Written by: LTC (R) Richard R. Hodgson JUNCTION CITY, KS -- Junction City High School Army JROTC in Junction City Kansas was formally inspected for its Joint Program of Accreditation on March 27th, by Mr. Tyrone Middleton of 3rd Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet Command and noncommissioned officers from the 1st Infantry Division’s Special Troops Battalion. [...]

Submitted by: COL (Ret.) Robert Hester HUTCHINSON, KS -- Wichita South High School JROTC “Iron Titan Battalion” Traveled to the Kansas State Fair grounds in Hutchinson KS to compete in the Kansas State Archery Tournament. The Iron Titan BN did an outstanding job winning 3rd place overall in the 3D competition and 5th place overall [...]

Written by: LTC (Ret) Michael DeBolt On Saturday, March 11, Omaha Public Schools (OPS) held their 50th annual JROTC Military Ball.  The keynote speaker for the event was Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, William J. Gainey a newly created position established to advise the Chairman on matters of professional development of [...]

Written by: c/Captain Yaire Barreiro The 2022-2023 Ravens Battalion Staff selected College and Career Readiness as the Battalion Continuous Improvement Plan (BCIP) focus area. You can read more about this project in our previous post, featuring Aisha Veliz. c/Captain Janiiya Williams, pictured with her 5th Year Plan, shares the following about her success in the [...]

Written by: c/Captain Yaire Barreiro The 2022-2023 Ravens Battalion Staff selected College and Career Readiness as the Battalion Continuous Improvement Plan (BCIP) focus area. You can read more about this project in our previous post, featuring Aisha Veliz. c/Major Jennifer Nunez, pictured with her Salem College pennant, shares the following about her success in the [...]

Story by: c/Captain Yaire Barreiro MINT HILL, NC -- The 2022-2023 Ravens Battalion Staff selected College and Career Readiness as the Battalion Continuous Improvement Plan (BCIP) focus area. This aligns with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools 2024 Strategic Plan: “Every student graduating with meaningful employment or higher education opportunities.” The battalion is striving to achieve and [...]

Written by: LTC (R) Richard R. Hodgson MANHATTAN, KS -- Cadets from Junction City High School traveled to Manhattan, Kansas on Saturday, March 4th to conduct some Spring cleaning of the Kansas Veteran’s Cemetery.  While the cemetery staff does an excellent job of maintaining a high state of appearance at the facility, the need for [...]

Written by: LTC (Ret.) Richard R. Hodgson MANHATTAN, KS -- Seventy-four JROTC Cadets from nine schools around the state traveled to Manhattan, Kansas to attend a JROTC Day hosted by Kansas State University’s Army ROTC program, The Wildcat Battalion, to learn about opportunities in both Army ROTC and at Kansas State.   High Schools attending were [...]

Written by: SFC (Ret.) Robert Hodapp NIXA, MO -- Nixa High School Army JROTC from Nixa, Missouri, hosted its first Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation Aerial Drone Tournament on February 18, 2023. This competition consisted of 12 JROTC Drone teams from Nixa, SRTC, Camdenton, Booneville, and Wichita, Kansas. This competition was in conjunction with [...]

Submitted by: Melissa Moore, 3rd Brigade Army JROTC CALUMENT, MI -- Ms. Melissa Moore from 3rd Brigade Army JROTC shares photos from the Army JROTC Arctic Raider competition held in Calumet, Michigan on February 18th, 2023. The events at this competition included the Ahkio Sled Race, Snow Shoe Biathlon, Cross Country Rescue, and a Surprise [...]