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5/9/91(RESO)LEGAL(WGC/nhm) <br />RESOLUTION NO. 91-56 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, <br />FLORIDA, OPPOSING THE CLOSING OF THE <br />UNITED STATES AIR FORCE JUNIOR RESERVE <br />OFFICER TRAINING CORPS UNIT IN VERO BEACH <br />(INDIAN RIVER COUNTY), FLORIDA. <br />WHEREAS, the United States Air Force is proposing a budget <br />reduction of $2.2 million targeted at the closing of approximately 80 Air <br />Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Units throughout the United <br />States; and <br />WHEREAS, the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps <br />(AFJROTC) is a grassroots organization striving to build character and <br />leadership as well as preparing thousands of outstanding young men and <br />women for careers in the military; and <br />WHEREAS, there are 316 AFJROTC Units throughout the world <br />with 31 units in Florida and one such unit being in Vero Beach (Indian <br />River County), Florida, specifically located at the Vero Beach High School; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Vero Beach AFJROTC Unit's elective 3 -year <br />curriculum currently has an enrollment of approximately 135 high school <br />students, with two instructors, teaching the students in such areas as <br />aerospace; science aviation; civil aviation, theory of flight; navigation, form <br />of government; leadership; military custom, courtesy, uniform and respect; <br />first aid; alcohol and drug abuse; and group process; and <br />WHEREAS, aside from classroom instruction, the AFJROTC Vero <br />Beach Unit is heavily involved in civic -oriented community projects such as <br />the Special Olympics, Fire Fighters Annual Fair, Children's Art Festival, <br />Indian River Festival, Vero Beach Air Show, all elementary school carnivals, <br />golf tournaments, and the 19th Avenue/Bourbon Street Mardi Gras wherein <br />the AFJROTC assists in traffic control, security, parking and booth <br />attendance, along with parade marching; and <br />WHEREAS, in competition, the AFJROTC Unit in Vero Beach has <br />been recognized as second champion in the State of Florida for both its Drill <br />Team and Color Guard; four AFJROTC Vero Beach students were recently <br />awarded scholarships for scholastic achievement; and last year the AFJROTC <br />1 <br />517// <br />