Written by: Micah A. Ray Sr. JROTC Battalion Commander's two year journey to achieve his dream of becoming an Army officer HOUSTON, TX -- In this picture, we have SE Civilian Aid to the Secretary Myrna Trevino, CPT Kelechi Odocha (West Point Admissions Officer SW Region, West Point Field Force members Terry Felton and John [...]

Written by: SFC (Ret.) WIlbert Romero ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- On April 1,2023 EVHS JROTC traveled to Cibola High School in Albuquerque NM at 6am. To start off the day A2 and Jovan competed in the armed solo expedition. Throughout the rest of the day multiple teams competed such as male/female color guard, male/female PT, armed/unarmed [...]

Written by: MAJ (Ret.) Micah Ray HISD’S Absolute Best - Part 1 of 4 Houston ISD is the 4th largest district in the United States. JROTC within the district has around 4,000 cadets. Houston MSTC can proudly announce four of their own JROTC cadets are among the top 24 cadets out of 4,000. These four [...]

Written by: MSG (Ret.) John Grayson Attached are the pictures of some of the events the Harrisburg High School Army JROTC Department participated in the past few days: Service to Community and Country Themed Week with Adam Timze (Photo credit: MSG (Ret.) John Grayson) We had a Service to Community and Country Themed Week Starting [...]

Written by: MAJ (Ret.) Christopher Graves March was a great experience for the Oiler Battalion Cadets! One of the many events completed was the Houston ISD’s Blue Bonnet competition, a yearly event which showcases Houston’s many JROTC programs. The Pearland HS JROTC cadets experienced the large competition for the first time in their 30-year history. [...]

Written by: 1SG (Ret) John Sanford, AI The Bellaire High School 20th Cardinal Battalion celebrated their Military Ball, Thurs, 30 March 2023. In attendance were special guests Ms. Myrna C. Saldana-Trevino (Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, Texas-East) and Lieutenant Colonel Mai Lee Eskuland (Deputy Director, Strategic Officer Recruiting Detachment). In a surprise moment, [...]

Written by: MAJ (R) Matthew Wolverton JROTC Cadets from the Vroonland Vanguard High School JROTC Battalion completed their annual Service-Learning Project on 1 April. This year, the Cadets partnered with Southern Methodist University (SMU) to provide support to local homeless Veterans. Cadets from Vroonland Vanguard High developed a plan after reaching out to SMU ROTC [...]

Written by: MAJ (Ret.) Francisco Hernandez On March 25, 2023, CO Representative, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert attended and was the guest speaker for the annual Delta High School JROTC Ball. Congresswoman Boebert spoke for approximately 10 minutes. The Congresswoman’s speech to the cadets focused on selfless service to the school, community, and nation. The Colorado representative [...]

Submitted by: WHO: Bear Cadets (14 x Participants; with 1x Senior Army Instructor and 1x Army Instructor). Camp participants included 121 cadets (68 males, 53 females), 27 cadre, 2 female chaperones, and 13 active duty service members providing medical support. Cadets attending camp represented 9 high schools from El Paso, Texas. Like past years,  eight [...]

Written by: Todd Martin, Kileen Independent School District (ISD) Three teams tied to Killeen ISD schools are competing this week among more than 3,000 students statewide in the 17th annual National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament at the Bell County Expo Center. For the second year, the Harker Heights High School Junior ROTC fielded [...]