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Veterans and community leaders criticize sudden termination of Avon Park Air Force JROTC instructor
Summary
Local veterans and military leaders told the Highlands County School Board that the mid‑year termination of Air Force JROTC instructor Vicki Ray was abrupt, lacked prior warning, and could leave the program understaffed for an upcoming Air Force inspection.
Local veterans and community leaders told the Highlands County School Board on Feb. 11 that the immediate termination of an Air Force Junior ROTC instructor has left the program short staffed and concerned about upcoming inspections.
Kenneth Kirk, a retired U.S. Army colonel and former chairman of the County Veterans Advisory Committee, said Vicki Ray was hired this summer as an Air Force JROTC instructor and…
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