AS-400
The "Top 5" cadets in the corps are 4th year cadets. They hold the positions of; Commander, Deputy Commander, Operations Squadron Commander, Support Squadron Commander and Adjutant.
During their senior year, the 4th year cadets are in-charge of the Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Forest Glen Camp in Huntsville, TX. They run the Retreat Ceremonies (one in the fall, one in the spring). They organize Curriculum In Action (CIA) trips as well as community service events. And, they are responsible that first, second and third year cadets are trained in the areas of Customs and Courtesies, Drill, Chain of Command and the different aspects of running the corps.
AS-IV cadets for 2019-20 school year are:
c/Lt Col Joselin Blanco
c/Maj Amanda Medina
c/Capt Mariana Barragan
c/Capt Daniela Luna
c/Capt Milagros Arias
c/1st Lt Alex Lopez
c/MSgt. Stefanie Ruiz
c/Staff Sgt. Rosa Saucedo
c/Staff Sgt. Hidar Mayyah
c/Staff Sgt. Ismael Jimenez
c/Staff Sgt. Aurora Corral
c/Staff Sgt. Robert Simmons
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During their senior year, the 4th year cadets are in-charge of the Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Forest Glen Camp in Huntsville, TX. They run the Retreat Ceremonies (one in the fall, one in the spring). They organize Curriculum In Action (CIA) trips as well as community service events. And, they are responsible that first, second and third year cadets are trained in the areas of Customs and Courtesies, Drill, Chain of Command and the different aspects of running the corps.
AS-IV cadets for 2019-20 school year are:
c/Lt Col Joselin Blanco
c/Maj Amanda Medina
c/Capt Mariana Barragan
c/Capt Daniela Luna
c/Capt Milagros Arias
c/1st Lt Alex Lopez
c/MSgt. Stefanie Ruiz
c/Staff Sgt. Rosa Saucedo
c/Staff Sgt. Hidar Mayyah
c/Staff Sgt. Ismael Jimenez
c/Staff Sgt. Aurora Corral
c/Staff Sgt. Robert Simmons
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Who We Are |
When cadets first walk into the JROTC classroom less than half actually know what this program is about. According to the proper definition the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) is a federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools and also in some middle schools across the United States and United States military bases across the world meant to teach youths how to become good citizens and promote positive community involvement. However, JROTC is more than that, JROTC is a family. Once a cadet first walks into the classroom they have officially become a part of something bigger than themselves. They have become a piece of the family unit within the organization, and as a part of the family, they have been given a place to belong, a place to let them grow in character and leadership, and a place to give them support. Here, within this group, is a place where individuals of many different backgrounds gather, and, despite all their differences, they have become the unlikeliest of families.
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1. The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program began in 1911 in Cheyenne, Wyoming.The originator of this idea was Army Lieutenant Edgar R. Steevers, assigned the duty of inspector-instructor of the organized military of Wyoming. The National Defense Act of 1916 authorized a junior course for non-college military schools, high schools, and other non-preparatory schools. The Army implemented Junior ROTC in 1916. Public Law 88-647, commonly known as Reserve Officer Training Corps Vitalization Act of 1964, directed the secretaries of each military service to establish and maintain Junior ROTC units at public and private secondary schools which apply for and are eligible according to the regulations established by each secretary. Such schools must provide a course of military instruction not less than 3 years in length as prescribed by the military department concerned. 2. In 1966, the Air Force JROTC (AFJROTC) program started with 20 units and has grown to nearly 900 units in high schools throughout the world, including units located in the Department of Defense Schools in Europe, the Pacific, and Puerto Rico. Junior ROTC enrollment worldwide includes over 120,000 cadets. Only male students were allowed as cadets in 1966, but Public Law 93-165 amended the requirement that a Junior ROTC unit have a minimum number of physically fit male students, thus allowing female students to count toward the minimum students needed for a viable unit. In 1972 the enrollment included 2,177 females making up 9% of the corps. Since then the number of females has increased to over 47,900, 40% of the cadet corps. 3. The AFJROTC program provides citizenship training, health and wellness training, and an aerospace science program for high school youth. Enrollment in the AFJROTC program is open to all students who are in grades 9-12, physically fit, and are United States citizens. Host schools are selected upon the basis of fair and equitable distribution throughout the nation. Retired U.S. Air Force commissioned and noncommissioned officers who are full-time faculty members of the participating high school and employed by the local school board teach AFJROTC classes. 4. Unit activation of Jersey Village High School, AFJROTC TX-20017, began in the school year 2001-2002. Colonel Gary Praesel and TSgt Joseph Campbell were the first aerospace science instructors assigned to TX-20017. TX stands for Texas, 2001 stands for the year that the unit was established, and the number 7 stands for the seventh unit to be established in Texas in 2001. 5. Major Dennis B. Martinez began teaching AFJROTC at Jersey Village High School during the 2006-07 school year after teaching in Southern California. He has a total of nineteen years teaching experience.His background is Air Traffic Control and telecommunication; both as enlisted and officer. 6. SMSgt Nellie F. Hardy was assigned as the current Aerospace Science Instructor (ASI) in SY 2019. SMSgt Hardy brings a vast amount of experience and knowledge as a School Social Worker (18 years) and Logistics (22 years). She has two years of experience as a Military Training Instructor. - Cadet Guide pg.12 |