"The concept of Junior ROTC is very much about preparing students for making good choices and getting prepared for what is next after high school."
That’s the sentiment of Major Paul Wilson, a retired Marine who has led the JROTC program at Holmes High School in Covington for the past nine years.
The Holmes team scored multiple awards at the Appalachian Championship Regional ROTC Olympics held earlier this month, with accolades that included first place in physical fitness, second place for rifle, fourth for academics and eighth place for drill.
Holmes’s yearlong JROTC course focuses on citizenship, personal growth and responsibility, physical training, military science and leadership. While the program is decidedly male dominated, female membership has increased in recent years.
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