Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps

Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC)

AFJROTC Mission

The Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) mission is to develop citizens of character dedicated to serving the nation and community.

Title 10 Mandated

The AFJROTC program is a Title 10 United States Code, Armed Forces, MANDATED citizenship training program open to 9th-12th grade students that provides:

Leadership training
An aerospace science program for high school students to explore the historic and scientific aspects of aerospace technology

What AFJROTC Teaches

AFJROTC teaches:

Self-reliance
Self-discipline
Other characteristics found in good leaders

How Objectives Are Achieved

AFJROTC Achievement

These objectives are achieved through:

Classroom education
Instruction in air and space fundamentals
Hands-on learning opportunities in a number of fun and challenging extra-curricular activities

Curricular + Extra-Curricular

AFJROTC Activities

Secondary school students who enroll in the AFJROTC program are offered a wide variety of:

Curricular activities
Extra-curricular activities

AFJROTC Staff

The AFJROTC staff includes:

31 personnel assigned to headquarters
More than 1,900 retired USAF officer and enlisted military instructors

AFJROTC Units

There are 870 AFJROTC units representing the Air and Space Forces:

Approximately 860 represent the USAF
The other 10 represent the Space Force

AFJROTC Reach

With nearly 120,000 cadets in:

High schools across the United States
Selected Department of Defense dependent schools in Europe and the Pacific
Public schools in Puerto Rico and Guam

Not a Recruiting Tool

Not Recruiting Tool

The AFJROTC program is NOT a recruiting or accession tool for the military services as students who participate in the program incur NO military service obligation.