Story and Photo by: 1SG (R) Harold Smith Cadet Staff Sergeant Justice McKeever an Honor Student at Palisades High School ranked top 10 in Medical Math at the HOSA – Future Health Professionals Regional Convention at Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte, NC. The competition is designed to motivate HOSA members to improve their knowledge [...]

SGM (R) Ruby Murray, a JROTC instructor at South View High School, shared photos of South View High School leading from the front during a wreath laying ceremony.

Submitted by: COL (Ret) J.G. Howard Photo Credit: 1SG (Ret) Daryl Hayes On December 14, 2022, the W.A. Hough Army JROTC Program (Cornelius, NC) partnered with the American Red Cross to educate kindergarten thru second grade students at Cornelius (NC) Elementary School (CES) on fire safety.   To accomplish this important task the Husky Battalion utilized [...]

Story by retired Army Major Anton Alston PIKEVILLE, N.C.On December 17, 2022, eleven cadets from Charles B. Aycock High School Army Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (JROTC) participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the Pikeville Cemetery. The wreath laying ceremony was sponsored by the Pikeville American Legion Post 541.The cadets provided a Color Guard [...]

Submitted by: Bulldog Battalion S5 The St Pauls Bulldogs began their service learning early in the school year and culminated the on the first weekend in December.  The local Lion’s Club of St Pauls is the lead agency that manages the Loflin/Walker fund which raises over $40,000 annually for the families of the community.  The [...]

Submitted by: 1SG (Ret) Johncarlo Lewis On December 10th, 2022 The Lexington Senior High School, Jacket Battalion Color Guard proudly Presents our Nation's Colors for Duke University Men’s Basketball Game. Our Cadets received many accolades from the Duke staff for their level of professionalism and performance. Cadet SSG Mamaril presented the Duke Staff with our [...]

Written by: SAI LTC (R) Mark Thomas Dec. 7, 2022, Seventeen Hawthorne Academy high school JROTC cadets were recognized by Congresswoman Alma Adams, 12th District of North Carolina, for their contributions in hosting the annual Military Service Academy Day.  The Military Service Academy Day brought together recruiting representatives from the US Military Academy, West Point, NY; US [...]

Submitted by: MAJ (R) Kerry Greene, SAI Cadet Wesley Wideman is not an amateur bowler and initially thought basketball would be his calling. That all changed when he was about nine years old and he rolled his first bowling ball. Having spent his youth enjoying other sports, like basketball, and football, he was no stranger [...]

Written by C/SSG Rebeca Moreno and C/CPL Tamang  Butler JROTC Raiders completed the 2022 Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot early morning before digging in at table by completing the 34th annual 8K running event. Raiders are familiar with running distances up to 3 miles and wanted to challenge themselves by going further to test their endurance around [...]

Submitted by: 1SG (R) Harold Smith The Palisades Puma Battalion started its rich legacy by presenting the National colors to the inaugural football game. The weather was perfect for football as the sunset provided the perfect background as the lights shined on the new stadium. The Puma Battalion Color Guard led by C/SFC Mia Zapata, C/SSG [...]