Army considers middle-school JROTC program

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Source: Army Times / Associated Press

Army considers middle-school JROTC program
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Oct 12, 2009 14:51:19 EDT

WICHITA, Kan. — The U.S. Army wants middle school students.

The Wichita school district in south-central Kansas is one of a few nationwide offering middle school programs based on the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps curriculum. Top Army officials are studying its programs to see if they could be a model for others nationwide.

The Army is collaborating with the National Association of School Boards to develop a so-called JROTC-plus program that would use the high school JROTC curriculum as a basis for a middle school program, Army JROTC director Col. John Vanderbleek said.

“We want to reach students at that age before they make decisions that put them at risk,” said Vanderbleek, who came to Wichita recently from Fort Monroe, Va., to see the Kansas program for himself.

Read more: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/10/ap_army_jrotc_middle_school_101209/

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