The Air Force National JROTC Drill Championships remains the annual home to many of the finest AFJROTC programs from across the United States. Most commonly referred to as the "Air Force Nationals", The AFNJDC maintains the widest geographic spread of Air Force JROTC schools of any Air Force only competition, and still hosts many of the finest AFJROTC drill programs in the country. The event continues to provide a valuable experience for all AFJROTC cadets looking to be a part of a one-of-a-kind, Air Force-only JROTC drill competition. This event is sponsored by the U.S. Air Force JROTC HQ and the Air Force Association.

The Eastern Championships will be held at the Macon Centreplex, located just 55 minutes south of Atlanta, Georgia in Macon, Georgia. Configured for a military drill competition, the venue will maintain comfortable, fixed seating for roughly 5,000 people with the bleachers pushed in for the event. This site will be one of the most impressive facilities many attending cadets will ever have the priviledge to drill within!

Ample parking, clean, unobstructed sight lines, solid concrete floors and hundreds of other details regarding the competition are maintained within the official Army Nationals Invitation that all interested schools are encouraged to study to gain an overall knowledge of the competition (NOTE: this document is posted on-line every year in mid-September for the upcoming competition the following calendar year. Other documents are left on-line to allow schools to review previous materials.)

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Knowing that virtually all schools will need hotel accomodations, plenty of hotels all very near the competition site have been contracted and are ready to provide very reasonable billets for competitors and spectators alike. Simply click on the "Air Force Nationals Hotels" link and identify yourselves as specified by each hotel. (NOTE: Schools are encouraged NOT to make hotel reservations until their entry into the event has been received and accepted).

The AFNJDC have been designed to promote the positive aspects and benefits of Junior ROTC as well as give Air Force JROTC members a drill meet of their own. It is also designed to give outstanding Air Force JROTC programs a chance to compete within a first-class, gorgeous, safe competition. venue.

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After the amazing success of this event in the past, Sports Network International is extremely pleased, proud and excited to continue to host this national invitational Air Force drill competition designed and run exclusively for Air Force JROTC units. With the support of the Air Force JROTC Headquarters and the ability for top finishing schools to generate thousands of dollars and land a guaranteed competition space in the all-service National High School Drill Team Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida, this competition looks to be something very special.

While the trophy winners will be determined on the drill floor, Sports Network International is certain that the "Air Force Nationals" will continue to be one fantastic Air Force JROTC drill weekend for all who choose to attend!

SNI currently hosts numerous JROTC drill competitions in cities across the country and have done so now for over two decades. It is our hope and goal every year to provide the young cadets who attend any drill competition produced by SNI with an event they can be proud of and will look back on with fond memories, both on and off the drill floor.

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Look for additional information regarding the Air Force Nationals within the DrillNATION Magazine (formerly IDR Magaznine). This publication is mailed to all JROTC schools in mid-September and as always has been well received. Informative articles and stories regarding Junior ROTC, as well as results and general information regarding the drill events produced by SNI are annually featured, including a feature page regarding the "Air Force Nationals" competition. This magazine, along with the amazingly content-rich DrillNATION.net on-line information, provides a wealth of information to the JROTC community both in and out of the drill world.

Please take a look through this site. Here at Sports Network International, we look forward to the production of the upcoming competition. Here's wishing all Air Force JROTC programs a safe and successful school year. Remember, always do your best!