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Lista de enlaces sobre el programa Junior ROTC
Updated on 2009-07-20
Created on 2009-06-19
Category: Schools & Education
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US Army Recruiting Command
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Army JROTC is active in more than 1,460 high schools worldwide: in all 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, and other locations where the United States has an extended presence.
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How are Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors selected?
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JROTC instructors are retired military
service members. They are recruited and approved by the military. -
There is no national requirement that they meet the same certification
standards (such as college graduation requirements, specific course work, or
student teaching experience) as other teachers. Individual school districts may
set their own requirements. - 1 more annotations...
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JROTC: Sending the Wrong Message About Weapons and Violence
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- JROTC
teaches marksmanship - Students
carry weapons or facsimiles in JROTC drills - JROTC
textbooks show weapons and how to use them - Students
are taught that conflicts can be resolved by the use of force - JROTC
has collaborated with the pro-gun National Rifle Association (NRA) - A
Growing Concern for JROTC - A
different approach is needed for preventing school violence
But thousands of schools have a different program. Across the
country some schools have turned to the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
(JROTC) program because it claims to improve the school climate and strengthen
discipline. This claim has never been substantiated. Furthermore, JROTC runs
directly counter to the intent of anti-weapons and anti-violence initiatives and
laws. It undermines efforts to demonstrate that violence and weapons have no
place in schools. Consider the following:
- JROTC
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Many JROTC programs have a marksmanship component as part of
their for-credit classes. Students who sign up are taught how to use guns in
firing ranges. Schools provide facilities that support these programs, such as
rifle ranges and storage cabinets for the JROTC unit's arsenal of guns. The
military argues that no "weapons" are used in the JROTC program because the
rifles (air rifles and older military rifles that have been retired from normal
use) - at least some of them – don't use "live ammunition." - 6 more annotations...
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