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NJROTC cadets visiting USS Theodore Roosevelt in November 2005. According to Title 10, Section 2031 [1] of the United States Code, the purpose of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is "to instill in students in [the United States] secondary educational institutions the values of citizenship, service to the United States, and personal responsibility and a sense of accomplishment."
However, they also have the option to apply the scholarship to their 'room and board' expenses instead of school tuition. The Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP) is an alternative route to receive military scholarship benefits. The program requires cadets to enlist in a reserve unit (Army Reserve or National Guard) while enrolled in ROTC.
The last 12 months are part of the Post-Residential Phase. Most participants will earn their GED or a high school diploma by the end of their Residential Phase. The program is one of many programs administered by the National Guard Bureau that address leadership, life skills, and physical training. [1]
Local, state and national officials gather at Veterans Memorial High School to celebrate the school's establishment of Texas' first U.S. Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit on ...
The Army National Guard also offers an "Accelerated" OCS program, which is a 56-day, full-time program. The Accelerated program is the most physically and mentally demanding program and while the majority of candidates for the Accelerated program are already enlisted soldiers, the failure rate is consistently over 40%.
The program is a major financial incentive for students who could receive their commissions early and serve as officers while still attending college. In 1984, the California Guard received 95% (74 out of 78) of its ROTC lieutenants from the ECP program. The Army Reserve had a similar experience. [5]
Four school committee members in Brockton are requesting for the Massachusetts National Guard to assist in monitoring high school students following an increase in violence on campus.. In a letter ...
The Delayed Entry Program (DEP, also called the Delayed Enlistment Program or Future Soldiers Program in the United States ), is a program designed to accommodate new enlistees into the United States Armed Forces before they ship out to basic training.