22 August 2010, 12:37 pm
Hello, everyone. Thanks again to those who have helped me with helpful advice-- I OBTAINED A GUARANTEED CONTRACT (6 yrs-- E-3 following Tech. School) IN USAF FIRE PROTECTION! I got the last slot possible for this year, and leave after I graduate high school, to BMT: Aug. 9th. from SD, CA. I had a a question concerning the AFJROTC I am in. This is coming up to our second year of the program now (it's the newest unit) and I was privileged to be our first Charlie Flight Commander, and am now I should be entering this year as the personnel flight commander, and I have stepped up as the Drill Team CC, as well. That's our problem though, we do not have a drill team, and only vague manuals not even directly related to drill teams (armed drill teams): we do have new stainless- steel butted rifles though. MY QUESTION: In what ways/ procedure do you exeperienced servicemen/ JROTC cadets believe will help me get this function off the ground-- up and running? I will soon attempt to contact sister JROTCs and even the Army- Navy military School in Carlsbad, CA if need be. When I counted off the number of thoe interested prior to summer we have about a solid number of fifteen that will be committed to do this ( and that's only if they can learn more than the fifteen- point drill/ gain the upper body strength_ ANY HELPFUL INPUT IS APPRECIATED-- I will reward the answer I deem most appropiate with the maximum points available... ps- we have no mentor for this-- I have only taught 15 pt. drill to them, for I know little more than how to do basic twirls/ throws... * Please pardon the many grammatical/ spelling errors prominent in the passage; the message gets across though... Evan: Whoa: small world! Unfortunately I start basic in August-- but Tech. School should be around October hah... Read More »