Will AFJROTC have a 'one up' on recruiting high schoolers interested in being a pilot?
... I don't know how the USAF is going to "leverage" CAP cadets to making flying exciting again.
Quote from: Eclipse on January 10, 2018, 06:09:13 PM... I don't know how the USAF is going to "leverage" CAP cadets to making flying exciting again.By publicizing the AFJROTC programs benefits in CAP communications to make sure our 13 and 14 year old Cadets know about it and can switch to AFJROTC when they hit high school. Hoping to then entice them into ROTC in college.
Quote from: etodd on January 10, 2018, 08:07:23 PMQuote from: Eclipse on January 10, 2018, 06:09:13 PM... I don't know how the USAF is going to "leverage" CAP cadets to making flying exciting again.By publicizing the AFJROTC programs benefits in CAP communications to make sure our 13 and 14 year old Cadets know about it and can switch to AFJROTC when they hit high school. Hoping to then entice them into ROTC in college.Or they go the dual enrolled route.
Quote from: abdsp51 on January 10, 2018, 10:50:37 PMQuote from: etodd on January 10, 2018, 08:07:23 PMQuote from: Eclipse on January 10, 2018, 06:09:13 PM... I don't know how the USAF is going to "leverage" CAP cadets to making flying exciting again.By publicizing the AFJROTC programs benefits in CAP communications to make sure our 13 and 14 year old Cadets know about it and can switch to AFJROTC when they hit high school. Hoping to then entice them into ROTC in college.Or they go the dual enrolled route. But what about cadets who live in an area with no JROTC? I know I wanted to join JROTC as well as CAP, but neither of the two schools I have been to have JROTC.
1200 Scholarships/year is a good start.
Quote from: FW on January 11, 2018, 12:03:51 PM1200 Scholarships/year is a good start. Is that 1200 or 120?
Quote from: etodd on January 11, 2018, 05:25:40 PMQuote from: FW on January 11, 2018, 12:03:51 PM1200 Scholarships/year is a good start. Is that 1200 or 120?"To help fill those voids down the road, AFJROTC leaders’ end goal is to offer scholarships to 1 percent of its cadet corps, or 1,200 cadets, a year."
One of the hardest things to get and to keep in AFROTC is a Pilot Slot. And as soon as they find out that going to pilot training incurs a 10 year service commitment, a fair number lose interest.
USAF Drops $2.4 Million in Scholarships To Get Cadets Private Pilot LicensesRecipients of the newly launched AFJROTC Flight Academy scholarship will take classes this summer, each course lasting between seven and nine weeks, according to the Air Force. If all goes according to plan, cadets will return with private pilot licenses.
Quote from: PHall on January 11, 2018, 11:33:39 PMOne of the hardest things to get and to keep in AFROTC is a Pilot Slot. And as soon as they find out that going to pilot training incurs a 10 year service commitment, a fair number lose interest.What if they 'wash out' of pilot school. Are they still committed to the full 10 years?
The article in the AF Magazine:QuoteUSAF Drops $2.4 Million in Scholarships To Get Cadets Private Pilot LicensesRecipients of the newly launched AFJROTC Flight Academy scholarship will take classes this summer, each course lasting between seven and nine weeks, according to the Air Force. If all goes according to plan, cadets will return with private pilot licenses.From zero to PPL in 7-9 weeks. Thats intense and you can bet they will only take the cream of the crop.