Writer: 1SG Edwards Photographer: 1SG Edwards From June 3 to June 11, 2024, seventeen Menehune Cadets traveled to Normandy, France, for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, becoming the first Hawaii Honor Platoon to represent Hawaii at this historic event. They honored Allied service members by placing leis on the graves of Hawaiian soldiers and later [...]

Authored by: LTC William ReinhartPhotos by: SFC Juan Gordiano (Atholton HS graduates attending Service Academies) Pictured Left to Right: Michelle Kim, Daniel Ogordi, and Paul Kim. I would like to recognize three individuals for their appointment to the one of the United States Service Academies as a member of the Class of 2028. This appointment [...]

Authored by: 1SG Brian EdwardsPhotos by: Mallard Creek HS started a Middle School JROTC Club at Ridge Road Middle School. This is the inaugural year for this program, meant to motivate middle school students and help them understand the benefits of enrolling in JROTC in High school. The program includes 6-8th grade students, these potential cadets [...]

Authored by: SAI LTC (R) James RuzickaPhotos by: Bethany Henderson On May 2, 2024, Union County High School JROTC attended the Second Annual Military Ball Main Street Junction, in Union, SC. This provided the Cadets an opportunity to experience a Military Ball. You can read more about the Union County High School JROTC experience below: [...]

Authored by: MAJ (R) James HillabrandtPhotos by: c/2LT Viviana Gutierrez Cadets from Butler High School Army JROTC visited the base and Headquarters for the 145th North Carolina Air National Guard Air Wing on 10 May 2024. Cadets were able to interact with members of the Heavy Lift Air wing and gain a better understanding of careers and duties [...]

Authored by: CW2 (RET) Stephen C. KleinPhotos by: Statesville Record and Landmark On Wednesday, 26 July 2023 during the summer break, recent graduate Rome Lackey, Cadet Cameron Morrison, and Cadet Mack Shook were kayaking on Lookout Shoals Lake. They passed a small group of young men swinging on a rope above a small cliff face, [...]

Authored by: CPT (R) Peters, Jeremy, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) Rosewood HS, Goldsboro, NCPhotos by: SSG Brooks, Joshua, Recruiter NCARNG As a Senior Army Instructor (SAI) of a JROTC program, I am encouraged every year by the young men and women who continue to volunteer to take an oath of enlistment into our military ranks. [...]

Authored by: C/2LT Schonbek GlazerPhotos by: C/2LT Schonbek Glazer On April 24th, 2024, JROTC Cadets from the Forest Park Senior High School JROTC Program welcomed Major General Munera, the U.S. Army Cadet Command Commanding General and responsible for all of the ROTC Program in the United States (1,700 colleges and 3,390 high schools). Each Cadet [...]

Authored by: C/2LT Elizabeth Rodriguez-LopezPhotos by: C/2LT Elizabeth Rodriguez-Lopez On April 3, 2024, the 85th Army JROTC Battalion took a field trip to visit the U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Memorial and Moore’s Creek National Battlefield. This field trip allowed Cadets to learn new things about the history of the ship while it was in use and what occurred on [...]

Authored by: MSG (R) Phillip RobinsonPhotos by: MSG (R) Phillip Robinson On the 29th of April 2024, the Southern Scholars Initiative scholarship program awarded Cadets Kenia Wallace and Donte Galloway two $18,000 college scholarships. The two seniors are LET four Cadets and they both will be attending Clemson University in the Fall.