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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."
The United States Army uses various personnel management systems to classify soldiers in different specialties which they receive specialized and formal training on once they have successfully completed Basic Combat Training (BCT).
In the United States, the National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC) was the forerunner to the current Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) program and is essentially identical to it with just one exception: The NDCC is funded internally by the schools that opt for a military training system like JROTC but without any financial assistance from the Department of Defense.
Army JROTC is “one of the largest character development and citizenship programs for youth in the world,” according to the program’s website. More than 1,700 public schools, private schools ...
The U.S. Army’s JROTC program operates in more than 1,700 public and private high schools, military institutions and correctional centers throughout the U.S. and overseas, mentoring ...
Members of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps are assigned various ranks, the titles and insignia of which are based on those used by the United States Armed Forces (and its various ROTCs), specifically the United States Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S Space Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
The question was answered before a debate could begin, but supporters of Bolton High School's U.S. Air Force JROTC program who want it to continue next year still had their say on Tuesday.
Each program is directed by a Senior Army Instructor (Officer) and a Army Instructor (NCO or Warrant Officer) This is true, but only in Army JROTC. Perhaps it can be rewritten to be branch neutral? --70.234.105.214 05:47, 27 February 2006 (UTC)