TIER 1 LDR: STEM

Academic Team
One of the main goals of the JROTC Academic Bowl is to prepare students for state exit/graduation exams as well as college entrance exams, such as the SAT and ACT. However, we have a mix of JROTC curriculum as well as English, Math, and Science in each level of the competition. The team is open to 9-11th grade students.

CyberPatriot
​CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program. At the center of CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. The competition puts teams of high school and middle school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the images and hardening the system while maintaining critical services in a six hour period. Teams compete for the top placement within their state and region, and the top teams in the nation earn all-expenses paid trips to Baltimore, MD for the National Finals Competition where they can earn national recognition and scholarship money.

StellarXplorers
StellarXplorers inspires and attracts high school students to pursue studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through a challenging, space system design competition involving all aspects of system development and operation with a spacecraft/payload focus.

Rocketry
Model rocketry is the designing, building, and flying of small rockets that are made of paper, plastic, balsa wood, or any other lightweight material. See the Operational Supplement, Chapter 4 for more information. The team also has the opportunity to participate in TARC, the Team America Rocketry Challenge, which is the world’s largest student rocket contest and a key piece of the aerospace and defense industry’s strategy to build a stronger U.S. workforce in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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TIER 2 LDR: ACTIVITIES

Drill Team
This is a dedicated group of cadets who refine their skills for marching in parades and competing against other JROTC units for awards and prizes. Participation is open to all cadets enrolled in the Air Force Junior ROTC Class which requires before or after school practice, extreme discipline and concentration, and extra care of the uniform. Select members of the Drill Team are also eligible to be a part of Color Guard or Sabers Teams. These specialized teams present during the National Anthem at school sporting events and other ceremonies, and occasionally presenting sabers at special sport events and ceremonies. Cadets on the Drill Team have the opportunity to earn the Special Teams, Color Guard, and Sabers Team ribbons to be worn on the uniform.​

Raiders Team
The Raiders team is a team dedicated to the health and fitness of cadets that competes against other local, statewide, or even nationwide JROTC Raiders teams for awards. The cadets on the team attempt to complete specific fitness tasks within an allotted time, such as the mile run, a rucksack and stretcher run, ropes course, maximum sit ups and push ups within a minute, and many more strength and stamina induced activities. Cadets that participate on this team must be enrolled in a JROTC class at their respective high school and will attend practices on a weekly basis before or after school. The Raiders ribbon may be acquired by a cadet who participates in a minimum of two raiders competitions or completes a raiders competition season.

Marksmanship
JROTC marksmanship competitions are conducted in accordance with the National Three-Position Air Rifle Rules (the "Blue Book"). Cadet firearms are used to develop safety, discipline, competence, and confidence in handling firearms.

Archery
JROTC Archery teams compete on the National level. The main goal is to teach discipline, maturity, and skills of using a bow and arrows. Cadets compete at nationals where each round consists of 60 arrows - 12 ends of five - for a maximum of 300 points. 

TIER 3 LDR: UNIT BASED

Kitty Hawk Honors Society
Kitty Hawk Honors Society (KHHS) is an honor society exclusively for AFJROTC cadets regardless of year, experience, or rank with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Cadet members must be active in the corps, school, and community, and be of good moral standing. The purpose of the KHHS is to improve fellow cadets’ grade point average through peer tutoring, to promote teamwork, and to improve the school and community through service projects that promote cadet leadership and unit comradery. 

Awareness Presentation Team (APT)
 The awareness presentation team is a team of cadets whose goal is to help educate the community on a number of topics. We go into middle and elementary school classrooms and give informative presentations on subjects such as but not limited to bullying, cyber bullying, drug use prevention, and mental health. APT gives opportunities to all cadets who are interested in helping their community!

Orienteering Team
The Orienteering Team competes in land navigation competitions at local recreational areas.