Written by: c/CPT Clarenz Ringor KAUAI, HAWAII - March 9th, 2023. With the advent of 2023, the Menehune Battalion started to prepare for the JROTC Program for Accreditation, with the last inspection of this magnitude happening in 2020. In 2020, the inspection was successful, earning the Honor Unit with Distinction (HUD) title. Many things happened [...]

Photo/Story: 1SG (Ret.) Raymond L. Eason On March 07, 2023, members of the Garfield High School Bulldawgs Battalion were invited to the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall in Los Angeles, California to present the colors for the U.S. Army Los Angeles Recruiting Battalion Community Partners Meeting.Members of the Garfield High School Color Guard were honored to [...]

Story by: C/SGT Angel Li and C/SGT Sophia Shin Debengek SAIPAN, CNMI -- The Annual CNMI PSS JROTC Drill Competition was held on the campuses of Marianas High School, Saipan Southern High School, Kagman High School, Rota High School, and Tinian High School throughout February 23 to the 26th. The competition is held annually between [...]

Submitted by: Greg Stephens, 8th Brigade, USACC DUBLIN, CA -- Mr. Greg Stephens from 8th Brigade, U.S. Army Cadet Command JROTC, shares photos from the San Francisco Unified School District Army JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC). The event was held from 16 to 20 February at Camp Parks in Dublin, California. Top Photo Caption: JROTC [...]

By: C/CPT Ismail Hossain Last Saturday was a day everyone in the Stallion Battalion was waiting for. A day where they would showcase what they have practiced in the past few months. A day that they were all eager for. Over the last few months, the Stallion Battalion Drill Team consisting of 33 Cadets has [...]

Photo/Story: 1SG(R) Raymond L. EasonOn February 19, 2023, at Forest Lawn Cemetery Hollywood Hills, CA, elite members of the Garfield High School Bulldawg Battalion participated in the largest celebration of its kind, to honor George Washington’s birthday and to observe Presidents’ Day. Also, the Sons of Liberty hosted this celebration inviting other JROTC units in [...]

Submitted by: C/1LT Emi Uohara Punahou JROTC cadets teamed up with Punahou School 4th graders to make "Genki Balls" as a Service Learning project.  The Ala Wai canal that runs adjacent to Waikiki has been plagued with sludge buildup for many years.  The Microorganisms in the Genki Balls digest the sludge, oxygenate the water, and [...]

Written by: 1SG (Ret.) Raymond Eason (SAI) and SSG (Ret.) Terry Buckhannon (AI) On February 12, 2023, members of the Garfield HS Army JROTC Color Guard performed the opening ceremony for Students Run LA (SRLA) Hansen Dam 30K Run.  The mission of the SRLA is to challenge and encourage at-risk students to experience the benefits [...]

Submitted by: SFC (Ret.) Ivan J. Alvira WAIPAHU, HI — A huge congratulations to the very first high school dual enrolled student to become the International PTK President, Cadet Keziah Christie Ancheta! Not only is she the Phi Theta Kappa International president, but she is also the Waipahu JROTC Marauder Battalion S-6. The Marauder Battalion [...]

Story and photo credit: Greg Stephens, 8th Brigade JROTC NAVAL BASE, GUAM -- 8th Brigade Army JROTC Cadets attend the Guam JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) which took place from 7 to 11 February at the EOD obstacle course at Naval Base Guam. Top Photo: Is CPT Fontanilla from the University of Guam ROTC giving [...]