Photo/Story: 1SG (Ret.) Raymond Eason & SSG (Ret.) Terry Buckhannon On March 19th, 2023, Garfield High School Army JROTC completed its second service learning project, collecting over 1000 cups of soup for homeless veterans in Los Angeles County. In partnership with Mr. Larry Wong, MC Center for Development and Civic Engagement Manager for VA Los [...]

Submitted by: WHO: Bear Cadets (14 x Participants; with 1x Senior Army Instructor and 1x Army Instructor). Camp participants included 121 cadets (68 males, 53 females), 27 cadre, 2 female chaperones, and 13 active duty service members providing medical support. Cadets attending camp represented 9 high schools from El Paso, Texas. Like past years,  eight [...]

Written by: 1SG (Ret.) Kelly L. Foye CHARLOTTE, NC -- Myers Park High School Army JROTC Cadets visited the local Middle Schools and talked to 8th grade students about the JROTC Program. Some of the students will attend Myers Park High School and some will go to other High Schools, however it gave the Cadets and [...]

Submitted by: CSM (Ret.) Leon Johnson November 11th marks a special day in our country but also at Emmett J Conrad High School. It is the day we join millions around the country to honor the men and women who have served in our proud military. We are grateful for all their sacrifices, and we [...]

Written by: SGM (Ret.) Nate Campbell COLUMBUS, GA -- The Columbus Police Department offers a progressive Police Cadet program designed to prepare young professionals for a rewarding career in law enforcement. Eight of our JROTC cadets loaded up on the school bus and went to The Columbus Police Department Headquarters. We were given a tour [...]

Written by: LTC (Ret) Michael DeBolt On Saturday, March 11, Omaha Public Schools (OPS) held their 50th annual JROTC Military Ball.  The keynote speaker for the event was Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, William J. Gainey a newly created position established to advise the Chairman on matters of professional development of [...]

Written by: Todd Martin, Kileen Independent School District (ISD) Three teams tied to Killeen ISD schools are competing this week among more than 3,000 students statewide in the 17th annual National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament at the Bell County Expo Center. For the second year, the Harker Heights High School Junior ROTC fielded [...]

Written by: C/CPT Lennon Spakousky and LTC (Ret) Jon A. Ring CHECKPOINT ALPHA, HESSEN, GERMANY -- The Wiesbaden High School Warrior Battalion traveled to Point Alpha near Fulda, Germany to participate in the annual commemoration of the “Last Patrol” conducted as the Cold War wrapped up 33 years ago.  Five Warrior Battalion cadets performed the [...]

Submitted by: LTC (Ret.) John Tao SAN FANCISCO, CA -- LTC (Ret.) John Tao, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) for East Union High School Army JROTC, shares the following: "On 9 March, we were invited to General Gary Brito’s ceremony, honoring community educators and leaders in San Francisco.  Here are the photos. Cadets that attended this [...]

Submitted by: Mr. Jon Thompson, U.S. Army JROTC BETHESDA, MD -- The Army JROTC Team, TXPatriot | baits64== from Theodore Roosevelt High School in San Antonio took first place in the all-services CISCO Net Academy competition and 3rd place overall in the all-services CyberPatriot competition. The team from left to right is Tina Tse, Seyma Kilic [...]