MAXWELL AFB, Ala. – Unit ND20021 at Minot High School has been selected as one of 118 units to receive the 2017-2018 Air Force JROTC Outstanding Organization Award.

JROTC stands for Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

The award recognizes Air Force JROTC units that have performed well above and beyond normal expectations, and that have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to their school and community while meeting the Air Force JROTC citizen development mission for America.

The Air Force JROTC program educates and trains high school cadets in citizenship and life skills, promotes community service; instills responsibility, character, and self-discipline through character education, and provides instruction in air and space fundamentals. Enrollment is open to high school students who are in the ninth to 12th grades. Air Force JROTC is located in close to 900 high schools across the United States and at selected schools in Europe, in the Pacific, and in Puerto Rico.