MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. – Unit SC-064 at Spring Valley has been
selected as one of 125 units to receive the 2017-2018 Air Force JROTC
Distinguished Unit with Merit Award. This award recognizes Air Force JROTC
units that have performed well above and beyond normal expectations, and that
have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to their school and
community while meeting the Air Force JROTC citizen development mission for
America.
The objectives of the Air Force JROTC program are to educate and train
high school cadets in citizenship and life skills; promote community service;
instill responsibility, character, and self-discipline through character
education, and to provide instruction in air and space fundamentals. Enrollment
is open to high school students who are in the 9th to 12th grades.
Air Force JROTC is located in close to 900 high schools across the
United States and at selected schools in Europe, in the Pacific, and in Puerto
Rico. Air Force JROTC enrollment includes more than 120,000 cadets who do over
1.6 million hours of community service each year.
For more information contact Spring Valley’s principal, Jeff Temoney or
the Air Force JROTC department at Spring Valley, 803-699-3500.