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 [...]

Written by: Cadet/1LT Paola Del Rello, Battalion S5 Union High School 85th JROTC participated in the annual St Patrick’s Day parade and the 5 Points Star Academy Day hosted by 7th Congressional District, Wilmington, North Carolina.  Congressman Rouzer’s staff was readily available with representatives from each academy to include, Military, Naval, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine [...]

Written by: C/1LT Paola De Rello The US Army 85th JROTC Battalion participated in the 19th Annual North Brunswick High School Drill/Air Rifle/Raider Tri-Meet on February 25, 2023. The battalion currently has a high population of first-year cadets. This was an awesome experience for them to see and learn new techniques in drill, raider, and [...]

Written by: LTC (Ret.) Chad Byas CHARLOTTE, NC – On Saturday, March 4, 2023, the Olympic High School JROTC Raiders Team participated in the annual Lee County Raiders Meet.  The Lee County Raiders Meet is one of the most anticipated events for our Raider Teams. For the past several months, the Raider Team has logged [...]

Written by: c/LTC Jayvion Summerville My Battalion Commander Story: My name is c/LTC Jayvion Summerville. My journey started when I was in 9th grade, and I joined JROTC at South View High School. At first, I joined JROTC because I wanted to, and there was no particular reason. I was a shy individual who didn’t [...]

Written by: c/First Lieutenant Jordyn Wineglass Mint Hill, NC -- The Rocky River Raven Battalion continues to recognize faculty and students for their excellence. Faculty and students were recommended by their peers and teachers due to their character, inside and outside of the classroom. We surprised students in their classrooms with a personal handwritten note [...]