JAMES HILLHOUSE ARMY JUNIOR ROTC

NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT

JROTC prepares students for life.  NOT for the military.

Junior ROTC is a high school course given during regular school hours but includes many out-of-classroom activities.  We cover the basics in history, government, technology awareness, and current events.  But we also teach leadership skills (like how to motivate others) and personal skills (how to study, take tests, interview for jobs).  And we offer extracurricular activities like drill team and color guard.  You might even have a chance to go to a JROTC summer camp where you’ll train on confidence courses, play team sports, and learn land navigation and water safety techniques. 

No JROTC cadet is under any obligation to join the military.

Our interest is simply to give the student an opportunity to develop and improve themselves in ways schools generally don’t offer.  We aren’t promoting the military lifestyle.  But we do use military skills to teach self-discipline, confidence and pride in a job well done.

The James Hillhouse Army Junior ROTC program (the “Bulldog” Battalion) currently has 75 participating cadets.  The program is in its 9th year.  The program is an elective at the school and the cadets receive one credit for attending one class a day.  A cadet battalion staff consisting of ten staff members and assistants run the activities.  After school there are many activities such as a staff meeting, Drill Team practice, a Raiders team practice or Color Guard Practice.