ABOUT
JROTC IN THE CHCORI BATTALION
HISTORY OF JROTC
In 1916, Congress passed the National Defense Act, in turn creating the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. The Act allowed high schools to acquire federal military equipment and active-duty military personnel were assigned as instructors. The Vitalization Act of 1964 brought JROTC to other services and most instructors were replaced with retirees who worked at the schools already. Over time, the program has been modified immensely. It moved from mainly a source of enlisted recruits to a program dedicated to promoting citizenship. The core teachings have evolved to ethics, citizenship, communications, leadership, life skills, and many other skills to prepare young people for the "real world". When the program first started, it consisted of 6 units. Today, it has spread to over 1,645 schools all over the nation and American schools overseas and runs deep in our nation's history.
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To learn more, visit: https://www.usarmyjrotc.com
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Army JROTC mission: “to motivate young people to be better citizens.”
CHCORI BATTALION
The CHCORI Battalion Army JROTC unit is one with a unique organization.
The CHCORI battalion is stationed at the Spotsylvania Career and Technical Center.
It has cadets from three unique high schools:
Chancellor, Courtland, and Riverbend High Schools; These schools are called companies.
Cadets may attain positions in either their respected company or in the battalion headquarters.
Regardless of their “home” school, every cadet has the opportunity to advance. The battalion takes its name by combining the first letters from each of the high schools; (CH) Chancellor, (CO) Courtland, and (RI) Riverbend. Combined, the letters form CHCORI.
Officially, the battalion is sponsored by Courtland High School. Hence, we are the Courtland High School JROTC CHCORI Battalion.
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CHCORI Battalion mission: motivate cadets to be better citizens by providing a safe, spirited, supportive environment that fosters physical & intellectual growth through diverse activities & challenges that combine to instill the qualities necessary for being productive individuals in today’s society.
By JROTC regulation, students cannot be taught by any normal means.
Cadets must be taught by retired service members that had served a minimum of 20 years active duty.
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Over the years we have had five qualified individuals.
Current: LTC(R) Roos, MSG(R) Mallard
Retired: LTC(R) Osborne, COL(R) Douglass, LTC(R) Barham
