A Flag's Service Written by: 1SG (Ret.) Christopher Watts On March 8th, 2023, the Bettye Davis East Anchorage JROTC held its 10th annual Flag Retirement Ceremony. The significance of this ceremony to our program is as significant as the flag is to our nation. Every part of the flag holds great meaning and works together [...]

Written by: LTC (R) Richard R. Hodgson JUNCTION CITY, KS -- Junction City High School Army JROTC in Junction City Kansas was formally inspected for its Joint Program of Accreditation on March 27th, by Mr. Tyrone Middleton of 3rd Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet Command and noncommissioned officers from the 1st Infantry Division’s Special Troops Battalion. [...]

Written by: LTC (Ret.) Chad Byas CHARLOTTE, NC – On Monday, February 27, 2023, the Olympic High School JROTC Trojan Battalion conducted their annual blood drive.  The Trojan Battalion teamed up with the OneBlood Donors organization as part of their Service-Learning Project for this school year.  OneBlood is a non-profit 501 community asset responsible for [...]

Written by: MSG (Ret.) Eric Meister Last Friday, the Northeast JROTC program had the honor of presenting the colors on military appreciation night for the Buffalo Sabres hockey, NHL hockey team.  I am very proud of these kids. Presenting the colors is pretty easy.  However, navigating all the events and professional players can be difficult. [...]

Submitted by: C/SGT Moura Awad SALEM, NC -- Howard High School Lions Battalion JROTC won 2nd place overall in the Unarmed Division at the 4th Brigade Best of the Best Drill Championship, held in Winston Salem, North Carolina, on 18 Mar 2023.  They placed 2nd in Exhibition, 2nd in Inspection, and 3rd in Color Guard.  They are now [...]

Written by: 1SG (Ret.) Christopher Watts ANCHORAGE, AK -- The 2022-2023 school year at East Anchorage High School in JROTC has been a stellar year for individual accomplishments and personal goal achievements. Cadets Iparraguirre, Lo, Mast, Burger, Cabotutan, Yang, and Swetzof were all inducted into the National Honor Society this year, matching induction numbers from the [...]

Submitted by: LTC (Ret.) Robert F. BarrowPhoto credit: Mobile County Public Schools MOBILE, AL -- LTC (Ret.) Robert F. Barrow, MCPSS Director of Army Instruction, JROTC cadets at B.C. Rain and Deputy of Operations Ernest Scarbrough recently presented an award to Mike Singleton to show their appreciation for his outstanding paint job on the airplane [...]

Submitted by: COL (Ret.) Robert Hester HUTCHINSON, KS -- Wichita South High School JROTC “Iron Titan Battalion” Traveled to the Kansas State Fair grounds in Hutchinson KS to compete in the Kansas State Archery Tournament. The Iron Titan BN did an outstanding job winning 3rd place overall in the 3D competition and 5th place overall [...]

Written by: COL (Ret.) Steven A. Baker The North Brunswick High JROTC Rifle team earned first place honors for the Army and 5th in the nation across all services in the JROTC National Air Rifle Championship Sporters Division in Ohio on March 25, 2023. The team started their journey towards their victory by competing against [...]

Written by: MAJ (Ret.) Francisco Hernandez On March 25, 2023, CO Representative, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert attended and was the guest speaker for the annual Delta High School JROTC Ball. Congresswoman Boebert spoke for approximately 10 minutes. The Congresswoman’s speech to the cadets focused on selfless service to the school, community, and nation. The Colorado representative [...]