Wa-Hi JROTC |
about usWalla Walla High school Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) is an Army JROTC program, but it is not limited to only those wishing to join the military. The program has several courses, general military science (normal company classes), Battalion staff, and Rifle Marksmanship, with over 100 cadets in the program. As a program we have eight special teams that cadets can potentially join
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what is jrotc? |
The Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) is a program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the United States. The program was originally created as part of the National Defense Act of 1916 and was later expanded under the 1964 ROTC Vitalization Act.
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Junior ROTC is a partnership between the Army and high schools all over the nation. The mission of JROTC is to “motivate young people to be better citizens.” Specifically, we help our students prepare themselves to lead successful, productive lives when they graduate from high school; we want to help them prepare to become productive American citizens of the twenty-first century. Our curriculum stresses high school completion, hands-on leadership training, good citizenship, community service, and study and life skills that will help students succeed. We try to do this by providing our students with a specific set of skills that they will find helpful in their high school journey — oral and written communication, goal setting and planning, teamwork, leadership, American military history and the role of the armed forces in our democracy, map reading, first aid, and physical fitness. We also provide a series of activities in and out of the classroom that appeal to students who might not otherwise join after-school programs. Among these activities are Color Guard 1 and 2, Armed Drill Team, Unarmed Drill Team, Physical Fitness Team, and our national championship Rifle Team.