Written by: Cadet Captain Yaire Barreiro, Book Study Team Captain MINT HILL, NC -- The Rocky River JROTC Book Study Team worked together to help teachers mentor students in order to “Flip The Grade”. With COVID-19 and the teacher shortage, schools have had a difficult time improving academic scores. We all had to come together to [...]

Written by: MAJ (Ret.) Ervin Purvis CHARLOTTE, NC -- On Saturday, 11 February 2023, the Palisades High School JROTC Orienteering Team completed another milestone in their inaugural year.  After building a competitive team that originated with no previous experience, the Puma Orienteers finished 8th out of 42 teams in the annual Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Annual Orienteering [...]

Article by: C/1LT Paola Del Rello, S5 The 85th Army JROTC Battalion participated in the North Carolina A&T State University ROTC Day on 5 November 2022.  This was a great opportunity for Army JROTC Cadets from across the Brigade.  The event started with breakfast and an introduction from the Professor of Military Science, Lieutenant Colonel [...]

Submitted by: LTC (Ret) Paul Brown and 1SG (Ret) Johncarlo Lewis CHAPEL HILL, NC -- On February 11th, 2023, The Lexington Senior High School, Jacket Battalion Color Guard proudly presents our Nation's Colors for the Chapel Hill (Tar Heels) Men’s Basketball Game. Our Cadets received many accolades from the Chapel Hill staff for their level [...]

Story by: Trina Hines, 1SG (R), Ed.D. MORGANTON, NC -- The Freedom High School Army JROTC Service Learning Project was a huge success. Over 1000 non-perishable food was donated to our Superintendent's ninth annual food drive. Led by our Cadet Battalion Commander and Cadet Command Sergeant Major, each company competed against each other to gain [...]

Submitted by: 1SG (Ret.) Harold SmithPhoto Credit: C/SSG Mia Zapata CHARLOTTE, NC -- After several hours of learning her study guide, practicing in front of a mirror, in her bedroom or making personal cue cards to help her, Cadet Private First Class Elizabeth Mazingo fought through shaky nerves and a highly competitive group of cadets to [...]

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.) Ivan MontanezPhoto credit: COL (Ret.) Ivan Montanez WILMINGTON, DE -- COL (Ret.) Ivan Montanez, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) for Mount Pleasant High School Army JROTC, shares the following: "We hosted our first robotics event at our school, where we had 20 different teams compete for regionals. The JROTC program planned, organized, [...]

Picture and story by: Bulldog Battalion S5Submitted by: MAJ (Ret.) Stephen Hill ST PAULS, NC -- St Pauls High School Army JROTC Color Guard presents the Colors at the 171st Engineer Company deactivation ceremony.  The 171st was a part of the North Carolina National Guard. “Our relationship with the 171 dates back over 30 years,” [...]

Submitted by: COL (Ret.) Steven A. Baker LELAND, NC -- On 31 January, 2023, North Brunswick High School Army JROTC gave a briefing to Major General Antonio Munera, Command Gerenal of U.S. Army Cadet Command, on our Continuous Improvement Project. We presented this Continuous Improvement Brief on ACT/ASVAB improvement to our Senior ROTC partner at North [...]