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Article: "Air Force continues search for Junior ROTC instructors.(THE HOT FILES)(Reserve Officer Training Corps)(Brief Article)
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- July 1, 2005
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MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- Officials continue to search for qualified instructors to serve in rapidly expanding Air Force Junior ROTC programs. Forty-eight new Junior ROTC units will be opened in high schools in 21 states, with more to follow.
To meet the goal, 35 officers and 60 (noncommissioned officers) are needed to serve in the new units, said Jo Alice Talley, chief of instructor management for Air Force Junior ROTC. In addition to the new positions for the fall, another 50 to 75 positions in existing locations are expected to be vacated through instructor retirement.
The program will continue to grow from its current 746 units to 945 units by ...