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Shirley is the second woman to be the commander of the AFROTC at St. Joe’s. Photo Courtesy of: SJU AFROTC

Second female AFROTC commander at St. Joe’s

Anthony Salatto October 29, 2019

For the second time in the program’s nearly 70 year history, a woman has been named commander of the U.S. Air Force ROTC (AFROTC) at St. Joe’s, which has been at the university since 1951. Lt. Col....

From Hawk to Officer

From Hawk to Officer

David Deysher September 4, 2018

A senior's reflection on ROTC During my first week as a freshman in 2015, I remember nervously walking from my dorm room in LaFarge to the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Detachment 750...

Air Force ROTC builiding on 54th St. (Photo by Luke Malanga ‘20).

Committing to something more

Mark De Leon January 31, 2017

AF ROTC program provides community and purpose Air Force Detachment 750 at Saint Joseph’s University trains students from all over the Philadelphia area to become officers while obtaining their undergraduate...

Christian Bills, ’18, will attend the inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump and leadership summit.
(Photo by Luke Malanga, ’20)

ROTC student heads to DC for Presidential Inauguration

Charley Rekstis November 29, 2016

When he came home from Air Force ROTC field training on Aug. 6, Christian Bills, ’18, did not anticipate receiving an acceptance letter to the Presidential Inauguration Leadership Summit program, which...

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