Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) motivates young people to be better citizens and prepares high school students for responsible leadership roles while making them aware of their rights, responsibilities, and privileges as American Citizens.

The program is a stimulus for promoting graduation from high school and provides instruction and rewarding opportunities that will benefit the student, community and nation.

Satisfactory completion of JROTC can lead to advanced rank in the armed forces.

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Junior ROTC History

The Cadet Creed

JROTC Teaches Cadets to:

• Appreciate the ethical values and principles that underlie good citizenship.
• Develop leadership potential, while living and working cooperatively with others.
• Be able to think logically and to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing.
• Appreciate the importance of physical fitness in maintaining good health.
• Understand the importance of high school graduation for a successful future, and learn about college and other advanced educations and employment opportunities.
• Develop mental management abilities.
• Become familiar with military history as it relates to America’s culture, and understand the history, purpose, and structure of the military services.
• Develop the skills necessary to work effectively as a member of a team. Each Leadership Education and Training (LET) level is based on the one that precedes it and includes progressive study in the following areas:
  • drill and ceremonies
  • first aid, wellness and fitness
  • Geography and Earth Science
  • citizenship and American history.
• Additional work is done in:
  • Winning Colors
  • Unlocking Your Potential
  • Marksmanship.

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