Leadership Development Requirements
Leadership Development Requirements
Extracurricular activities, such as those presented below, add interest and prestige to the cadet corps. Cadets are strongly encouraged to participate in at least one of them. Participation in these activities is contingent on academic eligibility. This means cadets must achieve and maintain passing grades in all their courses during each grading period to participate.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: In an effort to produce well-informed and helpful citizens, AFJROTC encourages its cadets to get involved in their local communities. This aspect of AFJROTC is one of the most rewarding and fun. The number, type, and size of cadet service projects are limited only by imagination. Community Service counts for approximately 20% of the class grade. Cadets are encouraged to maintain a volunteer account and log hours at the President’s Volunteer Service Award website.
COLOR GUARD: This elite group has the honor of presenting and posting the national, state and school colors at important school and community activities. Members may participate in local and statewide competitions. Distinctive uniform items are worn (helmets/berets, pistol cords, shoulder cords, ascots, etc.). However, considerable effort is required to become a member of this elite group. The honor, however, more than compensates for the effort required. Color Guard performs all over Houston Texas at NBA games, NFL games, major/minor league baseball, soccer rugby games, as well as, high school home football games and special events.
SABER TEAM: This elite group has the honor of performing at special events such as Homecoming, Awards Night, the Military Appreciation Night and other special occasions, by learning how to perform a “saber arch” in front of large audiences. Demonstrations are also conducted at local schools. Participation in state saber competitions is usually in the “unarmed” team competition category. Distinctive uniform elements are worn.
AERO CLUB: This club operates and maintains the unit's drones and other remotely controlled aircraft in accordance with Air Force and District policies and in accordance with FAA regulations. Cadets learn leadership and management principles of an Air Force flight program, perform community outreach, and provide multimedia support programs and activities.
DRILL TEAMS: Much effort is required in this activity. Here you will take the skills you have learned in normal classroom drill and ceremonies to a new level of expertise and precision. Drill teams compete statewide, so this will involve travel overnight to some locations. To be a drill team member requires before and after school practice, learning the manual of arms, extreme concentration, complete compliance with the drill team commander’s commands, extra care of the uniform and the desire for public competition.
ACADEMIC TEAM: Academic team is a highly selective team composed of the seven highest academically ranked cadets in the Corps. These students will be selected and invited onto the team by the SASI. They are expected to study five subjects (English, Math, Science, Military Studies, and Current Events) and compete in global academic competitions throughout the school year.
SPIRIT TEAM: This elite group has the honor of presenting the school spirit flags during all home games, pep rallies and any other school activity as required (Spirit Team will consist of 6 cadets for pushups, and 8 cadets for flags/tunnel setup, plus 4 Color Guard and 2 detail members). Members will perform push-ups for each point scored any other duties required by the Instructor.
ROCKETRY CLUB: Model rocketry is designed, building, and flying of rockets that are made of paper, plastic, balsa wood, or any other lightweight material. A model rocketry program can provide an exciting introduction for cadets to concepts of aerospace engineering and design and the basic concepts of flight and space. It can motivate cadets to attain a greater knowledge of aerospace studies and arouse interest in aerospace careers.
CYBERPATRIOT: CyberPatriot is a National Youth Cyber Education Program sponsored by the Air Force Association (AFA) to inspire high school students towards careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future. In the rounds of competition, teams and gives a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities within and hardening the system while maintaining critical services.
KITTY HAWK AIR SOCIETY (KHAS): KHAS is the academic honor society of AFJROTC. Its purpose is to promote high academic standards and achievement. KHAS also developed leadership abilities, recognizes academic excellence, and further members' knowledge of the Air Force role in aerospace. In order to be admitted, an instructor will review your eligibility. The minimum is a 3.5 cumulative GPA and "A" in AFJROTC. (Limited to approximately the top 20% of cadets).
PHYSICAL TRAINING (PT) TEAM: PT team is a team dedicated to ensuring the physical fitness of AFJROTC cadets. They train throughout the year in multiple physically challenging aspects and compete in annual competitions. They also travel to local elementary schools to share the importance of being physically fit.
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