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Airmen provide assistance to local JROTC program

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  • By Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade
  • 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --  Motivating teenagers to participate in physical fitness is no easy task, but thanks to some Team Scott Airmen 132 Mascoutah High School Air Force Junior ROTC cadets are conducting AF physical fitness tests five times-a-year.

Team Scott Airmen have assisted the cadets in maintaining and exceeding the fitness standards since 2011, and in 2012 the First Four Airmen's council took over the volunteer program.

Airman 1st Class Steven Scott, 375th Communications Support Squadron said, "We help by timing the PT tests and providing constructive criticism."

Scott was also in his high school JROTC program, but he only tested twice a year.
Airman 1st Class Dustin Brown, 375th Communications Support Squadron also volunteers and said, "These kids are lucky, they will know what to expect in basic training and in the Air Force. It's nice to give back to the local community; it wasn't so long ago we were in high school."

The tests count towards 10 percent of the cadet's grade and the Elite, Presidential and National Fitness Awards program.

According to Kenneth Monroe, MSH JROTC Aerospace Science instructor and retired senior master sergeant, "The wellness program is a great program if, you take it seriously.

"You could say, 'we teach the test,'" Monroe said. "The cadets receive feedback five times in a nine-to-10 month span. Our hope is our cadets will all improve their fitness and ultimately, their health."

Editor's note: This article is part of a series on how Team Scott Airmen support Junior ROTC detachments.