JROTC Is Preying on Poor Students

Source: Jacobin · Bias: Far Left

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The Pentagon’s signature program for instilling military values in American schools, the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC), has a history dating to 1916. But in recent years, it has endured more bad press than at any point since the 1970s. In a series of articles throughout 2022, the New York Times revealed the structure […]

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JROTC Is Preying on Poor Students

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The Pentagon’s signature program for instilling military values in American schools, the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC), has a history dating to 1916. But in recent years, it has endured more bad press than at any point since the 1970s. In a series of articles throughout 2022, the New York Times revealed the structure […]