Junior ROTC programs in high schools across the U.S. are critical elements of Army recruiting that need careful attention, the Army’s acting manpower chief told Congress.
The U.S. Army Junior ROTC is the best-kept secret in the Army.
The following essay was the winner of the Lieutenant General (Ret.) Theodore J. Stroup JROTC Achievement Award, a scholarship program hosted by AUSA’s Education & Programs for the benefit of JROTC cadets.
March 30, 2017
A new federal budget report from a conservative think tank strongly advocates making defense spending the nation’s top priority, but it still finds places to cut that would be widely felt by the Army.
The Heritage Foundation report, “Blueprint for Balance: A Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2018,” calls for slowing growth in federal spending while fully funding national-security needs.
