Air Force ROTC reinstates hundreds of cadets after backlash over cuts May 10 An Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps flight poses for a photo following their graduation of field training in July 2020 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. (Senior Airman Alexa Culbert/Air Force) The Air Force has reversed its decision to drop nearly half its second-year ROTC cadets, reinstating hundreds of students in the program. Higher-than-normal officer retention rates during COVID-19 and 2019 end strength projections in excess of current authorizations led to the initial decision to select only 56 percent of cadets to attend field training, officials told Air Force Times.
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Baldwin County High’s JROTC meets with Brigadier General Posted
By Maj. Jamie Barnes,
Baldwin County High School
BAY MINETTE Brig. Gen. Leslie A. Maher, commander of the Jeanne M. Holm Center, recently stopped by Baldwin County High School to meet with the AFJROTC program. While here, she participated in a mission briefing presented by leadership cadets and hosted a Commander’s Call with the entire corps of cadets.
The visit began with a tour of the BCHS campus and an in-brief with Principal Craig Smith, followed by the mission briefing presented by the school’s senior cadets. The briefing covered topics such as academics and uniforms grades, community service events, fundraisers and recruiting. During the presentation the cadets were presented with very challenging questions from the General and had very candid conversations about wha