Written by: c/CPT Daniel Andom HUNTERSVILLE, NC -- On Saturday, April 1, cadet Bayley Schaefer of Hopewell High school won the Enhanced JROTC cadet scholarship contest for the state of North Carolina. The qualifications for this scholarship are that the cadet must be at the top 10% of their JROTC class and the top 25% academically [...]

Article written by C/SSG Jacob Edwards The Bulldogs entered the “Battle of Kings Mountain” in North Carolina for the 2022-23 school year to test their navigation skills. Cadets had to be able to read a map and capable of running 3 miles preferably without stopping within 30 minutes. All members on the team are Raiders. “What an amazing [...]

Story written by: C/PFC Bowen & C/CPT Nguy  Cadets had the opportunity to experience taking the ACFT: Army Fitness Test right before spring break! The ACFT usually consists of the sprint drag and carry, overhead ball toss, the plank, hand release pushups and a two mile run. All company’s had a blast. And a huge [...]

Story written by: C/CPT Nguy & MAJ (R) HartPhoto Credits: C/PFC Bowen & C/Captain Nguy The purpose of the JROTC Program Accreditation (JPA) inspection from the 4th Brigade Cadet Command is to evaluate the overall performance of the Maverick Battalion. To maintain our status of our Gold Star with Distinction, the unit must score a [...]

Written by:  C/PFC Vu Phan CHARLOTTE, NC -- The Palisades High School Army JROTC Battalion (Puma Nation), participated in its second ever parade. It was a tremendous privilege for The Charlotte Pats to allow us to partake in this long-awaited Saint Patrick’s Day parade - as it was canceled for four years due to COVID. [...]

Story written by: C/CPT NguyPhoto Credit: SAI COL (R) Mosteller & C/CPT Nguy The Maverick Battalion Drill team placed In the CMS Drill Meet! Commander C/ Captain Godoy placed 3rd in Armed Squad and C/SSG Benson placed 2nd in Knockout. Overall cadets did a great job and a huge thanks to all family and friends [...]

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 [...]

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: 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: 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 [...]