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		The JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) is a US military-run program for high school students. It is taught by retired military personnel in thousands of high schools. (Expanded versions, called academies, are in dozens of schools.) JROTC programs are three or four years long and involve classroom work (from a military curriculum) as well as drill or marching. Students who are in JROTC are not in the military and are not obligated to join the military, although they do wear military uniforms (usually once a week) to school. Many educators, parents, and others are working to challenge these programs, believing that this type of training is not appropriate for or effective in our public schools. Basic Information Can a school force a student to enroll in JROTC? (summer 2001) The New-Old Face of JROTC: JROTC has expanded greatly since the early 1990s. What has this expansion meant for the profile of the program? (July 2000) JROTC Expansion: Round Two: Clippings on another proposed expansion, a public JROTC school, a new report. (December 1999) Does JROTC Belong in Our Schools?: An overview of some of the issues. A Summary of Trading Books for Soldiers: The True Cost of JROTC: report on JROTC's "hidden costs" that strain local school district budgets; includes a link to the press release. (September 1999) JROTC: Sending the Wrong Message about Weapons and Violence (updated December 2000) JROTC & Recruiting: What's the Connection? (March 2000) A Concern for Trade Unionists: JROTC Instructors Cross Picket Lines (1996) Curriculum New Army JROTC Curriculum -- Old Problems (April 2000) Summary of Making Soldiers in the Public Schools: a curriculum review of Army JROTC; includes a link to the press release. (June 1995) Download Making Soldiers in the Public Schools as a PDF document (240 Kb). You will need Acrobat Reader to read the report. Free versions are available on the Adobe web site. Is JROTC a Wise Use of Class Time?: Includes information on whether JROTC prepares students for college. JROTC Academies Update: Oakland Military Academy Opens (September 2001) Military Academies Revisited: What JROTC academies are and what challenges they face. (September 2000) Asking Questions About Military Academies (September 2000) Oakland (CA) Mayor Pushes Military Academy (September 2000 and updates) Community Opposition to JROTC Community Opposition Sends Marine JROTC Unit Into Retreat: Lessons from an experience in a New York community that challenged JROTC. (July 2000) Oakland (CA) Mayor Pushes Military Academy (September 2000 and updates)

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