Army JROTC Fact Sheet
JROTC Charter – To make better citizens and productive members of the
community by allowing them the opportunity to continue their growth and
achieve their goals in life through leadership, education, discipline,
motivation, and last but not least, hard work on the student’s part.
This elective will complement students required secondary education
curriculum and focus on the development of making better citizens
through the instruction of skills in leadership, citizenship, life
success, geography, and wellness, in a structured interactive
environment.
JROTC Objectives –
1) Educate students to succeed in high school and life beyond high school.
2) Build teamwork – stress seven values through a simple acronym for
leadership: (LDRSHIP) – Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless service, Honor,
Integrity, and Personal courage.
3) Challenge students to make goals in life, to make a plan to attain
those goals, and to provide direction as required so students achieve
their goals.
4) Provide students with leadership responsibilities and opportunities as members of the class.
5) Conduct hands-on interactive learning and most importantly, have fun doing so.
JROTC Curriculum –
1) The curriculum is designed to teach high school students the value of
citizenship, leadership, service to the community, personal
responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment, while instilling in them
self-esteem, teamwork, and self-discipline. Its focus is reflected in
the program’s mission statement, “To motivate young people to become
better citizens.” The curriculum prepares students for responsible
leadership roles while making them aware of their rights,
responsibilities, and privileges as American citizens. The program is a
stimulus for promoting graduation from high school, and it provides
instruction and rewarding opportunities that benefit the student and
community. The JROTC curriculum consists of several programs of
instruction. Madatory classes consist of six (6) major blocks under
Leadership Education Training (LET): Citizenship in Action; Leadership
Theory and Application; Foundations for Success; Wellness, Fitness, and
First Aid; Geography, Map Skills and Environment Awareness; and
Citizenship in American History and Government. These six areas
complement students’ required secondary education curriculum with
primary focus on the development of citizenship skills in a structured
interactive environment. There are four (4) LET classes that students
take in sequence each year. Cadets can take LET 1-4 contingent upon
their curriculum track and total number of electives allowed.
2) Additionally, the JROTC program will continue to attend JROTC summer
camp to supplement the on-campus curriculum for selected upper class
students. For those attending, added focus is placed on developing
student’s character and leadership skills. Summer Camp is a practical
application of course curriculum taught throughout JROTC that challenges
students with hands-on leadership duties and responsibilities.
JROTC Class Size – The JROTC program has three (3)
teachers, SFC (Ret) Adrienne Bryant, SFC (Ret) Doug Romero and Col. (Ret) Nickey Philpot. As a
result, student/teacher ratio and class size per teacher can be 30
students with overload capability to 35 students if required. SFC
Bryant instructs primarily the basic course students (LET 1-2s) while
Col. Philpot teaches the advanced course students (LET 3-4s). SFC Romero shares in instructional duties as required. JROTC
classes are combined with all LET level cadets thus allowing the basic
and advanced course cadets opportunities to interface through hands-on
leadership scenarios and applications. Both teachers instruct five (5)
periods. Each class period is referred to as a Company with designated
phonetic alphabet names. School Year 2020-2021 the company names will
be: Whiskey, X-Ray, Sierra, Tango, Victor, and Uniform Companies. All JROTC classes
make up the Corps of Cadets commonly referred to as the Cavalier
Battalion.