Author Topic: UPDATE: JROTC squadron stand up... getting closer!  (Read 540 times)

Offline mthrockmor

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UPDATE: JROTC squadron stand up... getting closer!
« on: June 30, 2014, 10:34:55 AM »
Just a headsup, we are closer to standing the squadron up!

We still have an eta of mid-September. And when it happens, I still need some help with dedicated trainers, some squadrons to help with dissimilar combat opportunities and then I want to form a weekly Titanic Tuesday so our Cadets have some action to plan.

Yesterday the Wing Commander for an active duty USAF F-16 wing agreed to provide some of his combat pilots to help train our cadets. Mostly what I want from these real world combat pilots is training on how to brief and plan missions and how to lead wing and division elements into a fight. For this they are uniquely suited. Candidly, I think these real world fighter pilots would get their lunch eaten in P-51s, Doras and Nikis by our best, hands down.

The next step in this is helping stand up other JROTC or youth squadrons across the virtual world. I would love to have squadrons form anywhere and everywhere. In time, we could have squadron fights and ultimately an annual Dueling League tournament, winner gets a trophy.

I'm expecting 20-30 regular sticks. I'll keep you posted.

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Offline Bodhi

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Re: UPDATE: JROTC squadron stand up... getting closer!
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2014, 06:03:47 PM »
That is pretty cool!
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Re: UPDATE: JROTC squadron stand up... getting closer!
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2014, 06:57:18 PM »
Just a headsup, we are closer to standing the squadron up!

We still have an eta of mid-September. And when it happens, I still need some help with dedicated trainers, some squadrons to help with dissimilar combat opportunities and then I want to form a weekly Titanic Tuesday so our Cadets have some action to plan.

Yesterday the Wing Commander for an active duty USAF F-16 wing agreed to provide some of his combat pilots to help train our cadets. Mostly what I want from these real world combat pilots is training on how to brief and plan missions and how to lead wing and division elements into a fight. For this they are uniquely suited. Candidly, I think these real world fighter pilots would get their lunch eaten in P-51s, Doras and Nikis by our best, hands down.

The next step in this is helping stand up other JROTC or youth squadrons across the virtual world. I would love to have squadrons form anywhere and everywhere. In time, we could have squadron fights and ultimately an annual Dueling League tournament, winner gets a trophy.

I'm expecting 20-30 regular sticks. I'll keep you posted.

 :salute

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Re: UPDATE: JROTC squadron stand up... getting closer!
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2014, 01:17:43 PM »
Dont remind me of JRTC. I dont want to go to field for a month :(*
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