Writer - c/CPT Littlejohn, Jordan Photographer - c/CPL Phan On February 8th 2025, The Palisades High School JROTC Orienteering Team achieved an impressive 4th place at the annual JROTC Orienteering Competition on February 11, 2023. Competing for the first time, the team navigated a challenging 5.7 km course at McDowell Nature Preserve, successfully locating eleven [...]

Story and Photos by: LTC (R) Vern L Randall  Bartlett High School JROTC, Anchorage, AK, hosted an orienteering meet on 20 September 2023. Seven different high school JROTC programs attended and participated, with 57 Cadets representing Army, Air Force, and Navy programs participating in the activity. The participating Cadets demonstrated physical fitness, teamwork, and technical expertise [...]

Written by: MAJ (Ret.) Jay Massey DICKSON, TN -- Independence High School recently hosted a land navigation training event at Montgomery Bell State Park near Dickson, Tennessee on Saturday, 15 April. In attendance were over 50 JROTC cadets from Independence High School, Centennial High School, and Hickman County High School. Prior to the training event, [...]

Article written by C/SSG Jacob Edwards The Bulldogs entered the “Battle of Kings Mountain” in North Carolina for the 2022-23 school year to test their navigation skills. Cadets had to be able to read a map and capable of running 3 miles preferably without stopping within 30 minutes. All members on the team are Raiders. “What an amazing [...]

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 [...]