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handle is hein.crs/govemhi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ aResearch Service FY2024 NDAA: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Matters July 24, 2023 Background The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) is a congressionally mandated and funded Department of Defense (DOD) program of instruction with participation of approximately 500,000 students in more than 3,400 secondary schools. It is administered by the military departments (Army, Navy, and Air Force) and instruction is provided primarily by retired military servicemembers. The military services exercise oversight for the program in coordination with local educational agencies (LEAs). The program has garnered attention in the 117th and 118th Congresses following reporting on instructor misconduct, curriculum standards, and allegations of coerced enrollment, among other matters. While program oversight has raised concerns, a 2023 study by the RAND Corporation of JROTC outcomes has linked high school participation in the program with increased likelihood for graduation, higher attendance rates, and lower disciplinary actions. It also found that JROTC participants are more likely than other high school students to enlist, complete their first term of enlistment, and to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related occupational specialties than other enlistees in the Army. In 2020, the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service pointed to JROTC as a catalyst for increasing civic education and sparking interest in military service, and recommended expanding and strengthening JROTC programs. Some observers have suggested that expanding the JROTC program could help to mitigate recruiting shortfalls by increasing youth propensity to serve. For additional background, see CRS InFocus CRS In Focus IF11313, Defense Primer: Junior Reserve Officers 'Training Corps, by Kristy N. Kamarck. Legislation During consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA; H.R. 2670; S. 2226), the House and Senate have proposed several amendments to JROTC authorities (see Table 1 and discussion of provisions below). Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN12205 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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