The Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (MCJROTC) program serves to develop informed and responsible citizens as well as a deep sense of pride and character in high school students. It is a unique program that stresses the learning of leadership skills that will enhance the lives of the young adults who participate.

In order to fulfill its mission, the Marine Corps JROTC Program seeks to fulfill the following objectives:

1. Give students an appreciation for the origin, advantages and responsibilities of citizenship in our country.
2. Develop in students an understanding of good leadership skills and the advantages of strong moral character.
3. Promote in the students an understanding for the need and application of our national security.
4. Develop in students a sense of pride and direction in their maturity and personal discipline.
5. Teach students to understand and respect the need for constitutional authority as the foundation of a democratic society.

We value our partnership with schools across America. MCJROTC is at its essence a Leadership Education program meant solely to develop character and citizenship. Although a comprehensive learning environment anchored in a military structure is not for all students, there is a body of defendable academic knowledge that clearly articulates the significant benefit to those that choose to participate. Our curriculum was the first to be nationally accredited under CITA/SACS and is directly linked to National Standards. Responding to local challenges, MCJROTC programs can be implemented in any one of several configurations to include a traditional model, cluster, school within a school, and stand-alone academy. In an environment of fiscal challenges, many School Districts find a cooperative relationship attractive, allowing them to provide curricular options at a significantly lower cost. Please feel free to contact us to discuss possible partnerships.

I encourage you to apply for a Marine Corps JROTC unit.  Applications can be downloaded in Microsoft Word.  Important Terms of MCJROTC Unit Establishment may also be downloaded in Microsoft Word.

Sincerely,

Dr. William McHenry

Director

Marine Corps JROTC Program