Oak Ridge Air Force JROTC Receives Distinguished Unit Award with Merit

Unit TX 951 at Oak Ridge High School has been selected as one of the 321 units to receive the 2006-2007 Air Force Junior ROTC Distinguished Unit Award and one out of 74 to receive Distinguished Unit Award with Merit! This award recognizes Air Force Junior ROTC units that have performed above and beyond normal expectations and have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to their school and community while meeting the Air Force Junior ROTC mission of producing better citizens for America.

The objectives of the Junior ROTC 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 all young people who are in the ninth grade or higher, physically fit, and are citizens or nationals of the United States.

Air Force Junior ROTC is located in 869 high schools across the United States and at selected schools in Europe, in the Pacific and Puerto Rico. Junior ROTC enrollment includes more than 104,000 cadets.

For more information contact Oak Ridge High School's principal, Mr. Tommy Johnson or the Air Force Junior ROTC department at Oak Ridge High School 832-592-5402.