The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) is a federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the United States and United States military bases across the world . JROTC started because of the National Defense Act of 1916 . It was originally Army Captain Alden Partridge make JROTC for teenagers as well . The main focus of JROTC is on secondary schools grade 9-12 . JROTC was made as so it could teach students in secondary schools to become better citizens in the world today. Another reason why it was made was to show us how to value citizenship and how to bring service to the United States.
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In my honest opinion , I believe that JROTC might grow big enough to even include some countries that don’t have military bases occupying them. I also think that JROTC should be allowed for middle schoolers as well. If I am honest being an Army Junior R OTC cadet has changed my life for the better. It has shown me the true meanings of citizenship and it has persuaded me to try my hardest with all my accomplishments.
There are some people who think that ROTC is just a program to try to get us into the army but in reality it is just trying to make us better citizens in this world. JROTC also tries to make us believe in ourselves. JROTC is a continuing success story. It started off as just a modest beginning of only 6 units in 1916. But now JROTC has expanded to 1,645 schools today and to every state in the nation and American schools overseas. Cadet enrollment has grown to 281,000 cadets with 4,000 professional instructors in the classrooms. Consist of active duty Army retirees, the JROTC instructors serve as mentors developing the outstanding young citizens of our country. Without Colonel Hodges and Sergeant Baker the cadets of PCSST might not be the way we are today so a big thank you goes to
The Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) began with President Wilson signing …show more content…
In my honest opinion , I believe that JROTC might grow big enough to even include some countries that don’t have military bases occupying them. I also think that JROTC should be allowed for middle schoolers as well. If I am honest being an Army Junior R OTC cadet has changed my life for the better. It has shown me the true meanings of citizenship and it has persuaded me to try my hardest with all my accomplishments.
There are some people who think that ROTC is just a program to try to get us into the army but in reality it is just trying to make us better citizens in this world. JROTC also tries to make us believe in ourselves. JROTC is a continuing success story. It started off as just a modest beginning of only 6 units in 1916. But now JROTC has expanded to 1,645 schools today and to every state in the nation and American schools overseas. Cadet enrollment has grown to 281,000 cadets with 4,000 professional instructors in the classrooms. Consist of active duty Army retirees, the JROTC instructors serve as mentors developing the outstanding young citizens of our country. Without Colonel Hodges and Sergeant Baker the cadets of PCSST might not be the way we are today so a big thank you goes to