Originally Posted by Ptarmigan
My boy is picking electives for his freshman year and wants to join the JROTC. We're all for it and figure whether he joins the military or not it will be good for him. Anybody else have kids go through the program?


In 30+ years I have never seen JROTC hurt a kid's chances, seen it help a bunch.

Concur with the observation AFAIK that the classroom content is sorta basic and boring, I think far more interesting to everyone involved are the drill, rocketry, and orienteering teams.


"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744