Frequently Asked Questions

• JROTC stands for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
• A character development program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces to further allow high schoolers or some middle schoolers to develop their citizenship, leadership, communication, collaboration, time management, and many more essential skills.
• Even though we have Physical Training, it's NOT hard at all and was designed to strengthen your fitness to the level that best fits you.

• It is inexpensive.
• Uniforms are provided free of charge.
• Most activities are subsidized by the Air Force and/or booster club.
• JROTC instills discipline, structure, pride and a sense of accomplishment.
• JROTC also offers a place to “belong” and a place to make life-long friends.

• Yes! Multiple cadets take both JROTC, Band, and other programs within the same school year, and they still can make outstanding accomplishments.
• Please inform an instructor if you are going to be absent from one of our events for a different organization.

• JROTC counts as a PE credit for your first year.
• JROTC counts as an elective credit each year after that.

• There is absolutely NO military obligation for cadets. Cadets are NOT required to join the military. However, cadets do receive advanced placement in the military if they decide to join a branch of service.

• Historically, JROTC cadets have about a 25% better chance of receiving a college ROTC scholarship than the general population.
• Cadets may receive up to two semesters of college ROTC credit for high school JROTC.
• JROTC cadets are very competitive for service academy appointments.

• We typically take 2-3 major field trips per year.
• Trips to Air Force bases and Army forts.
• Trips to Galveston, Houston, and San Antonio.
• Group Dynamix, ropes course, and team building events.

• Competitive drill teams (3-5 competitions per year).
• AHMO squad during school sporting events, where cadets get to hype the players and the crowd and run flags to show off our win.
• Leadership opportunities.
• Summer leadership courses.

For Wylie High School:

It's a powerful chant that started back in 1977 because of a joke on a TV Show, and it has been known to "strike terror into the hearts of Pirate opponents."

History of AHMO

For AFJROTC TX-200010:

We used the acronym AHMO for Aim High March On, which represents the connection between the Air Force and our program.