Latest "JROTC" stories

4-foot-7-inch Marine says peers in boot camp ‘kind of looked up to’ him

Is Pfc. Nathaniel Laprade the shortest service member of all time? It’s hard to say for sure.

By Irene Loewenson

3 months ago

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

7 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

13 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

4 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

6 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.

6 years ago

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