Cadet Dylan Gravallese, a senior Air Force Junior ROTC cadet at Spaulding High School has received a scholarship to attend an accredited aviation university participating in a private pilot
license training program in the summer of 2025.
Cadet Gravallese is one of 194 Air Force Junior ROTC cadets around the world to receive the
scholarship from Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery,
AL.
1,203 cadets applied for one of the 226 scholarships. There are more than 85,000 high
school students enrolled in Air Force Junior ROTC at more than 830 high schools in the U.S and
overseas. The scholarship covers transportation, room and board, academics and flight hours
required to potentially earn a private pilot license. The scholarship is valued at approximately
$27,000.
The Flight Academy Scholarship Program is an Air Force-level initiative in collaboration with
the commercial aviation industry to address the national civilian and military pilot shortage. The
Flight Academy allows aspiring young aviators to get their Private Pilot’s Certification, at no
cost, during an eight-week summer course at partner universities. This incurs no military
commitment while providing a college transcript. Those who participate in the program do not
incur a military commitment to the Air Force or other branch of service, nor does completing the
program guarantee acceptance into one of the military’s commissioning programs.
The mission of Air Force Junior ROTC is developing citizens of character.
For more information contact AFJROTC Public Affairs at keith.bland.3@us.af.mil