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Comments by tomo_chan

A Cool Elective You Can't Get Out Of

Me and my friends are part of the JROTC program at MMHS. After reading this article on the Reader we quickly rushed to the computer to create an account so we could post a comment. We were all really upset that this article was giving the entire JROTC program a bad face just because there have been some problems in some schools. JROTC is a great class that teaches kids leadership and trust. We learn how to work in groups. There is no 'I' in JROTC. We all either swim together or we sink together. I'm not going to lie. The only reason I joined JROTC was because I didnt want to do PE. After a while, though, you begin to like the program. JROTC pretty much forces you to interact and eventually become friends with people you normally wouldnt even talk to. You learn to work for what you want because nothing is just handed to you in JROTC. This might sound corny, but after a while JROTC stops being a class, and the poople in it just classmates. They become your family. That is why we were all really upset by that article. Not all JROTC programs are like the ones described on this article. We just hope people realize that. ^_^
— June 7, 2008 8:39 p.m.