A solid propellant rocket motor may comprise a core-burning propellant grain extending along a longitudinal axis of the solid propellant rocket motor between an exhaust end of the solid propellant rocket motor and a forward end of the solid propellant rocket motor, a first burn inhibitor layer surrounding the core-burning propellant grain, an end-burning propellant grain surrounding the first burn inhibitor layer, a second burn inhibitor layer surrounding the end-burning propellant grain, and an aperture at least partially defined by the first burn inhibitor layer. The end-burning propellant grain is ignited by the core-burning propellant grain via the aperture.