CA-782nd AFJROTC
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The CA-782nd Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps was established in the William S. Hart High School District in Southern California in 1978. It has since grown to a corps of about 150 cadets under Capt. Edward A. Colley, its Senior Aerospace Science Instructor (SASI), who became SASI of the program in 1994, the same year that Valencia High School, in Valencia, California, at which the cadets currently meet, was opened. The unit is dedicated to not only training cadets in physical fitness, aerospace science, and leadership, but also to community service, and has assisted the community in many ways throughout its existence.
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[edit] The CA-20063rd AFJROTC
The corps has recently split in the fall of 2006. The CA-20063rd AFJROTC unit has been established at Golden Valley High School, in Santa Clarita, California. MSgt. Mike Watts, who was an Aerospace Science Instructor (ASI) at the CA-782nd, is the ASI at the CA-20063rd in the fall, while MSgt. Fred Malcomb, also an ASI at the CA-782nd, will be remaining at the CA-782nd with Capt. Colley. Retired Air Force Colonel Larry Hansen has taken position of SASI of the CA-20063rd AFJROTC. The first group commander of the new corps and the cadet who set the bar for all group commanders to follow is cadet Michelle Efroni. CA-20063 Website
[edit] Teams
[edit] Color Guard
The Color Guard placed 2nd at the Long Beach Poly Drill Meet in January 2006.
Update 2007
Two Color Guard teams were put into the anual Long Beach Polytechnic High School Drill Meet this year, and both teams earned 4th place on their individual pads.
[edit] Drill
In the last year unarmed drill team has grown to become the second smallest team by getting more members than color guard for the first time.
Update 2007
The 4 man exhibition team won 8th place at the anual Long Beach Polytechnic High School Drill Meet, breaking a 20-year curse of no placement in competitions. The 2 man team also placed 1st in this last meet.
[edit] Rifle
The Rifle team has been the largest team in past years but has shrunk to about fifteen members. The team placed 2nd in the regulation at the West Cost National Drill Meet in April 2006. Two of the team's members also placed 4th and 7th in the individual exhibition category at Long Beach Polytechnic School's Drill Meet in 2006. But besides a few achievements here and there, the team has sunk below its former sweapstakes glory and has been in a recess for several years. A group of three freshman and a sophomore is being formed to create a championship Four-person team within the next two years.
Update 2007
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2nd in regulation
2nd in swepstakes
[edit] Sword
The Sword team has recently experienced an influx of new members and turned potential members away due to the lack of equipment. The team placing 1st in the four-person armed drill category at Long Beach Poly Drill Meet 2006.
Update 2007
The CA-782nd's already award-winning 4 man exhibition team earned 1st place again at the annual Long Beach Polytechnic High School Drill Meet 2007. The 10 man sword team also earned 2nd place in armed inspection.
[edit] Summer Leadership Encampment
Over the summer the corps has a two week training program where cadets can test their physical along with mental strength.
