Report Says JROTC Benefits Students; Calls for More Funding for Programs
Funding allocated by the U.S. armed forces to support high school students in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is money well-spent and should be increased, an independent study released last week says.
JROTC builds self-discipline, teamwork, motivation, and confidence in young people, concludes the report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a private, nonpartisan policy- research institute in Washington.
"Everywhere we looked, there was a decrease in discipline problems [for participating students]," said William J. Taylor, the organization's senior vice president for international-security affairs in an interview. "In many cases, it is a substitute for parents who are working or not there when kids come home. JROTC picks up...
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