More than 1340 cadets applied for one of the 230 scholarships. The Flight Academy allows aspiring young aviators to get their Private Pilot’s Certification, at no cost, during an eight-week summer course at partner universities. The Flight Academy Scholarship Program is an Air Force-level initiative in collaboration with the commercial aviation industry to address the national civilian and military pilot shortage. They came up with this idea of a Flight Academy.” “Junior ROTC is trying to do its part by getting our high school students into some sort of aviation program. Mark Sullivan, Junior ROTC instructor, Desert JSHS, Edwards AFB. “Because of the pilot shortage, one of the things the Air Force has looked at is to get more of the younger generation involved in aviation,” said retired Air Force Col. The selectee incurs no military commitment and earns a college transcript. “The program takes an intensive eight weeks to complete, which can be equivalent to about a year’s worth of traditional instruction and can lead to a private pilot’s license,” said Warner. The scholarship is valued at approximately $22,500. The scholarship covers transportation, room and board, academics and flight hours required to potentially earn a private pilot license. “We were kind of in disbelief about the scholarship and I was really excited about it.” “I found out about the scholarship at an airshow in Wisconsin with my dad a couple of summers ago,” said Warner. An Air Force Junior ROTC student at Desert Junior Senior High School on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., was recently selected to receive a scholarship to attend an accredited aviation university participating in a private pilot license-training program in the summer of 2021.Ĭadet Nicole Warner, 17, was one of 230 Air Force Junior ROTC cadets around the world to receive the scholarship from Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala.
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