Temple ISD
Excellence in Education
Air Force Junior ROTC
TX-959
August 21, 2013
Our Purpose:
Tell you some things you probably
don’t know about JROTC.
(What goes on behind the scenes.)
August 21, 2013
Overview
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History of Junior ROTC
Basis for Junior ROTC in Federal Law
Mission of Junior ROTC
The “Junior ROTC” Name
History of Temple Unit
Temple’s Junior ROTC Instructors
JROTC Values
Program Components
Cadet Corps
Essence of JROTC
AF Evaluations
HQ AFROTC “Year in Review”
Instructor Philosophy
History of Junior ROTC
• 1911 – Founded by US Army
• 1916 – National Defense Act formally established
JROTC
• 1964 – ROTC Revitalization Act
– directed all services to participate
– 20 AF units by 1966
• 1991 – Congressional Expansion
– 609 AF units, over 92,000 students
• Today
– 867 AF units, over 120,000 students
– Well over 3000 units, all services
Federal Law
• Title 10, Section 2031. - Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps:
– (1) “The Secretary of each military department shall establish
and maintain a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps,
organized into units, at public and private secondary
educational institutions …”
– (2) “It is a purpose of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training
Corps to instill in students in United States secondary
educational institutions the values of citizenship, service to the
United States, and personal responsibility and a sense of
accomplishment.”
Mission of Junior ROTC
• Is Not to:
– train or prepare students for the military;
– direct students to join the military services.
• Is to:
“Develop citizens of character dedicated to
serving their nation and community.”
Motto: “Building Better Citizens for America”
(Of course, every course, program in HS helps do this.)
The “Junior ROTC” Name
• Junior ROTC stands for:
– “Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps.”
– Because we do NOT train students to be officers, reserve or
active duty,
– we stick to the acronym.
– I suspect “Junior ROTC” was chosen because people were
familiar with ROTC at colleges.
History of Temple Unit
• Established in 1995
• Unit number: TX-959
– “TX” = Texas
– “95” = opened in 1995
– “9” = 9th unit opened in Texas that year
• Initially had minimum number of cadets (50-100)
• Had grown to 350 at its largest.
• Now we usually start a new year with 280 - 300.
– One of the largest in the country.
TX-959 Instructors
• Colonel Bill Pailes
– 22 years in the AF (pilot, AF astronaut, staff officer)
– 11 years experience as JROTC instructor
• Senior Master Sergeant Tony Carter
– 23 years in the Air Force (special operations)
– 6 years experience as JROTC instructor
• Master Sergeant Forest Henderson
– 22 years in the Air Force (munitions system)
– 11 years experience as JROTC instructor
• Master Sergeant Kevin Wimbush
– 22 years in the Air Force (supply)
– 10 years experience as JROTC instructor
AF JROTC Values
• Air Force Core Values:
– “Integrity First”
– “Service Before Self ”
– “Excellence in all We Do”
• Cadet honor code:
– “We will not lie, steal or cheat, nor tolerate
among us anyone who does.”
Air Force JROTC Prog Components
• Mandatory elements:
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Academics
Drill
Wear Air Force uniform 1 day per week.
Wellness – PE on Fridays, healthy life styles
• Optional elements – everything else (outside classroom)
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School and community service
Color guards
Push-up squad for football games
Competition drill teams, orienteering, rocketry
Field trips
Summer Leadership Schools
Air Force JROTC Program Schedule
• Before school: cadet staff jobs
• Weekly Schedule
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Mondays –
Tuesday –
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Thursday –
Friday –
academic lesson
drill
academic lesson
uniform inspection
wellness and PE
• After school schedule
– team practices
– cadet staff meetings, corps jobs
Air Force JROTC Academics
• Greater emphasis than the other Services
• 8 courses in 2 main areas
– 4 Leadership courses
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Introduction to the Air Force
Effective Communications
Life Skills
Principles of Management
– 4 Aerospace Science courses
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Aviation History – aviation and AF history
Science of Flight – aerodynamics, weather, navigation, …
Cultural Studies – cultures, issues by regions of the world
Exploration of Space – astronomy, space missions
• Cadets get 1 leadership, 1 aerospace sci course each year
The Air Force Uniform
• Except for cadet rank insignia, identical to
active duty uniforms.
• Major part of the program
– Must wear the uniform once per week.
– Are inspected to AF standards.
• how worn
• grooming, makeup, …
• For many is a source of great pride.
• (We realize that, for some, it’s a source of irritation.)
Temple Unit – TX-959 Activities
• School, community color guards
• Football games (color guard, Push-up Squad)
• Veterans Day Pass-in-Review
• H.E.B. Feast of Sharing
• Temple Christmas Parade
• Military Ball
Temple Unit – TX-959 Activities
• Orienteering competitions – 2 or 3 per year
• Drill competitions – 2 or 3 per year
• Field Trips (some are overnight)
– NASA, USS Lexington, museums
– (Funds permitting)
• Awards Banquet in the spring
Leadership Lab Activity
(Formerly, “Summer Leadership School”)
• Both a reward and incentive
for excellent performance
• 2 Schools
– “Basic”
• Multi-unit program in Copperas Cove (funds permitting)
• “Wildcat SLS” – here at THS; only our unit.
