This November, Norwin High School welcomed Lieutenant Colonel Jason Luhn as our new teacher of the JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) class, a class designed to help develop the character of the students enrolled and prepare them for possible future military enlistment.

What is your background going into teaching the class?

I spent twenty five years in the Air Force. I graduated from the Air Force academy in 1995 and I was an Air Craft maintenance officer and pilot of KC-135 tankers for the 171st refueling wing at the Pittsburg International Airport.

What do you enjoy about teaching in your field?

Getting a chance to know the kids that are in my classes and helping them achieve the things and discover the things that they are most passionate about.

What is your approach to teaching your students and preparing them for their future in the field?

I like to use real world examples and experience that they can relate to. Both things that I have seen and been through and done, as well as things they experience on a regular basis.

If there is one thing you want your students to know about you, what is it?

That I am here for them to help them as much as I can.

Any cool places you have traveled to?

I have been to Mongolia, Iceland, Ecuador, and Afghanistan.

What’s your favorite movie?

A movie called The Right Stuff.