PRINTER'S NO. 610
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
92
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, ARGALL, BREWSTER, COSTA, CULVER,
HUTCHINSON, MARTIN, PHILLIPS-HILL AND ROTHMAN, APRIL 18, 2023
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, APRIL 18, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing April 27, 2023, as "Junior Reserve Officer Training
Corps and National Defense Corps of Cadets Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)
was established through the passage of the National Defense Act
of 1916; and
WHEREAS, The National Defense Corps of Cadets (NDCC) is an
identical program to JROTC except that high schools pay for the
costs of the program without financial assistance from the
United States Army; and
WHEREAS, JROTC and NDCC provide high school students with
leadership, character building and diverse skills; and
WHEREAS, Currently in the United States there are 314,000
cadets enrolled in JROTC programs dedicated to the curriculum of
personal responsibility, self-discipline and service to the
cadet's community; and
WHEREAS, High school students enrolled in JROTC and NDCC
learn from retired military personnel who combine the core
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curriculum with military-style training to maintain the
professionalism and success of the programs; and
WHEREAS, There are currently 26 JROTC programs in high
schools throughout this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, In 2016, the JROTC and NDCC celebrated 100 years of
promoting social, emotional and physical health to high school
students throughout the United States; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize April 27, 2023, as
"Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and National Defense
Corps of Cadets Day" in Pennsylvania.
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