What is the history of the AFJROTC? 1820: American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy founded (Capt Partridge) Norwich University 1911: First Junior ROTC program organized (Army Lieutenant Edgar R. Steevers) Cheyenne Wyoming 1916: National Defense Act passed (Army official adopts the JROTC program) 1964: Public Law 88-647 directs the secretaries of the branches of the military to establish Junior ROTC programs 1973: Public Law 93-165 allows females to be counted toward Junior ROTC enrollment

Captain Partridge was the founder of the university now known as Norwich University. True False

The first JROTC unit was started by Army Lieutenant Edgar R The first JROTC unit was started by Army Lieutenant Edgar R. Steevers during what year? 1811 1911 [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

What year did congress direct the military secretaries to start JROTC programs? 1964 1963 [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

During this year, females were to be counted toward enrollment numbers in JROTC programs? 1975 1974 1973 [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

Viability: We must have 100 cadets or 10% of the school population, whichever is less, to be considered viable. We currently have 102 cadets School population is 1624

What is the history of the AFJROTC? (cont’d) AFJROTC in 1966: 20 units AFJROTC in 2005: over 740 units (more than 104,000 cadets) Female cadets in 1972: 2,170 (9 percent) Female cadets in 2005: 45,300 (more than 43 percent)

Chain of Command: The flow of authority and responsibility within an organization, military and civilian. From the highest ranking positions to the lowest ranking positions. When solving a problem, start at the lowest level of the chain of command as possible. Let’s look at the chain of command here at Corsicana High School

Our Principal, Shade Boulware

Senior Aerospace Science Instructor (SASI) Lieutenant Colonel Mackey

Aerospace Science Instructor (ASI) Master Sergeant Hardie

Corps commander

Dillon Hestand : Operations Officer

Within each class period, also known as flights, we have the following: Flight Commanders Flight Sergeants Element Leaders

So, if you had a problem within your flight, who would you start with in the chain of command? Hopefully you said element leader.

Why not the flight commander or the corps commander – oh heck, why not the school principal?

Now that we looked at the chain of command at the school level, let’s look at the military chain of command at the national level.

Chairman Joint Chief of Staffs Marine General Joseph Dunford President Barack Obama Commander and Chief Ash Carter Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Secretary of Defense Chairman Joint Chief of Staffs Deborah James General David Goldfein James Cody Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Secretary of the Air Force Air Force Chief of Staff

How is the cadet corps organized? Organization of the cadet corps Wings (two or more groups – 251 cadets and up) Groups (two or more squadrons – 250 or less) (We have 112 cadets this year.) Squadrons (two or more flights) (How many flights do we have in TX-952?) Flights (two or more elements) Elements (three or more cadets, including the element leader) (Otherwise, considered a detail.) TX-952 is a cadet group - Why?