DAFI36-2010 governs the Department of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program, including its management and support.
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DAFI36-2010 covers JROTC funding, staffing, program management roles, installations, and procedures. It requires standards for support agreements, participation, instructor screening, and program administration.
Applies to: This instruction applies to Regular Air Force, United States Space Force (USSF), Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard personnel, except where noted otherwise.
The DAF jointly funds and administers the JROTC program with the high schools, consistent with 10 USC § 2031 and DoDI 1205.13. (paragraph 2)
JROTC instructors are retired DAF commissioned and noncommissioned officers, as well as veterans, and current Guard and Reserve members in their civilian capacity. (paragraph 2)
Instructors are certified by the Director of JROTC (Holm Center/JR), but are hired by the individual high schools as school employees. (paragraph 2)
Ensure a maximum of region director-to-school oversight ratio of 1:30, not more than 30 programs per region director. (paragraph 3)
Ensure all JROTC programs not deny participation in, discriminate against, or provide preferential treatment, of any person on the basis of their race, ethnicity, or sex. All JROTC programs should recognize achievement solely on the basis of individual merit. (paragraph 3)