Writer: Ronald Schlangen Photographer: Ronald Schlangen ROXBORO, NC – The Person High School Army Junior ROTC Raider Team held their inaugural Raider Competition at the Carolina Community Academy, September 14, 2024, in Roxboro, NC. The one-day competition consisted of five timed events including a 5K (3.1 mile) run, obstacle course, HUMVEE pull, physical fitness “Crucible” [...]

Authored by: LTC (R) Richard R. HodgsonPhotos by: LTC (R) Richard R. Hodgson Junction City High School Army JROTC Cadet SGM Aerianna Cazee was recognized as Student of the Month. Cadet SGM Aerianna Cazee, a LET 2 Cadet, was selected for this honor due to her dedication as a student and Cadet at Junction City High School.  She [...]

Authored by: C/2LT Aneres HutchinsonPhotos by: C/LTC Deysie Hernandez Wildcat Battalion's Hidden Gem Garinger High School would like to highlight C/1SG Jor-el Kershaw, who is a LET IV. He joined JROTC at West Charlotte High School during his freshman year. His mother encouraged him to enroll in the program to learn new things and acquire leadership [...]

Authored by: 1SG (R) Larry BrownPhotos by: 1SG (R) Larry Brown This week C/LTC Ivan Shaw, current Senior and JROTC LET 3 at The Academies at South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona conducted his first solo flight in a Piper Cherokee. Ivan has successfully completed all the flight requirements as a student in the South Mountain Academies Science, [...]

Authored by: SFC (R) Ivan J. AlviraPhotos by: SFC (R) Ivan J. Alvira Cadet Maddison Miyasato from Waipahu High School Army JROTC was recently recognized by the Hawaii State Legislature for her outstanding achievement and much-deserved recognition during the 2023 National FFA Agriscience Fair. While participating in the national competition Ms. Miyasato received many laudable comments [...]

Story and Photos by: COL (R) Steven A. Baker Cadet Major Valeria Alvarado was selected as the North Carolina American Legion Cadet of the Year for her outstanding academic and community service record.  She is the captain of the defending Army JROTC Air Rifle National Champions, she is the Scorpion Battalion Operations Officer as a LET3, and [...]

Story by: MAJ (R) Kenneth A. DeVoePhotos by: Lynette Bolton Golden Eagle Battalion Cadets Participate in Leaders are Readers Program The Paxon School for Advanced Studies Golden Eagle Battalion Cadets participated in the Leaders are Readers program at the Biltmore Elementary School of Jacksonville, Florida. The program took place on 25 January 2024. The Cadets joined community [...]

Story by: MAJ (R) Siimoa GaloiaPhotos by: Maea Fepulea'i Bronze Ambition: 17-Year-Old Cadet Colonel Fepulea'i's Triumph at the Pacific Games  Cadet Colonel Olefa Fepulea'i, a 17-year-old Senior at Tafuna High School and the Army JROTC Task Force Commander, exemplifies the U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) mission and core values, particularly Duty and [...]

Story by: SFC (R) Prince YoungPhotos by: Mr. Richard Ritter Cadet Rasmussen, who is the Cadet battalion commander for the Vilseck High School, 18th Army JROTC "Falcon" Battalion from 2nd Brigade has been selected as a delegate to the United States Senate Youth Program. He and other delegates from around the nation will be spending 1-week in [...]

Story by: LTC (R) Darrell M. GrayPhotos by:  Onye Hollomon McCluer HS Army JROTC Cadet Jakyra Henderson from 3rd Brigade was recognized by the Ferguson-Florissant School District Board of Education as she was offered and accepted an Army ROTC National & two Campus Based Scholarships to Lincoln University (MO). The U.S. Army National Scholarship is a [...]