OUR HISTORY: "The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) program was the brainchild of Army inspector, LT Edgar R. Stevens, who in 1911 begin teaching high school students the values and disciplines of a military life in the hopes of molding these students into better citizens. From this idea came the formation of the JROTC program with the signing of the National Defense Act of 1916 and the establishment of the first JROTC at Leavenworth High School in Kansas in 1917." (Introduction to the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps)
The Navy JROTC (NJROTC) program was established by Public Law in 1964 (Title 10, U.S. Code, Chapter 102), and the first NJROTC programs began in 1966. The program is conducted at accredited secondary schools throughout the nation, and taught by instructors who are retired Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard officers and enlisted personnel. The U.S. Navy and Lincoln County established the NJROTC program (REBEL Navy) at West Lincoln High School in 2003.
Focused on the development of today's youth into tomorrow's leaders, West Lincoln High School's NJROTC Program is located far from any military presence in small, semi-rural Lincolnton, North Carolina.
The Navy JROTC (NJROTC) program was established by Public Law in 1964 (Title 10, U.S. Code, Chapter 102), and the first NJROTC programs began in 1966. The program is conducted at accredited secondary schools throughout the nation, and taught by instructors who are retired Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard officers and enlisted personnel. The U.S. Navy and Lincoln County established the NJROTC program (REBEL Navy) at West Lincoln High School in 2003.
Focused on the development of today's youth into tomorrow's leaders, West Lincoln High School's NJROTC Program is located far from any military presence in small, semi-rural Lincolnton, North Carolina.