AFJROTC 2022 Summer Flight Academy

NOTE:
The first Flight Academy tutorial session will be held on Wed, 18 Aug (that's right...first week of school). 
The AQT and applications are due earlier this year, so we are starting earlier than normal.

HIGHLIGHTS


​All expenses (tuition, travel, room and board) paid to a major university to complete private pilot’s license during summer break.
- 150 Cadets nationwide in 2019 and 2021 -
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Competitive process includes Physical Fitness Test scores, aviation knowledge test, GPA, recommendations​.

Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale) and a fitness assessment score of 50 or better to submit a package or be nominated. 

​Applicants may be current sophomores, juniors or seniors and must be enrolled in AFJROTC.
​They must be 17 years of age before 1 July 2022.

The US Air Force JROTC implemented the first-ever Flight Academy program in 2018 that fully funded scholarships for 120 high school Air Force JROTC students to attend university flight schools during the summer after their sophomore, junior, and senior years. The scholarship paid for travel to a participating university, room and board, as well as all tuition and fees associated with the program. Students who completed the program earned their private pilot's licenses as well as up to 12 college credits. The program was so successful the last 2 summers (150 in 2019 and 2021) that the number of slots is planned to increase again for the summer of 2022. TX-20081 has had 4 cadets selected over the 3 years we have had the program in place! The program is open to Cadets nationwide in the AFJROTC program. It is competitive, and the application window will open 30 August 2021. 

​Key Dates

30 Aug – 5 Nov 21
27 Oct 21 (1645-1745)
22 Oct 21
15 - 19 Nov 21
3 Dec 21
3 - 17 Dec 21
3 Dec 21 – 15 Feb 22
3 Dec 21 - 15 Feb 22
16 Feb - 15 Mar 22
Flight Academy application window
Aviation Qualification Test (AQT)
Applications due to Lt Col Jobe for Endorsement
Selection board
Notify Select and Alternate cadets
Cadet university preference(s) due in WINGS
Complete FAA Class I Flight Physical
Complete FAA Student PilotCertificate
Selects matched to universities
​University program start dates WILL vary

​Contact Lt Col Jobe or Chief Garcia at the Forney HS AFJROTC offices if you are interested.