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 [...]

Submitted by: Mr. Jon Thompson, U.S. Army JROTC BETHESDA, MD -- The Army JROTC Team, TXPatriot | baits64== from Theodore Roosevelt High School in San Antonio took first place in the all-services CISCO Net Academy competition and 3rd place overall in the all-services CyberPatriot competition. The team from left to right is Tina Tse, Seyma Kilic [...]

Written by: CW4 (Ret) Lynn Taylor South Hills High School JROTC Leadership Team from Fort Worth, TX advances to the 2023 JROTC Leadership Bowl National Championship for the third consecutive year. Cadets put in many hours of studying and honing their skills as a cohesive team. Leadership Team Captain C/SGT Maria Rangel stated, “We accomplished [...]

Written by: 1SG (Ret) Michael Long FORT WORTH, TX -- South Hills High School JROTC competed at the Mesquite JROTC Vex Robotics Competition and placed eighth out of twenty teams. The competition helped the team to qualify for the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championship to be held in Dallas, TX, April 27-29. This is the [...]

Submitted by: Mr. Matt Cantrell, U.S. Army Cadet Command Safety ANNISTON, AL -- The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Southern Regional Air Rifle Competition was held from 9 to 11 February earlier this month in Anniston, Alabama. Mr. Matt Cantrell from the U.S. Army Cadet Command Safety team was on-hand to observe the safety guidelines in [...]

Submitted by: COL (Ret.) William P. LaChancePhoto credit: COL (Ret.) William P. LaChance SAN ANTONIO, TX -- COL Philbert Palmore and CSM Jose Salas, 5th Brigade Command Team, congratulate cadets from the Theodore Roosevelt High School's Rough Rider Battalion for taking first place in both armed and unarmed divisions of the 5th Brigade Drill Championships held on [...]

Submitted by: MAJ (Ret) William R. Kern FARMINGTON, NM -- Congratulations to Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Gatlin James of Piedra Vista High School, Farmington, New Mexico. On February 8, 2023, Gatlin accepted a nomination to attend the United States Military Academy and signed a national letter of intent to compete on the USMA Rifle Team! All [...]

Submitted by: 1SG (Ret.) Cedric Brown The Thomas Jefferson corps of Cadets' journey began with many challenges that attempted to derail their aspirations for Drill Teams. Still, their passion and perseverance again placed them in a winning position at the 5th BDE Drill competition. The motto of the Crimson Brigade is "one team, one fight," [...]