Houston ISD Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
The United States Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) came into being with the passage of the National Defense Act of 1916. JROTC was established in the Houston Independent School District in 1926. Once looked upon primarily as a source of enlisted recruits and officer candidates, the JROTC program evolved into it's current form as a citizenship program devoted to the moral, physical and educational uplift of American youth.
Houston ISD has 20 Army, 4 Navy JROTC, and 1 Air Force JROTC programs with a total JROTC enrollment of 4,800 students for school year 2016-2017. Statistics for students completing four years in the program are as follows: over 90% attend college; 5% enter the workforce; and less than 5% join the Armed Forces. This past school year (2016-2017), 375 out of 390 senior cadets graduated from high school; 120 cadets earned $575,000 in scholarships.
Houston ISD has 20 Army, 4 Navy JROTC, and 1 Air Force JROTC programs with a total JROTC enrollment of 4,800 students for school year 2016-2017. Statistics for students completing four years in the program are as follows: over 90% attend college; 5% enter the workforce; and less than 5% join the Armed Forces. This past school year (2016-2017), 375 out of 390 senior cadets graduated from high school; 120 cadets earned $575,000 in scholarships.
Houston ISD JROTC Cadets in action:
Contact us:
Houston Independent School District
JROTC Department
13250 Summit Ridge Drive
Houston, Texas 77085
(713) 967-5227 phone
JROTC Department
13250 Summit Ridge Drive
Houston, Texas 77085
(713) 967-5227 phone
