizes the Air Force heritage and traditions, the development of flight, applied flight sciences, military aerospace policies, and space exploration.

Curriculum opportunities include:
Academic studies

Character education

Life skills education

Leadership opportunities

Team-building experiences

Intramural competition

Field trips / training opportunities
Community Projects

In an effort to produce well-informed and helpful citizens, AFJROTC encourages its cadets to get involved in their local communities. This is one of the most interesting and fun aspects of the AFJROTC experience. The number, type and size of cadet community projects are limited only by their imagination. Units perform as a team as they coordinate everything from car washes to candy sales and from Jog-A-Thons to paper drives. Some units may clean stadiums after football games and donate aluminum cans for community recycling programs. Any proceeds from these fund-raising activities benefit the respective units.

Many cadets also volunteer their time to support local non-profit events. Some of these organizations include the March of Dimes, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the Adopt-a-Highway Program and the Special Olympics. Cadets have worked to clean and refurbish cemeteries, rebuild parks, sponsor little league teams and work with the visually and mentally impaired.

One AFJROTC unit organized a volunteer team to help a paralyzed boy walk again by helping him with his physical therapy. Another unit worked with the Multiple Sclerosis Swimming Therapy Sessions and the Handicapped Bowling League. Yet another unit helped distribute clothing and food for homeless native Americans. Cadets routinely visit homes for the aged, hospitals, veterans groups and many other agencies to demonstrate their resolve to help their community and their country.

Programs and Operations

The AFJROTC program enrolls approximately 102,000 cadets, employs more than 1,900 instructors and operates units in 48 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, and Guam. AFJROTC units are located within host high schools, public and private, and, by law, the program is limited to students in grades 9 – 12. AFJROTC instructors are employees of the host school.

A subordinate organization to Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accession and Citizen Development Center (Holm Center), there are four branches within the AFJROTC Headquarters: Instructor Management, Resources, Program Support and Operations. The Branch Chiefs are supervised by the Deputy Director, AFJROTC, who serves as the primary liaison between AFJROTC, the host schools, local school districts, and state boards of education.

Academic Program
AFJROTC is a three- or four-year program for high school students. The fourth year is available in schools that have ninth through twelfth grade. The curriculum includes Aerospace Science (AS), Leadership Education (LE) and Wellness. All students will be given credit towards graduation for successful completion of the AFJROTC program per the Air Force School Agreement. Courses are designed for the cadet to receive one academic year of instruction to meet Title 10 requirements. Each academic course will consist of an AS component, an LE component, and Wellness.


Aerospace Science (AS)
AS acquaints students with the elements of aerospace and the aerospace environment. It introduces them to the principles of aircraft flight and navigation, the history of aviation, development of air power, contemporary aviation, human requirements of flight, cultural and global awareness, geography, the space environment, space programs, space technology, rocketry, propulsion, the aerospace industry, and survival.


Leadership Education (LE)
LE is the portion of the AFJROTC curriculum that develops leadership skills and acquaints students with the practical application of life skills. The leadership education curriculum emphasizes discipline, responsibility, leadership, followership, citizenship, customs and courtesies, cadet corps activities, study habits, time management, communication skills, career opportunities, life skills, financial literacy, management skills, and drill and ceremonies.


Wellness Program
Wellness is an official and integral part of the Air Force Junior ROTC program. The objective of the Wellness/PT Program is to motivate cadets to lead healthy, active lifestyles beyond program requirements and into their adult lives.


Co-Curricular Activities
Co-Curricular activities include functions and programs cadets help plan, and serve to augment Holm Center Curriculum. Co-Curricular activities are AFJROTC sponsored and school approved events normally conducted outside the classroom (before/after school). Cadets participate in summer leadership schools, drill meets, dining-ins and dining-outs, model rocketry programs, flying model programs, static model programs, Kitty Hawk Air Society (KHAS), and the Tuskegee Airmen Program.


Curriculum Model
Each academic course must consist of Aerospace Science (AS), Leadership Education (LE), and Wellness components, except where waived for core or state mandated courses. Defined Courses are designed for the cadet to receive one academic year of instruction to meet Title 10 requirements. A model Defined Course should target 180 contact hours of instruction, where not possible, courses must consist of a minimum of 120 contact hours (contact time) for the academic year.



Aerospace Science

AS 100: A Journey Into Aviation History
AS 200: The Science of Flight:
A Gateway to New Horizons
AS 220: Cultural Studies: An Introduction to Global Awareness
AS 300: Exploring Space: The High Frontier
AS 400: Management of the Cadet Â
Corps
AS 410: Survival
Hours

72

72

72



72

72

72
Leadership Education

LE 100: Traditions, Wellness, and Foundations of Citizenship
LE 200: Communication, Awareness, and Leadership
LE 300: Life Skills and Career Opportunities
LE 400: Principles of Management
LE 500: Drill and Ceremonies or
Drill Curriculum (Cumulative)
LE ELECTIVE
Hours

36



36

36

36

18

18

AS 500: Aviation Honors Ground School
72
Wellness (PT)
36





College and Career-minded high school students will learn about jobs in the public and private sector of our work force that will open important opportunities for the future. High school students who successfully complete at least three years in the AFJROTC program may be able to enter the military at a higher pay grade than most enlistees. Students will learn how to prepare college applications, participate in interviews, and learn about the expectations of college life. Also, AFJROTC cadets will be better prepared to work in an expanding technological world – in the Air Force or as a civilian.

Students may compete for an Air Force Academy nomination or an Air Force ROTC scholarship through their Air Force Junior ROTC unit. Or, they may receive credit for the first year of an Air Force ROTC four-year college program--- plus, free uniforms, insignia and ROTC textbooks. They may also receive priority processing when entering the Air Force if they win the Congressman Herbert Advanced Placement Award.

Air Force Junior ROTC was awarded continuing accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) on 3 December 2015 by the AdvancED Accreditation Commission. AdvancED is the parent organization of SACS CASI. The AdvancED Accreditation Commission is a national panel that reviews and takes action on all SACS CASI accreditation recommendations.