THE PRICE OF FREEDOM IS ETERNAL VIGILANCE
The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) is a federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools and also in some middle schools across the United States and United States military bases across the world. The program was originally created as part of the National Defense Act of 1916 and later expanded under the 1964 ROTC Vitalization Act.
Students who participate in JROTC are not required to join the military after high school, and the program is not a military preparation class. The mission is to prepare children to become better citizens