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AkFemDem

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5. JROTC is a high school program, not actually affiliated with ROTC

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #4)

Mon Nov 6, 2023, 09:22 PM

Nov 2023

(eg. no service required afterward) One of my kids did it in HS to get their leadership creds for college apps. It was basically physical fitness a few times a semester and a bunch of field trips to old moth balled ships and planes, and marching in the local town parades. It's an actual graded class and is pretty much an easy A. I would say 99% of the kids who did it in her school did not actually go into ROTC in college or the military. Basically, like Scouts but you get a grade and free days off from school for field trips.

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Boy, 14, dies after suffering cardiac arrest while running 5K at Florida high school [View all] former9thward Nov 2023 OP

So sad malaise Nov 2023 #1

Same thing happened in my high school, about 1962 -63. The boy had no record of heart disease Hekate Nov 2023 #2

Very sad. pandr32 Nov 2023 #3

JROTC for a 14 year old? Baitball Blogger Nov 2023 #4

JROTC is a high school program, not actually affiliated with ROTC AkFemDem Nov 2023 #5

I enrolled in HS as well. Baitball Blogger Nov 2023 #7

(J) is for Junior. nt yagotme Nov 2023 #6

Definitely some hidden/undiagnosed cardiovascular problem Prairie Gates Nov 2023 #8

That is a very sad story. Chainfire Nov 2023 #9