About Army JROTC

Introduction
This curriculum guide lists and describes the four Leadership Education and Training (LET) core courses and elective course options approved by Army JROTC.
Each course framework provides a scope and sequence outline that includes targeted competencies and time allocations deemed appropriate for student
learning and assessment.

Description
Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) is the largest youth program, with an accredited curriculum, in high school. It serves as a character and leadership
development program for our nation’s high school students. High school students enrolled in JROTC are “Cadets.” There are approximately 314,000 Cadets
enrolled in JROTC in 1,731 high schools, led by 4,000 retired Army Instructors.

Mission
The program's focus is reflected in its mission statement "To Motivate Young People to be Better Citizens." It prepares high school 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 will benefit the student, community, and nation.

Vision
This program’s design focuses on the development of better citizens by building skills in leadership, personal growth and behaviors, citizenship, decision making,
health and fitness, first aid, team building, service learning, and, geography; all within a student-centered learning environment. The JROTC program is a
cooperative effort between the Army and the host school.

Accreditation Information
The Army JROTC program is accredited by AdvancED, which was created through a merger of the Pre-K-12 divisions of the North Central Association Commission
on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI); the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS
CASI); and the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC).