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AFJROTC Info

Honorable Mentions Include:

  • - “Outstanding Instructor Award” to Lt Colonel Phil Byrd and MSgt Karen Chachere
  • - Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) District 1 “Instructor of the Year” award to MSgt Karen Chachere
  • - Back-to-back “Distinguished Unit with Merit” recognition in 2024 and 2025; HQ Air Force JROTC
  • - “Right of Line” Award as the best of 16 JROTC programs in the southeast; Gulf Coast Veterans Day Parade Committee
  • - Air Force ROTC College Scholarship award recipient – Cadet Wince
  • - VFW Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy scholarship recipient – Cadet Miller
  • - American Legion Oratory Competition scholarship recipients – Twin Sisters Cadet Sharpe and Cadet Miller
  • - 2,265 Community Service Hours including 33 Honor Guard US Flag presentations!
  • - Presented the US Flag as Honor Guard supporting “The Wall that Heals” Vietnam Wall Memorial, US Southern District Court Naturalization Ceremony, 5 home football games and 12 home softball games!
  • - Led the push to garner 312 pints of blood for drive supporting a Biloxi High School student with cancer
  • - Go to JROTC program for the City of Biloxi and Harrison County-- supporting 61 community outreach functions

Mission of AFJROTC:  “Develop Citizens of Character.”

AFJROTC Goal:  The goal of the program is to instill in high school students the values of citizenship, service to the United States (including an introduction to service opportunities in military, national and public service), and personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment.

Air Force Core Values: Integrity First, Service before Self, Excellence in all We Do”

 

Disclaimers: 
No military obligation: Participation in AFJROTC does not obligate students to join the military. The program is intended to develop citizens of character and is not a military recruiting program.

No interference with other activities: Taking AFJROTC will not interfere with other school activities.