Thomas "Chris" Cole serves as the Senior Aerospace Science Instructor for the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) since October 2022, focusing on developing citizens of character. Cole previously held key leadership roles, including Deputy Director at the National Guard Bureau's ANG Plans, Programs and Requirements, and Chief of the Joint Staff for the Air National Guard. Expertise includes directing military staff, strategic planning, and operational readiness, with a notable record of leading diverse teams and managing critical projects. Additionally, Cole has experience in the private sector as a District Manager at Gexpro, overseeing multiple locations and driving significant sales growth. Educational qualifications include a Master of Arts in Management and Leadership from Webster University and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics from the University of Maine.
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Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC)
Air Force Junior ROTC is a Title 10-mandated citizenship training program that's designed to educate high school students in citizenship, and to promote community service, personal responsibility, character, and self-discipline. The program achieves these objectives through classroom education in air and space fundamentals as well as hands-on learning opportunities in a number of fun and challenging co-curricular activities. The Air Force Junior ROTC program is grounded in the Air Force core values of “integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.” The program has more than 870 Air Force Junior ROTC units in high schools world-wide. There are more than 120,000 high school cadets in the program and more than 1,800 retired USAF instructors who lead, mentor, guide, and teach our cadets in high schools in the U.S. and around the world.