What Is JROTC?
JROTC stands for Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. It is a program designed to Motivate Young People to be Better Citizens as the mission statement goes. The program is based off a military chain of command in which students will get to participate in the school battalion, occupying positions, holding responsibilities and leading other cadets. The curriculum, itself, teaches many skills such as leadership, organization, public speaking, first aid, map reading and many other skills. This program does not teach combat tactics. It should also be noted that there are four years of curriculum meaning that, should the student choose to, he or she can take the program for all four years of highschool. After a year ends, the student can chose whether to stay in the program or leave. Aside from participating with a rank and position in a battalion, the students can participate in after school team activities such as raider team, rifle team, drill team, and Color Guard. For many students th
