Latest "JROTC" stories

Lawmakers want to protect teen trainees from “predatory” instructors

Concerns linger about the number counselors booted from the program for abusing high-school students.

By Leo Shane III

4 weeks ago

Junior ROTC has ‘mixed’ impact on student outcomes, new study shows

Former high school cadets have better military career outcomes than their peers, too, the report found.

By Davis Winkie

3 months ago

Sexual misconduct in JROTC programs higher than previously reported

Nearly 60 cases of sexual misconduct by instructors have been reported in the last five years.

By Leo Shane III and Davis Winkie

7 months ago

Defense bill requires local JROTC programs to admit homeschooled students

The measure establishes a uniform policy across the nation and eliminates any ambiguity regarding homeschooled students’ eligibility.

By Diana Stancy Correll

3 years ago

Army honors three JROTC cadets killed in Florida shooting

West Point posthumously admitted one of the JROTC cadets to the academy, and all three are being awarded heroism medals.

By Charlsy Panzino

5 years ago

JROTC leader shocked that accused school shooter one of his own

The sound of gunfire still ringing in his ears after his mad half-mile sprint, Jack Ciaramello was standing with friends in a grocery store parking lot when a sheriff’s deputy approached. He asked the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High senior if he knew a former student named Nikolas Cruz.

5 years ago

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