Jrotc prepares you for life. junior rotc is a high school course you take during regularschool hours but includes many out of classroom activities. They teach leadership skills ( how to motivate others ) and personal skills ( how to study, take tests,and interview for jobs). They motivate you to stay in school and graduate. It alsodevelops personal confidence and pride in self to avoid drugs and other negative peerpressure, and attain life skills that enhance success after graduation. Developingpersonal confidence is especially important these days. This is so because in a 6 year survey, the “ Partnership for a Drug Free America “ showed that in 1999alone, 54% of America’s teen, grades 7-12, had been offered drugs at least once in theirteen period. Having someone develop personal confidence in you to resist such temptations is an important asset for a teen to have. Being a leader and having controlover one’s self is the most valued characteristic. Junior ROTC simply enhances thesequalities. A quote by Mrs. Kathryn L. Ekstrom, Dean of Instruction in Jefferson DavisHigh School, Houston TX, states, “ If you really want students to be prepared for the21st century, you have to allow them to enroll in JROTC-it is the building block for thefuture.” No one can better teach the children of America then the men and women whohave proudly served in our country’s military. They set standards and are perhapsthe perfect role model to better educate the future of America....
