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JROTC Dining Out
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JROTC Dining Out
The JROTC Dining Out
is an annual formal event for the Bear Battalion. It gives our young people the
opportunity to enjoy and appropriately interact with their peers in a formal setting.
The Dining Out is a long-standing military tradition which is intended to enhance the
camaraderie among a unit’s members. Attendance at the Dining Out is mandatory for all
JROTC cadets. The 2009 event was held Dec. 12 at the Wimberley Community Center. The
speaker was
LTC Richard G. Horton, USAF (Ret) ,
a 1973 San Marcos Academy graduate. (To read LTC Horton's excellent speech,
click here ).
A majority of the costs for the Dining Out are funded by the Parent Connection.
The High School Christmas Formal was held after the Dining Out.
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Lieutenant Colonel Richard G. Horton, USAF (Ret)
Lieutenant Colonel (USAF, Ret) Richard G. (Rich) Horton was born in Waco, Texas, in 1956.
The son of an oil company executive and a schoolteacher, he grew up in the Southwestern
United States, Venezuela, and Spain. He entered San Marcos Academy in 1970, where he was
a member of the Cadet Drill Team, the swim team, chorale, and drama club.
Graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1973, LTC Horton then attended the University of Oklahoma
in Norman, OK. He was an Air Force ROTC distinguished graduate and earned his engineering
degree in 1978. LTC Horton entered active duty in the United States Air Force as a pilot
in 1979. He graduated from Undergraduate Pilot Training in Lubbock, Texas, in 1980 and was
assigned to RAF Lakenheath, England, for a three year tour of duty. LTC Horton flew the
F-111 supersonic fighter-bomber in the 492nd Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) as a line
pilot before upgrading to instructor pilot in the 495th TFS. He was reassigned to Enid, OK,
in 1984, where he flew the T-38 supersonic advanced trainer at Vance Air Force Base (AFB)
as a line instructor, assistant flight commander, and class commander.
In 1988, LTC Horton was posted again to RAF Lakenheath, England, where he was an F-111
instructor pilot and flight commander in the 494th TFS. During this tour, LTC Horton
deployed to Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM at Taif Royal Saudi Air Base,
Saudi Arabia, where he led 32 Coalition combat strikes against Iraqi forces. Soon after
returning from the war, the Hortons moved to Ramstein Air Base, Germany where Lt. Col.
Horton worked on the headquarters staff of United States Air Forces, Europe. During this
time, LTC Horton represented the United States military on various NATO committees, as well
as planning and actively participating in several military-to-military diplomatic contact
missions throughout Eastern Europe. He also attended night classes, earning a master's
degree in International Relations from the Troy State University Overseas Extension Program.
After two years the Hortons moved to Phoenix, Arizona for ten months of training in the
F-15E multi-role fighter before settling at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, North Carolina
in the summer of 1994. LTC Horton was an assistant deputy commander for operations in the
336th Fighter Squadron as well as an F-15E multi-ship flight lead and mission commander.
After five years and several temporary tours of duty in the Middle East, LTC Horton retired
from the United States Air Force in 1999 and joined Northwest Airlines as a pilot. He is
currently a Boeing 757 First Officer based in Minneapolis, MN flying domestic and
international routes.
LTC Horton was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster, the
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Air Medal with two oak leaf
clusters, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Aerial Achievement Medal, and service
medals from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Emirate of Kuwait. He is a graduate of the
Air Force Squadron Officers School and the Air Command and Staff College. He has won various
squadron and wing Top Gun awards throughout his career as a fighter pilot. LTC Horton married
Jeannie Clark of Oklahoma City in 1975. The couple still resides in North Carolina and has
three children and four grandchildren.
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- The Dining Out begins with
a receiving line and includes all members of the Corps and their invited guests only. Also
during the banquet, military awards are presented to selected cadets.
- The Formal that traditionally follows the JROTC
Dining Out is a required event for all high school students.
Some additional information:
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JROTC cadets will wear the Class A uniform with white shirt (No button down dollars)
and bow tie. Senior cadets with wear Senior Blues. Non-JROTC males will wear a tux or
nice suit.
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Ladies will wear an appropriate formal dress (*see guidelines below). All dresses must
be approved by the Dean of Girls. (Please do not remove tags until the dress has been
approved.) If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Mrs. Paul at
512-753-8098.
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JROTC cadets are allowed to invite a guest/date from another school, but they must be
cleared through the Dean of Boys or Dean of Girls.
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Students will NOT be allowed to rent limos this year.
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The dorm staff will publish the driver/rider criteria as well as the times that students
will be required to return to the dorms.
Guidelines for Ladies Dining Out/Formal Attire:
- Formal gown (any color) that is full length or tea length.
- Conservative in style
- Age appropriate
- No cleavage
- Must have appropriate undergarments
- No low backs or fronts
- No crisscross string backs
- Preferably sleeves, sleeveless,wide or spaghetti straps. (If you choose a
strapless dress, there is a high risk it will not be approved because they
usually do not have the support needed to be appropriate).
- Cannot be tight or form-fitting
- Fabric should not resemble lingerie fabric--light silks, etc. (Should not
look like a nightgown.)
- Young ladies need to wear gloves for the Dining Out receiving line only;
gloves must be either black, white, silver or color coordinated. Glove length
depends on sleeve length as shown below:
| Glove Length: |
Sleeve Length: |
| Short |
Long Sleeve |
| Long, below the elbow |
Short Sleeve |
| Long, above the elbow |
Sleeveless, Wide or Spaghetti strap, strapless |
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