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ROLE AND PURPOSE

According to Title 10, Section 2031 of the , the Department Of The Army has declared those objectives for each cadet to be:
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  • Developing good citizenship and Patriotism .

  • Developing self-reliance, leadership, and responsiveness to constituted authority.

  • Improving the ability to communicate well both orally and in writing.

  • Developing an appreciation of the importance of physical fitness.

  • Increasing a respect for the role of the US Armed Forces in support of national objectives.

  • Developing a knowledge of basic military skills.

    • Section 524.5 of the CFR National Defense title states in part that JROTC should "provide meaningful leadership instruction of benefit to the student and of value to the Armed Forces. ... Students will acquire: (1) An understanding of the fundamental concept of leadership, military art and science, (2) An introduction to related professional knowledge, and (3) An appreciation of requirements for national security. The dual roles of citizen/soldier and soldier/citizen are studied. ... These programs will enable cadets to better serve their country as leaders, as citizens, and in military service should they enter it. ... The JROTC and NDCC are not, of themselves, officer-producing programs but should create favorable attitudes and impressions toward the Services and toward careers in the Armed Forces."



In a February 2000 testimony before the House Armed Services Committee , the armed service Chiefs Of Staff testified that 30%–50% of graduating JROTC cadets go on to join the military:
  • General James L. Jones , Commandant Of The Marine Corps testified that the value of the Marine JROTC program "is beyond contest. Fully one-third of our young men and women who join a Junior ROTC program wind up wearing the uniform of a Marine ."

  • General Eric K. Shinseki , Chief Of Staff Of The United States Army testified that "Our indications are about 30 percent of those youngsters — we don't recruit them, as you know. We are not permitted to do that. But by virtue of the things that they like about that experience, about 30 percent of them end up joining the Army , either enlisting or going on to ROTC and then joining the officer population."

  • General Michael E. Ryan , Chief Of Staff Of The United States Air Force testified that "almost 50 percent of the folks that go {Link without Title} out of the Air Force Junior ROTC go into one of the Services by enlisting or going to ROTC or going to one of the academies."

  • Admiral Jay L. Johnson , Chief Of Naval Operations testified that "Even if the number is only 30 percent, that is a good number. But think about what we get out of the other 70 percent. They have exposure to us. They have exposure to the Military . And the challenge of the education mandate that we all share in Principals and School Counselor s and School District s that won't let us in, that is a powerful tool I think to educate whether or not they end up in the service. So it is a long way around saying it is well worth the investment for lots of different reasons." H.R. 4205 - Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, February 10, 2000




ORGANIZATION



Each branch of the US Armed Forces maintains a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, organized into units. As of June 2006, there are a total of 3,229 units:


In 1967, Congress increased the total number of units authorized to be established from 1,200 to 1,600. In 1992, Congress expanded the maximum number of JROTC units to 3,500; The statutory limitation on the number of units was struck from the law in 2001. Amendments to 10 ). Retrieved on 2006-12-29 .

Units are set up according to the layout of their parent service. Army and Marine Corps JROTC units follow the Battalion structure. Air Force JROTC units are composed structurally based on size ( Wing if more than 251 cadets, group if more than 101, Squadron if more than 51). Navy JROTC also typically follows the Company (100-149 cadets), battalion (150-299 cadets), or regiment (300+ cadets) structure depending on the size of the unit.

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