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188th Wing advances community partnership with JROTC visit

  • Published
  • By Senior Airman Cody Martin
  • 188th Wing
EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. --  Students from Northside and Southside high school's junior reserve officer training corps program visited the 188th Wing here Jan. 25 and 27 to learn about the unique careers and opportunities provided by the Air National Guard.

Over the two day visit, JROTC cadets were exposed to myriad career fields unique to the mission of the 188th Wing to showcase opportunities in the local area as well as ANG and Air Force wide.

"What we do in JROTC is teach life skills and life after high school," said Lt. Col. (ret.) Jason Meharg, senior Army instructor for the Northside High School JROTC program. "What better way than to come to places like the 188th and see job opportunities and careers that may be out there that our students may perhaps be interested in?"

The cadets were provided presentations by members of the wing in their respective fields.

The 188th held briefings over careers in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; remotely-piloted aircraft; security forces; force support; communications; civil engineering; medical; public affairs; contracting; finance and the chaplain corps.

"Events like this allow us to not only spread the good word about who we are, but to give people a chance to see what we really do," said 2nd Lt. Samuel Grounds, 188th Wing assistant executive officer. "Thanks to all the engaging presenters who talked to the cadets, we were able to show these kids that we really have a job for any type of interest they may have."

188th Wing advances community partnership with JROTC visit

  • Published
  • By Senior Airman Cody Martin
  • 188th Wing
EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. --  Students from Northside and Southside high school's junior reserve officer training corps program visited the 188th Wing here Jan. 25 and 27 to learn about the unique careers and opportunities provided by the Air National Guard.

Over the two day visit, JROTC cadets were exposed to myriad career fields unique to the mission of the 188th Wing to showcase opportunities in the local area as well as ANG and Air Force wide.

"What we do in JROTC is teach life skills and life after high school," said Lt. Col. (ret.) Jason Meharg, senior Army instructor for the Northside High School JROTC program. "What better way than to come to places like the 188th and see job opportunities and careers that may be out there that our students may perhaps be interested in?"

The cadets were provided presentations by members of the wing in their respective fields.

The 188th held briefings over careers in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; remotely-piloted aircraft; security forces; force support; communications; civil engineering; medical; public affairs; contracting; finance and the chaplain corps.

"Events like this allow us to not only spread the good word about who we are, but to give people a chance to see what we really do," said 2nd Lt. Samuel Grounds, 188th Wing assistant executive officer. "Thanks to all the engaging presenters who talked to the cadets, we were able to show these kids that we really have a job for any type of interest they may have."