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“To Motivate Young

People to be Better Citizens”

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In addition to teaching in the classroom there are a

number of activities that will require JROTC

Instructors to work outside of the regular school

hours.

• Raider Challenge

• JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC)

• JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl (JLAB)

• CyberPatriot

• Science, Technology, Engineering and

Mathematics (STEM)

• Drill and Rifle Competitions

• Weekend Camps

• Physical Training

Co-Curricular Activities

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Eligibility

Noncommissioned Officers must be retired from the

Army in the grades of E-6 through E-9.

Officers must be retired from the Army in the grades

of W-1through W-5 or O-3 through O-6.

Roles and Responsibilities - Army Regulation 145-2

and Cadet Command Regulation 145-2 contain

specific information pertaining to the roles and

responsibilities within the JROTC Program.

• Senior Army Instructor (Department Head)

• Army Instructor

Minimum Instructor Pay (MIP)

MIP is the difference between official retired pay,

reported by the Defense Finance and Accounting

Service (DFAS), and the active duty pay and

allowances (excluding hazardous duty and special

pays) that a JROTC instructor would receive if ordered

to active duty.

Instructor Pay and Allowances are based on DFAS

current year Military Pay Tables and include the

following:

• Basic Pay

• Basic Allowance for Housing

• Cost of Living Allowance (if applicable)

• Overseas Housing Allowance (if applicable)

• Overseas Cost of Living Allowance (if applicable)

• Clothing Maintenance Allowance (enlisted only)

• Download and complete the Application

Certification Packet at www.usarmyjrotc.com

• Meet the all application prerequisites,

administrative, medical and mental requirements of

Cadet Command Regulation 145-2.

• Applicants cannot apply for or accept Junior ROTC

Instructor Positions unless certified through United

States Army Cadet Command (USACC), Junior ROTC

Directorate's JROTC Application & Qualifications Page.

How To Apply

JROTC serves as a character and leadership

development program for our nation’s high school

students. High school students enrolled in JROTC are

called “Cadets.”

There are approximately 310,000 Cadets enrolled in

JROTC in over 1,700 high schools, led by 4,000 retired

Army Instructors.

About the JROTC

• JROTC will provide a quality citizenship, character,

and leadership development program, while fostering

partnerships with communities and educational

institutions.

• U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

(JROTC) is a congressionally mandated program that

focuses on the youth-oriented mission:

“To Motivate Young

People to be Better Citizens”

• It is one of the largest youth programs in the world

with more than 310,000 high school students

participating annually while enrolled in over 1,700

secondary educational programs and encompasses a

myriad of teaching goals focused on leadership,

teamwork, character education, personal

responsibility, a sense of accomplishment, and service

to the nation.

• Two of the most important assets for JROTC are the

Cadets/Students and the nearly 4,000 Instructors who

lead, guide, and mentor their Cadets.

The Army JROTC Vision

“To Motivate Young

People to be Better Citizens”