As the unit Commander, I see our cadets prove it daily. AFROTC Detachment 88 is located at California State University 's Sacramento campus, but we support Air Force officer candidates from 11 cross-town schools in Northern California . Our purpose is to produce outstanding leaders for the world's premier air and space power, the United States Air Force.

My cadre and staff are dedicated to teaching, mentoring, and helping each individual student who enters our program to grow in maturity, responsibility, and leadership. These are the people who will be defending our nation and way of life in the future; we take their education and mentoring seriously. However, there are many opportunities for having fun, and I understand our cadre are still undefeated in ultimate Frisbee … I hope this trend continues.

We are a quickly growing Detachment, organized like an active duty Air Force wing, with solid cadet leadership. Our current cadet leaders entered the Detachment three to four years ago, and today serve in positions of authority and leadership in the training of our first and second year students.

I hope that as you navigate this web site you will appreciate the service and dedication of these highly motivated young people. Take a look at their activities, their community service projects, the awards and scholarships they are earning, and their drive to achieve that coveted gold bar of an Air Force Second Lieutenant. I am sure you will be thoroughly impressed and very confident, as am I, that the United States Air Force will be in good hands in the years to come.

Please visit this site often for the latest information on AFROTC opportunities, and contact us if you have questions. If you are interested in a life of challenge, purpose and service, give us a call … we'll help you get there.

Lt. Col James L. Hawkins
Commander, Detachment 88

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