Course Descriptions
Unit 1 - Citizenship in Action
Program of Instruction
LET 1 LET 2 LET 3 LET 4 Total
Required: 18 hrs 2 hrs 6 hrs 26 hrs
Elective: 12 hrs (additional)
Purpose: Engages
students in the practice of basic citizenship customs, traditions and
in the exploration of opportunities for non-military
and military national service. Orients
students to the purpose of the Army JROTC Program and to
their roles as cadets.
Provides opportunities to become familiar with the
Department of Defense, examining
how all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces work together
to serve the nation by
defending democracy and maintaining peace. Also provides
opportunities to learn about
major, non-military service organizations.
Learning Outcomes:
Addresses the following JROTC core abilities:
Communicate using verbal, non-verbal, visual, and
written techniques.
Do your share as a good citizen in your school,
community, country, and the world.
Meets or partially meets the following JROTC program
outcomes:
Correlate the rights and responsibilities of
citizenship to the purposes of
government.
Characterize the role of the military in building and
defending a democracy and
maintaining peace in a democratic society.
Chapter 1: Foundations of Army JROTC and Getting
Involved
Time: 20 required LETs 1
and 3
Competencies:
Identify
how Army JROTC can impact your future.
Analyze
the purpose of the Army JROTC program.
Explain
the rank and structure of Army JROTC.
Determine
which signs of success you plan to accomplish within JROTC.
Demonstrate
proper cadet appearance.
Demonstrate protocol to show respect for and handle
the
Demonstrate courtesies during the playing of the
National Anthem.
Explore
the purpose of military traditions, customs, and courtesies.
Demonstrate command and staff principles while
performing the duties of an.
earned leadership position within your cadet battalion.
Course Name: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps (JROTC) and National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC)
Preparation Date: 15 September 2006
Optimum Class Size: 20
Unit 2 – Leadership Theory and
Application
Program of Instruction
LET 1 LET 2 LET 3 LET 4 Total
Required: 18 hrs 2 hrs 12 hrs 10 hrs 40 hrs
Elective: 34 hrs (additional)
Purpose: Develops
cadet leadership potential through the application of principles,
values, and strategies. Prepares cadets to work effectively
as team members and
leaders, and to act as mentors to other cadets. Emphasizes
the role of the leader in
promoting equal opportunity, addressing prejudice, and
preventing sexual harassment
and assault. Cadets compare how those with varied
leadership styles approach
planning, decision-making, problem solving, negotiation, and
supervision. In the
Leadership Lab component of this unit, cadets apply
leadership skills to drill
movements, techniques, and commands as they move from novice
to expert
.
Exit Learning Outcomes:
Addresses the following JROTC core abilities:
Communicate using verbal, non-verbal, visual, and
written techniques.
Take responsibility for your actions and choices.
Treat self and others with respect.
Apply critical thinking techniques.
Meets or partially meets the following JROTC program
outcomes:
Develop leadership skills.
Build effective relationships with peers, co-workers,
and the community.
Characterize the role of the military in building and
defending a democracy and
maintaining peace in a democratic society.
Course Name: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps (JROTC) and National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC)
Preparation Date: 15 September 2006
Optimum Class Size: 20
Chapter 4: Leadership Strategies
Time: 8 required, 10 elective LET 3
Competencies:
Employ
strategies for neutralizing the impact of personal prejudices and
stereotypes on your relationships with others.
Outline
a developmental counseling plan.
Course Name: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps (JROTC) and National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC)
Preparation Date: 15 September 2006
Optimum Class Size: 20
Negotiate
a win/win solution for a given situation.
Solve
a problem using the seven-step problem-solving process.
Create
an implementation plan for a project.
Facilitate
a meeting.
Supervise
others as they perform a duty or accomplish a task.
Assess
personal qualities as a team member.
Use
a Gantt Chart to plan a project.
Outline
a plan to mentor another cadet.
Chapter 5: Leading Others
Time: 4 required, 12 elective LET 3
Competencies:
Execute
platoon drills.
Perform
the duties of a team leader, squad leader, platoon sergeant, or platoon
leader Execute company drills.
Execute
battalion drills.
Carry
out responsibilities in a drill ceremony.
Execute
the manual of arms with the M-1903 Rifle.
Execute
the manual of arms with the M1 Rifle.
Execute
the manual of arms with the Saber and the Scabbard.
Unit 3 – Foundations for Success
Program of Instruction
LET 1 LET 2 LET 3 LET 4 Total
30 hrs 36 hrs 16 hrs 82 hrs Required:
6 hrs – Service Learning required to
be used in all
LET levels as needed
Elective: 4 hrs (additional)
Course Name: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps (JROTC) and National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC)
Preparation Date: 15 September 2006
Optimum Class Size: 20
Purpose: Builds
essential skills cadets need to maximize learning potential and future
success, and lays the groundwork for service learning.
Recognizing the value of their
varied learning styles and multiple intelligences, cadets
apply learning strategies to
improve critical thinking, study, and communication skills.
As they progress through the
program, cadets extend their learning strategies by taking
on the responsibilities for
teaching younger cadets.
Cadets also develop and expand their abilities to
resolve conflict and prevent violence.
In addition, this unit helps cadets prepare for life
after high school as it focuses on
career planning and engages cadets in personal financial
planning as they work through
the High School Financial Planning curriculum.
Exit Learning Outcomes:
Addresses the following JROTC core abilities:
Build
your capacity for life-long learning.
