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

• 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” = 9 th 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: – Academics – Drill – Wear Air Force uniform 1 day per week.

– Wellness – PE on Fridays, healthy life styles • Optional elements – everything else (outside classroom) – 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 – Mondays – – Tuesday – – Wednesday – – 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 • Introduction to the Air Force • Effective Communications • Life Skills • Principles of Management – 4 Aerospace Science courses • 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 --------------------------------------------------------- | | | |

Operations Mission Support Personnel Logistics

Squadron Squadron | | | | | | Staff Staff 7 Flights Teams 7 Flights - Public Affairs - service - uniforms (classes) - Color (classes) - Flag Detail activities - equip.

Guards - Information - ranks - PT - awards - Drill

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: – Program support (TISD, THS) – Financial management – Use AF curriculum – Instructor appearance • Evaluations: – Self inspection every year.

– Every 3 rd year: day-long inspection by evaluator • Our last was in Dec, 2012

Enrollment continued to climb this year with a new program enrollment high of 121,193 cadets

Male Female

HQ AFJROTC 2013 Year in Review

Units: Per Unit Avg: 869 879 879 884 878 867 102 117 125 135 137 ~140

HQ AFJROTC 2013 Year in Review

Enrollment continued to climb this year with a new program enrollment high of 121,193 cadets

Male Fema le Units: Per Unit Avg: 869 879 879 884 878 867 102 117 125 135 137 ~140

H O U R S 2013 HQ Year in Review

AFJROTC Community Service *

Standardized Unit Reporting

Note: Numbers have declined due to lower funding and changes in reporting.

Units: 879 879 884 878 867 Per Cadet Average: 26.8 hrs 22.1 19.8 13.5 10.3

2013 HQ Year in Review

Strongly Agree 5 Principal Survey (AY11-12) 4 3 2 1 Strongly Disagree 0

Better Attendance 98%

Strongly Agree 83% Somewhat Agree 15%

Higher Grad rates 99%

Strongly Agree 90% Somewhat Agree 9% AY11/12 Survey (Biannual)

Lower Suspension Rate 93%

Strongly Agree 71% Somewhat Agree 22%

Builds Better Citizens 98%

Strongly Agree 93% Somewhat Agree 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: • teamwork, • personal responsibility, • leadership, • less self-centeredness, • … – 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?