Coast Guard establishes first Junior ROTC unit in New England area
Cadets stand in formation during the commissioning ceremony of the Coast Guard JROTC unit at Barnstable High School. The program aims to instill values of citizenship, personal responsibility, and service in students. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Richard Brahm)
Coast Guard establishes first Junior ROTC unit in New England area
Cadets stand in formation during the commissioning ceremony of the Coast Guard JROTC unit at Barnstable High School. The program aims to instill values of citizenship, personal responsibility, and service in students. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Richard Brahm)
Coast Guard establishes first Junior ROTC unit in New England area
Rear Adm. Will Watson speaks at the commissioning ceremony for the first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps unit in New England at Barnstable High School on Friday. Watson discussed the program's objectives and the benefits it will bring in developing service-minded citizens of character. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Richard Brahm)
Coast Guard establishes first Junior ROTC unit in New England area
Rear Adm. Will Watson speaks at the commissioning ceremony for the first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps unit in New England at Barnstable High School on Friday. Watson discussed the program's objectives and the benefits it will bring in developing service-minded citizens of character. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Richard Brahm)
Coast Guard establishes first Junior ROTC unit in New England area
Cadets stand in formation during the commissioning ceremony of the Coast Guard JROTC unit at Barnstable High School. The program aims to instill values of citizenship, personal responsibility, and service in students. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Richard Brahm)
/ Published Oct. 25, 2024
BOSTON — The Coast Guard and Barnstable High School conducted a commissioning ceremony for the first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) in the New England area, Friday morning.
The Coast Guard JROTC is a youth outreach program that instills the values of citizenship, service to the country, personal responsibility and a sense of accomplishment in students.
During the event, Rear Adm. Will Watson, Coast Guard Director of Governmental and Public Affairs, talked about the program’s objectives, curriculum and the benefits it will offer to develop service-minded citizens of character.
“The Coast Guard looks forward to this valuable partnership with Barnstable High School,” said Rear Adm. Will Watson. “We are eager to watch cadets grow from personal discipline and self-confidence to leadership and teamwork. The school’s unique values and strengths will elevate the heights to which the program and its cadets will climb.”
In 1992, the Coast Guard established its first JROTC unit in Miami. Recent legislation mandated the Coast Guard to establish and maintain one JROTC unit in every Coast Guard District by 2025.
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