Air Force JROTC Instructor
Listed on 2026-07-10
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Education / Teaching
Training Instructor / Specialist, Middle School, Education Administration
Applications will be accepted beginning Monday, July 6, 2026 12:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time)
Job Description
Position: Air Force JROTC Instructor
Reports to: Principal
Terms of Employment: Minimum of 10 months
Pay Range: RCPS Salary Schedule (commensurate with experience)
FLSA Status: Exempt
If you want to become an AFJROTC instructor, you must first apply via the AFJROTC website.
Once you get an application letter of approval from Headquarters AFJROTC, you will also be provided with a worksheet to give to the school where you have applied. Once Headquarters AFJROTC receives back your endorsed worksheet confirming that you have applied at a school, you will then be scheduled for your AFJROTC Childcare Background Check.
The AFJROTC Childcare Background Check is a comprehensive background check process that all AFJROTC instructors will undergo before hiring and periodically while still employed. This is regardless of any security clearance currently or previously held. Once the AFJROTC Childcare Background Check package is assembled and submitted to the investigating agency, a letter of certification can be issued to you.
Only those individuals who possess a current instructor certification letter from Headquarters AFJROTC can become employed in, or remain employed in, an AFJROTC instructor position.
Nature of Work
- Mentoring students in the JROTC Program
- Providing instruction from Aerospace Science and Leadership curriculum, providing instruction in drill and ceremony, providing instruction in PT activities and the proper wear of the Air Force Uniform
Education and Experience
- Officer instructors are retired officers who have at least a bachelor’s degree with backgrounds in teaching, extensive experience managing complex programs, and many extensive experience working with youth groups
- Enlisted instructors are retired noncommissioned officers who normally have at least a bachelor’s degree. All enlisted instructors have extensive experience in leadership, supply, administration, drill and ceremony, teaching, and many have extensive experience working with youth groups
Certification and Licensure Requirements (if applicable):
- Complete the mandatory Air Force Junior ROTC Instructor Certification Course (JICC) as a condition of certification
Essential Functions/Typical Tasks
- Conduct Academic Classes. An Air Force Junior ROTC Instructor is expected to prepare for and teach periods of instruction of 90 minutes each, 3 blocks per day.
- Lead Before and/or After‑School Activities. An Air Force Junior ROTC Instructor is expected to coordinate and lead a variety of school activities, possibly held before or after each school day, both indoors and outdoors. These after school activities may include physical training events, academic clubs, rocketry teams, marksmanship teams, along with performing drill instruction and demonstrating drill. Leading after school activities involves significant organizational skills, strong teambuilding skills, and physical stamina.
- Lead Off‑Campus Events. An Air Force Junior ROTC instructor is expected to lead field trips to historical sites, visits to local government agencies and military installations, and to march in parades with their cadets. Leading off campus events involves significant organizational skills, physical stamina, and the ability to remain calm in hectic situations.
- Be an Ambassador of the Air Force. An Air Force Junior ROTC instructor is expected to exemplify a positive image of the Air Force at all times by conducting themselves in a highly professional manner, in both their words and their actions. Additionally, an Air Force Junior ROTC instructor is expected to maintain a professional military appearance in uniform, and to comply with Air Force Junior ROTC weight and body fat standards.
- Complete any additional state and/or local school district mandated teacher certification or continuing education requirements. Any additional certification requirements above the basic Air Force Junior ROTC instructor certification must be accomplished at no expense to the Air Force.
- Successfully incorporate Air Force Junior ROTC‑approved interactive learning software/hardware with…
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