The Naval ROTC program is among the most elite programs in the United States. However, when an average American citizen depicts the United States greatest military moments, they picture the iconic moment of United States marines holding up the American flag at Iwo Jima. The USMC is the ideal fighting force that has been prominent around the globe. Surprisingly, they also share the Naval ROTC program with the United States Navy. Why is it that the US Navy lacks the same picture and title as the USMC? The United States Navy is putting out a great number of officers per year. Without an officer candidate school (OCS) or basic school to screen navy officers the military branch is exposing itself to diminishing physical standards, lack of strive…
JROTC is not like any other High school course. JROTC it is different in many ways. Regular high school courses just teach you mostly about one subject. However jrotc teaches you about a variety of different and unique subjects. In Jrotc they teach important skills such as first aid, and speech giving. It is important for students to learn skills like that it is because you would need to know those skills for any kind of career you were going to pursue.…
The Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps as known as JROTC is a high school program managed under the military. The purpose of JROTC is to motivate young people to become better citizens. JROTC teaches students leadership roles, life-skills, discipline, and how to make good decisions. This program has a very large impact on students and their lives.…
Throughout the program, we were taught these values, "Integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do." I had multiple opportunities being placed in leadership roles to lead others within the corps. From this, I learned that you're accountable for everything you do, and you have to own up to your mistakes no matter how bad the repercussions will be. AFJROTC also includes numerous community service projects and not only did I give back to the community with over 150 hours of community service, but I also gained the trait to be…
You can earn ribbons and medals for different things you have done in the program like raiders, drill, color guard and many other things. At the end of the year the JROTC program has an award ceremony for all the cadets and they get awarded for all they have done in the program and some people get lettered and some get just medals and a ribbon or they get an collage scholarship. All the cadets either make big achievements or don’t achieve anything at all because they didn’t put in any effort to have an achievement. The JROTC program is great and it helps kids achieve academic excellence so they can get into a good collage. There has been cadets who had gone to collage for free because of the JROTC program and it was because of their academic excellence and how bad they wanted to go to collage. JROTC also helps cadets get into the military if they want, the cadets who want to go into the military will go in a rank or two higher than the rest of the young men and women who are going in just after high school. JROTC will help you in your everyday life like organizing or keeping a portfolio handy when you go to a job interview. JROTC is the best…
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” Said by Steve Jobs. Being in Jrotc had taught me many things. I first joined as a sophomore. I didn't know what to expect. Since I’ve started JROTC I’ve been challenged mentally, physically, and emotionally. I have learned how to work more as a team and learn about leadership. Most things I’ve learned in JROTC I probably wouldn't have learned in my other classes. Cadets have managed to overcome many fears, tears, lifelong friendships, and unforgettable memories. Therefore, Jrotc builds character and leadership by its many activities such as conducting color guards, being apart of the chain of command, and being apart of the raider team.…
Advantages in JROTC can be beneficial regarding military service. If you are entering immediately after high school then you can become a Private First Class. There are skills that you learn that can be applied to military life. Proper uniform wear, marching, and common courtesies are all taught. These are the essentials and basics of the military. JROTC can be your roots and complete beginning to your career path of the military. Other than military benefits, JROTC can help you with just life itself. JROTC can help discipline you, making you a better citizen in the modern day society. JROTC teaches you morale values and determination to better prepare your career that you choose.…
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program can be a four-year journey of life changing experiences that build character and leadership. I was a freshman when I first join JROTC, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. Throughout my student life being a cadet, I was challenged physically, mentally, and emotionally. But I was able to learn more about teamwork and leadership. The curriculum consists of practical exercises that directly target an individual’s leadership and character. JROTC has taught me what I would not have learned in any other class in high school. Cadets have overcome fears and have formed lifelong friendships and unforgettable memories. Overall, they have found JROTC has molded a sense of character within them just as it has for me.…
My sophomore through senior year in high school I was enrolled in the JROTC program. The JROTC program teaches leadership skills and helps improve students confidence. There were two instructors, Colonel Barrack and Command Sergeant Major who we referred to as Sergeant Major. While colonel and command care about their students they have differences from their experiences and attitudes.…
If you were in middle school and you see some crazy guy in uniform screaming would you choose that class or not? I chose that class because I didn’t want to be as every other high school student and just show up for 4years and then graduate. But the real reason that I enrolled in JROTC was because I want to be different than every high school student and you learn how to become a leader.…
The Armed Forces is something my family is quite familiar with and has been an influential part of my life as a structure of leadership. My dad has told me a multitude of things he has experienced while in the Army and the opportunities given at hand when he was enlisted. I have also heard praises from many family members and family friends to the loved ones that have taken another step ahead by enrolling into college, and enhancing their leadership skills to become well renowned officers of the military. I will be taking this same road of success, but pushing it another level by applying for the NROTC, which will train my mind and body to guide others when I am commissioned into the Marine Corps.…
I enrolled in JROTC mostly because of my family. My dad was in the US Air Force and retired shortly after I was born, my oldest brother joined the US Navy about 2-3 years ago and my sister joined the early entry program for the US Navy and is going to boot camp in July, my brother was practically born to join the US Marines, and 3 of my 4 brothers have been or are in JROTC. It was only natural and the sane thing to do that I joined JROTC because we are practically a Military oriented family and I wouldn’t want it anyother way. I also thought it would be good for me because since this my first year in High School and that it would help me prioritize my work, help me find new friends, build my self-esteem, and learn how to become like my brothers. In my opinion my brothers are the very definition of leaders. Now that it is the end of the semester, my reasons of joining were proved right. I have become better at being a leader, I have made a bunch of friends, i’m more comfortable in the way I live my life and the things I do, and I know how to keep my grades up in High School, and even if I don’t I know how to try and keep them up. I love JROTC and there is no doubt in my mind that I will come back next…
Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage are the seven basic values of the army. JROTC helped me grow as a person and let me interact with people that I would have never interacted with before. I developed social skills and a good work ethic during my time in the JROTC. Over 50% of students in high school were in the program. I helped over a 100 students with basic army movements and discipline skills. A lot of students didn’t care much if they were good at what I was teaching them. That didn’t stop me from forcing them to repeat basic army movements for an hour each day. I taught them repetition and discipline. The more and more people I helped, the more people saw me as dependable. My instructor gave me more responsibilities and tasks to do as he saw me improving. JROTC helped me meet the friends that I still have to this day. If I did not join the program I wouldn’t have become who I am today. I used to be an introvert and kept to myself at all times. I rarely finished assignments or even started working on them. I never participated in any extracurricular activities. I was just a super lazy…
When I became a part of one of the Deer Park JROTC Cadets, I’ve never knew I would come to find happiness and enjoyment in the three years I spent growing with the other cadets. In the first year when I joined JROTC was unpredictable for me because I went from playing softball throughout my whole entire childhood into my freshman year to marching in formation as a JROTC cadet. The life lessons I learned from Chief Underwood and First Sergeant Harmon is always give my best of ability into my school work, extracurricular activities, and part-time jobs for a successful career. Because of these basic opportunities I’ve received in high school, I’ am more prepared for many obstacles in the real world compared to other kids that can’t go to school…
Without meaningful experiences that can be used after graduation leading into college and expanding into a career, students are at a disadvantage to growing to their full potential. However, through the establishment of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC) in schools students can gain life changing experiences. The National Defense Act of 1916 allowed the JROTC program to be established in the United States. Active duty military personnel were given the equipment needed to run the program in a high school (Army ROTC par. 1). In the Title Ten of the U.S. Code it states “it is a purpose of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to instill in students in the United States secondary educational institutions…