The United States Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) is recognized as one of the world’s largest youth character development and citizenship programs. The National Defense Act of 1916 allowed for organized JROTC programs to be established in public and private educational institutions.
As Congressionally mandated by Title 10 of the United States Code, Section 2031, each military service must have a JROTC program to “instill in students in United States secondary educational institutions the values of citizenship, service to the United States, and personal responsibility and a sense of accomplishment.”
The Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps mission, “To Motivate Young People to be Better Citizens”, is the guidepost of the program.
Each year, the Washington County Public Schools District JROTC hosts a Community Food Drive.
During the 2021 – 2022 school year’s campaign, local JROTC students, referred to as cadets, collected 2,219 non-perishable food items that will be donated to local food pantries.
The Washington County Public School District extends their gratitude to all supporting participants in the highly successful effort.
The United States Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program currently operates in more than 1,700 public and private high schools, military institutions, and correctional centers throughout the U.S. and overseas. Approximately 50 percent of their student population is classified as minority with 40 percent of the JROTC population also identified as female.
As JROTC students, the youth experience opportunities to lead others. Cadets are led by instructors who are retired from active duty, currently in reserve duty, or active in National Guard Army service.
Pictured Left to Right:
Cadet Technical Sgt. Conner McCoy, Cadet Capt. J’Nyiah Williams, and Cadet Major Latierra Harden
