Submitted by: COL (Ret.) Ivan MontanezPhoto credit: COL (Ret.) Ivan Montanez WILMINGTON, DE -- COL (Ret.) Ivan Montanez, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) for Mount Pleasant High School Army JROTC, shares the following: "We hosted our first robotics event at our school, where we had 20 different teams compete for regionals. The JROTC program planned, organized, [...]

Picture and story by: Bulldog Battalion S5Submitted by: MAJ (Ret.) Stephen Hill ST PAULS, NC -- St Pauls High School Army JROTC Color Guard presents the Colors at the 171st Engineer Company deactivation ceremony.  The 171st was a part of the North Carolina National Guard. “Our relationship with the 171 dates back over 30 years,” [...]

Submitted by: COL (Ret.) Steven A. Baker LELAND, NC -- On 31 January, 2023, North Brunswick High School Army JROTC gave a briefing to Major General Antonio Munera, Command Gerenal of U.S. Army Cadet Command, on our Continuous Improvement Project. We presented this Continuous Improvement Brief on ACT/ASVAB improvement to our Senior ROTC partner at North [...]

Submitted by: LTC (R) Maurice L McDougald, Ed. D. Photo credit: Cadet Alberto Cerda, PAO LTC (R) Maurice L McDougald, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) of Harnett Central High School Army JROTC (4th Brigade), shares photos taken by their JROTC Cadet Public Affairs Officer, Alberto Cerda. The photos are Harnett Central High School Army JROTC Raider team [...]

Story and Photo by: Colonel (R) Steven A. Baker Congratulations to the North Brunswick High School’s Army JROTC Air Rifle Team for their second-place finish in the U.S. Army Junior Rifle National Championship with a total score of 4358 this past weekend in Fort Benning, Georgia. The team was led by Jose Gonzalez with a [...]

Written by:  MAJ (Ret.) Ervin Purvis Palisades High School in Charlotte, N.C. and their Army JROTC program may be new, but the Cadets’ sense of responsibility and community service are indicative of a tenured organization.  The Cadets’ understanding of values, community service, and leadership inspired them to step outside of the classroom and demonstrate some [...]

Submitted by: 1SG (Ret) Chet Chrapliwy The Morehead Army JROTC Panther Battalion had the honor of conducting the Color Guard the 2023 opening session of the North Carolina Senate. The session was broadcast live throughout the state of North Carolina. The Morehead Army JROTC Color Guard was granted permission to enter the Senate Chamber by LT [...]

Story written by: C/CPT Nguy and C/CPL TshiyoyiPhotos Credits: SAI Colonel Mosteller (photo 1), C/CPT Nguy (photo 2-3) The Maverick Battalion has hosted a Holiday Toy Drive. Cadets have filled up 7 1/2 large bags of toys. These toys were donated to our former Army instructor Chief Denson’s Church: W.B.F Lighthouse Outreach Center. These toys [...]

Submitted by C/SGT Carolina AlonsoPhotos by C/SGT Carolina Alonso On December 3rd, 2022, the Garinger JROTC and three other Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools JROTC programs came together to participate in The Mint Hill Christmas Parade. Our cadets were able to enjoy this event in many different ways such as fellowship with other programs and speak with [...]

Story written by: C/CPT NguyPhoto Credit: C/2LT Doan Mallard Creek JROTC Hosts their first Service Learning Project this year as Operation Feed the Hungry (canned food drive). This years Canned Food Drive was partnered up with the Mallard Creek High School clubs: Deca, AAA (Asian Appreciation Association) and Multicultural in collaboration with Hope Street Pantry [...]