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 (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 [...]

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 [...]

Story By: Lt. Col. (Ret) Chevelle ThomasAL CTE JROTC Section President and Murphy High School JROTC SAI Mobile, AL – Mobile County Public School System Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps student cadets from Murphy and Blount High School participated in 'Career Technical Education on the Hill' in Montgomery, AL on February 2, 2023, to celebrate [...]

Story and photos by: COL (Ret.) Marc A. Garcia MIAMI, FL -- Miami Northwestern Senior HS (MNWSHS) Army JROTC Cadets who had either Paint and Auto Body class and/or Welding class teamed up to design and produce Flag and Guidon stands for the JROTC Battalion. The Cadets learned that welding and painting are not a [...]

Submitted by: LTC (R) Jim Duthu This Week’s Activities: The Eagle Battalion participated in the Junior Achievement Program at Williams Elementary on 6 December 2022. The Eagle Battalion sent 28 highly motivated and insightful cadets to instruct over 250 students in kindergarten through 3rd Grades.  The cadets worked as individuals and 2-person teams to mentor [...]

Story by: C/CPT. Eugenio, Gemrene Mae Saipan, CNMI -- Marianas High School Class of 2022 graduates, Teody Valenzuela and Lawrence Salamat have recently graduated from their Basic Combat Training in Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia. PFC. Valenzuela, Teody reported to Fort Benning on June 24th, 2022. He is currently in Charlie Company 1-19, 198th in [...]

Story by: CW4 (R) Christine Landers On 4 NOV 2022 Hillcrest High School attended the West Point LEADS Workshop. The workshop was to provide DISD JROTC Cadets a chance to work with current US Military Academy Cadets as well as a small team of West Point Staff. The cadets were later broken down into small [...]

Story by Lira FryeU.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command LA PALMA, California - The Army’s senior air defender only planned to stay in the Army for five years. Lt. Gen. Daniel Karbler, commanding general of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, shared his thoughts on serving in the Army with more than [...]