Story by: LTC (R) Eugene Thurman I am LTC (R) Eugene Thurman, the new Senior Army Instructor at Austin High School, Decatur AL. CSM (R) Patricia Davis, Army Instructor and I started the 2022 school year with a vision for the eighth graders in the program. This vision was to allow 8th graders time to … Read more
Story/Photos by Mililani High School Army Instructor, 1SG (Ret.) Marlon Rice and Senior Army Instructor, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Tim Schiller Trojan Battalion activated on 1 July 2012, scored a 98.6 on the recent JPA on 30 March 2023, the highest in the State of Hawaii, securing Honor Unit with Distinction (HUD). This year was much more challenging coming out … Read more
Story written by: C/CPT Nguy & MAJ (R) HartPhoto Credits: C/PFC Bowen & C/Captain Nguy The purpose of the JROTC Program Accreditation (JPA) inspection from the 4th Brigade Cadet Command is to evaluate the overall performance of the Maverick Battalion. To maintain our status of our Gold Star with Distinction, the unit must score a … Read more
Submitted by: SFC (R) John “Brian” Oriol, Army Instructor (AI) MIAMI, FL — Miami Northwestern Senior High School (MNWSHS) JROTC was honored at the Annual One Blood Awards Luncheon on April 6, 2023. Out of all the public schools in Miami Dade County (The 4th largest School District in the United States with 18 Army JROTC; 3 … Read more
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. … Read more
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 … Read more
Written by: CSM (Ret.) Daniel R. Moore FRANKLIN, TN — The 39th Annual Change of Command Ceremony recently took place at Franklin High School. During this event, C/LTC Caleb Fowler relinquished his position to C/LTC Caedmon Holland, representing a transition of leadership from one outstanding cadet leader to another. As we celebrate the accomplishments of … Read more
Story and Photo Credit: Steven Steiner II, Decatur HS JROTC S5 DECATUR, AL — On January 25th, Decatur High Army JROTC awarded the unit crest to the company. In order to receive a crest, cadets must complete one full semester in JROTC. A good caption for the photo below is, “Timothy Hunter received his unit … Read more
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 … Read more
Video created by: Washoe County School DistrictVideo shared by: LTC (Ret) Scott Caldwell The Huskie battalion is the oldest and one of the best JROTC Programs in Nevada. Like our school, we represent Respect, Honor, and Strength, and we strive for excellence and honor amongst our school and other programs. We always participate in numerous … Read more