– “Graduate” – Cadet Staff Leadership Lab, Brownwood, TX
• (Generally) a requirement to become cadet officer.
Key Component – Cadet Corps
• Cadets make up a “corps”; which the cadets “run”
– Military organizational structure
• Operations
• Logistics
• Other support functions
– Cadet leaders and staff members are:
• responsible for leading those under them
• responsible for accomplishing tasks that are essential for the unit to
function
– It’s not “make work”.
• Rank, positions are earned.
• It’s the best leadership opportunity in high school!
– Cadets get to practice motivating other cadets.
Key Component – Cadet Corps
Corps Commander
Senior Enlisted Advisor -- | -- IG Team
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Operations
Squadron
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7 Flights Teams
(classes) - Color
Guards
- PT
- Drill
Mission Support
Personnel
Squadron
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Staff
7 Flights - Public Affairs
- service
(classes) - Flag Detail
activities
- Information
- ranks
- awards
Logistics
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Staff
- uniforms
- equip.
Essence of JROTC
• As important as the academic courses are,
• the keys to developing these young men and women are:
– doing activities together;
– allowing them to do tasks on their own;
– having positive interactions, relationships in the process.
• Results:
– develop self-discipline, personal responsibility, confidence,
service attitudes, leadership skills;
– steer them in good directions.
Additional Instructor Duties
• We don’t just “teach JROTC”.
– Lesson preparation, presentation = about 50% of our time.
• We manage a program:
– plan and execute budgets (AF, TISD, Cadet Funds)
– manage uniforms, equipment, supplies
• Uniform inventory > $100,000
– plan, conduct events
– train, advise, direct cadets in their duties
– train, oversee drill, orienteering teams
– meet AF requirements: data bases, regular reports
• “Raise a family” – listen to, talk to, counsel 300 teenagers
Air Force Unit Evaluations
• Air Force requires that we meet standards and follow
regulations:
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Program support (TISD, THS)
Financial management
Use AF curriculum
Instructor appearance
• Evaluations:
– Self inspection every year.
– Every 3rd year: day-long inspection by evaluator
• Our last was in Dec, 2012
HQ AFJROTC
2013 Year in Review
Enrollment continued to
climb this year with a new
program enrollment high of
121,193 cadets
Male
Female
Units:
Per Unit Avg:
869
102
879
117
879
125
884
135
878
137
867
~140
HQ AFJROTC
2013 Year in Review
Enrollment continued to
climb this year with a new
program enrollment high of
121,193 cadets
Male
Female
Units:
Per Unit Avg:
869
102
879
117
879
125
884
135
878
137
867
~140
2013 HQ
Year in Review
AFJROTC Community Service
*Standardized Unit Reporting
Note:
Numbers
have
declined
due to lower
funding
and changes
in reporting.
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Units:
Per Cadet
Average:
879
26.8 hrs
879
884
878
867
22.1
19.8
13.5
10.3
2013 HQ
Year in Review
Strongly
Agree
Principal Survey (AY11-12)
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1
Strongly
Disagree
Stay in school
4
AY11/12
Survey
(Biannual)
0
Better Attendance
Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
98%
83%
15%
Lower Suspension Rate
Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
93%
71%
22%
Higher Grad rates
Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
99%
90%
9%
Builds Better Citizens
Strongly Agree
Somewhat Agree
98%
93%
6%
TX-959 Instructor Philosophy
• We believe in the Mission
• We
– believe all students are worthy of respect,
– treat them as responsible young adults who are capable of
behaving and achieving at high levels;
– set high standards of appearance and behavior;
• Not just on uniform day.
– But, we meet them where they are. (freshman vs senior)
• We believe it is a privilege to be in a position where
we can impact their lives in several ways.
• (Those that don’t have a passion for this, don’t stay
in the job.)
JROTC is an “Equal
Opportunity” Program
• This goes without saying, but males and females
have equal opportunities to achieve anything in
JROTC:
– Corps makeup usually is
about 55% female.
– Highest staff positions (commander, operations,
logistics) have had more females than males.
What Discipline “Tools” Do We Have?
• Not as many as most think:
– Absolutely no physical exercise for “punishment”
• “Carrots” – good deals, rewards
– Promotions, positions of responsibility, activities
• Being in a staff or command position is important to many
– Ribbons for uniforms, letter jackets
• “Sticks” – don’t get, or lose the carrots
– Lose position
– Demotion in rank
– Excluded from trip, activity (such as our Military Ball)
• Examples set by the cadets leaders – vital.
• Influence we have because we get to know them over
several years
What Constitutes “Success”?
• Of course, we want them to:
– get good academic test scores;
– win drill competitions;
– do their cadet jobs well – have well-run organization
• But, more important are:
– developing the character traits we talked about:
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teamwork,
personal responsibility,
leadership,
less self-centeredness,
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– helping them to avoid major mistakes in high school,
– helping them take a good, post-high school next step
How Can We Work Together
• Hold them to a high standard
– especially when in uniform;
– but all the time .
• Communicate with each other, so we can
support each other’s purposes.
– Failing to meet your requirements can affect their
eligibility for JROTC activities.
Any Questions?