COUNCIL VOTES TO SUPPORT JROTC IN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOLS

Resolution approved at the CAL-MOAA Council of Chapter Presidents annual meeting December 1, 2007, San Luis Obispo:

Whereas, JROTC has been and continues to be an important program in schools across the nation, providing the youth of America with invaluable leadership training, and
Whereas, JROTC fosters a sense of belonging in students, which connects them to their school and fellow students, and is especially critical for the healthy social development of high school students, and
Whereas, JROTC encourages students to live a healthy and drug free life, and
Whereas, JROTC develops the students’ ability to work cooperatively in a multi-cultural environment and stresses High School graduation, leading to attendance at institutions of higher learning, and
Whereas the current JROTC curriculum supports the California State curriculum guidelines and Education Code mandates for Physical Education (PE), and
Whereas, the State Education Code requires schools to provide alternative means for students to complete mandated graduation requirements, and JROTC has historically been recognized as an alternative for students, and
Whereas JROTC students perform as well or better in state mandated physical fitness testing than students in traditional PE classes, therefore be it
Resolved, that CAL-MOAA will support efforts upon the State of California and the California Department of Education to encourage the inclusion of JROTC into the schools of California and be it further
Resolved, that CAL-MOAA will support efforts upon the California State Department of Education to specifically recognize and implement the use of JROTC as an alternative means for students in California schools to complete mandated graduation requirements for Physical Education.

Approval Certification:

JOHN SAMMONS, CDR, USPHS (RET)
Secretary

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