​The United States Military is an honorable and distinguished option for students who are interested in being more than themselves when they graduate from Jefferson High School.  Students who are interested in joining the military (or may be on the fence about joining) can use this page as a starting block to gather information and resources.  For an article outlining 11 reasons why you should join to military, click here.

If you are interested in the military - continue scrolling through this information, speak with your school counselor, speak with the AFJROTC, or speak with a local recruiter.  Local recruiters stop by once a month here at school, and you can contact the local offices with the information provided below.

ASVAB

The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is a nationally-normed, multi-aptitude test battery that has been provided to high schools and post-secondary schools since 1968 to assess student academic and career occupation strengths and weaknesses.  Not only does each branch of the military have a minimum ASVAB score, but each job in the Military has a corresponding ASVAB score - or range  -that a student must achieve in order to qualify. Of course, this is only a portion of the qualifications for branch enlistment and career opportunities (much like the college admission tests in the college enrollment process), but it a pivotal that you do your best on the ASVAB to achieve the highest levels of success within the military.  
 
The ASVAB is administered once per academic year - usually in the fall semester - here at JHS.  For more information about the ASVAB and practice materials and tests, click here or visit www.military.com.

Air Force Junior R.O.T.C.

Students who may have interest in the military can certainly get a trial run here at Jefferson High School with the Air Force Junior R.O.T.C. program.  As one of the U.S.A.'s foremost Air Force Junior R.O.T.C. programs that has been a Distinguished Unit Award Recipient for 12 straight years, students have the opportunity to:

• potential to enlist with an advancement in rank (3 yrs completion)
• explore academic and career opportunities
• develop positive citizenship through community work
• develop positive personal and social growth
• prepare for the ASVAB 

Students and parents who are interested in the JHS AFJROTC program should speak with their school counselor or one of our esteemed instructors: Major Phil Suydam, Senior Master Sergeant Jason Morris, or Master Sergeant Mike Langdon.  

​You are also encouraged to check out the AFJROTC webpage!

R.O.T.C. in College