Senior Master Sergeant John Mills is the Aerospace Science Instructor (ASI) for Ridgeland High School’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) program. Sergeant Mills assists in the management of a JROTC program consisting of over 90 cadets. He teaches academic classes in aerospace science, leadership, drill and ceremony, and physical fitness. In addition, his responsibilities include community relations, liaison with other Air Force and civilian agencies in the aerospace field, unit supply and administrative functions, career and performance counseling. He oversees extensive extracurricular programs, such as a military ball, inter-JROTC sports competition, cadet newspaper, drill team, color guard, parades, flag raising, retreat ceremonies, presentation of awards, and fund raising activities for the unit or charitable institutions