Zachary K. Carter has been awarded an Air Force ROTC scholarship to attend a host college or university. High school seniors from across the United States are selected after a competitive application process based on comprehensive tests scores, scholastic achievement, school officials’ evaluations, extra-curricular activities, and community involvement. Carter is a 2012 graduate of Hidden Valley High School.

The majority of scholarships cover full college tuition, provide a textbook allowance and pay most laboratory or incidental fees. The scholarship program also pays a $350 tax-free monthly allowance to each student during the academic year, which increases to $500 by his or her senior year. The value of a scholarship may exceed $100,000, depending on the student’s choice of school and the type of scholarship offered.

Upon graduating from college and completing the ROTC program, the cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Air Force. The new lieutenants select and enter various career fields to train as pilots, navigators, engineers, medical, personnel, business management fields, and special operations.

Carter is the son of Dennis and Barbara Carter of Roanoke. He is the grandson of Doris and Larry Rigdon of Goodview and Roy and Nancy Carter of Bedford. He is also the grandson of Bobby Lilley of Oklahoma City, Okla.

– Submitted by Defense Media Activity