Communicate
using verbal, non-verbal, visual, and written techniques.
Take responsibility for your actions and choices.
Do
your share as a good citizen in your school, community, country, and the
world?
Treat
self and others with respect.
Apply
critical thinking techniques.
Meets or partially meets the following JROTC program
outcomes:
Maximize potential for success through learning and
self-management.
Build
effective relationships with peers, co-workers, and the community.
Chapter 6: Presenting Skills
Time: 6 required LET 3
Competencies:
Organize
writing for a specific purpose.
Write
a speech for a specific purpose.
Present
a speech for a specific purpose.
Chapter 7: Managing Conflict
Time: 8 required LET 3
Course Name: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps (JROTC) and National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC)
Preparation Date: 15 September 2006
Optimum Class Size: 20
34
Competencies:
Apply
anger management strategies.
Develop
strategies for resolving conflict in a diverse, multi-cultural setting.
Apply mediation techniques to resolve conflict.
Apply strategies to prevent violence.
Chapter 8: Making a Difference with Service Learning
Time: 6 required All LETs
as needed
Competencies:
Identify
the components of service learning.
Prepare
for a service learning project.
Evaluate
the effectiveness of a service learning project.
Chapter 9: Career Planning
Time: 8 required LET 3
Competencies:
Investigate
a career.
Assemble
a personalized career portfolio.
Relate
the military to your career goals.
Create
a College Preparation Action Plan.
Chapter 10: Planning Skills and Social Responsibility
Time: 8 required LET 3
Competencies:
Apply
effective decision-making process to personal situations.
Develop
a personal goals action plan.
Develop
a personal time management plan.
Apply
the rules of etiquette to your role as a Cadet.
Chapter 11:
Time: 12 required LETs 1, 3
and 4
Competencies:
Determine
personal financial goals.
Plan personal financial goals.
Outline
a personal budget.
Forecast
personal savings and investments.
Appraise
personal credit worthiness.
Relate insurance to current and future personal
needs.
Course Name: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps (JROTC) and National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC)
Preparation Date: 15 September 2006
Optimum Class Size: 20
35
Unit 4 – Wellness, Fitness and First
Aid
Program of Instruction
LET 1 LET 2 LET 3 LET 4 Total
Required: 28 hrs
Elective: 12hrs (additional)
Purpose: Provides
information and tools cadets need to take responsibility for
physical and mental wellness. Cadets assess their personal
status and develop plans
for improving nutrition/exercise habits and for
controlling stress. This unit also helps
cadets make responsible choices about substance use and to
prevent substance
abuse. In addition cadets develop proficiency in providing
basic first aid.
Exit Learning Outcomes:
Addresses the following JROTC core abilities:
Take responsibility for your actions and choices.
Communicate
using verbal, non-verbal, visual, and written techniques.
�� Do
your share as a good citizen in your school, community, country, and the
world.
Apply
critical thinking techniques.
Meets or partially meets the following JROTC program
outcomes:
Promote
wellness through nutrition, physical fitness and substance abuse
prevention.
Unit 5 – Geography, Map Skills and
Environmental Awareness
Program of Instruction
LET 1 LET 2 LET 3 LET 4 Total
Required: 2 2 hrs
Elective: 38hrs (additional)
Purpose: Cadets
build map reading and land navigation skills, applying them to the
sport of orienteering and to air navigation. Cadets
develop global awareness, as they
compare physical, political, economic, and cultural elements
of continents, regions and
countries, and examine the global nature of environmental
issues.
Course Name: Junior Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps (JROTC) and National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC)
Preparation Date: 15 September 2006
Optimum Class Size: 20
Exit Learning Outcomes:
Addresses the following JROTC core abilities:
Communicate
using verbal, non-verbal, visual, and written techniques.
Do
your share as a good citizen in your school, community, country, and the
world.
Treat
self and others with respect.
Apply
critical thinking techniques.
Meets or partially meets the following JROTC program
outcomes:
Apply
physical and political geography to building global awareness.
Correlate
the rights and responsibilities of citizenship to the purposes of
government.
Unit 6 – Citizenship in American
History and Government
Program of Instruction
LET 1 LET 2 LET 3 LET 4 Total
Required: 10 16 26 hrs
Elective: 34hrs (additional)
Purpose: Builds
the basic skills and interest for participation in civic and political life.
Cadets actively engage in the We The
People curriculum to explore the origins,
structure, rights, and responsibilities of the American
constitutional government. Actively
engages cadets in applying problem solving strategies to
current political and social
issues.
Exit Learning Outcomes:
Addresses the following JROTC core abilities:
Communicate
using verbal, non-verbal, visual, and written techniques.
Do
your share as a good citizen in your school, community, country, and the
world.
Treat
self and others with respect.
Apply
critical thinking techniques.
Meets or partially meets the following JROTC program
outcomes:
Correlate
the rights and responsibilities of citizenship to the purposes of
government.
Relate
events in
today.
Chapter 8: Critical Thinking in Citizenship, History
and Government
Time: 16 required LET 3
Competencies:
Investigate
how leadership choices and decisions can lead to good and/or bad
consequences.
Illustrate
how ethical choices and decisions can lead to good and/or bad
consequences.
Predict
how American choices and decisions can affect those in other countries
differently from the way in which they affect Americans.
Outline
how major decisions (leadership, ethical, or global) have led to significant
events in American history.