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Xiaoyu Browner

Ms. Cunningham

Period 4

2017 November 29

Annotated Bibliography

Alexandra Pannoni. “3 Things To Know About JROTC”. U.S News 10 November 2014.

Accesed Nov. 28,2017 https://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/high-school-

notes/2014/11/10/3-things-to-know-about-high-school-jrotc-programs

In this article written by Alexandra Pannoni, she writes about the benefits and the mission of

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC). The whole goal and/or mission of JROTC is to

motivate young people to become better citizens by teaching them life changing skills. Such as

how to be leaders, dedicated, resilient, organized, confident students, and focusing on the

ultimate goal which is graduating high school. JROTC was created to help students with their

morals and skills that will transfer into their adult lives. The most important aspect of the

program, is that if they decide to go into real military service after High School, they will be

much better prepared to do so. This article helps me with my project because it gives my

audience a sense of what the program is about in general. It is easy to explain the academic

improvements I would like to make to the program when my audience knows the concept of

what my topic is pertaining to.

Peterson’s Staff. “Getting ROTC Scholarships for College”. Lincoln, NE 121 S.

13th street 68508. July 12 2016. Accesed Nov. 29, 2017

https://www.petersons.com/college-search/getting-rotc-scholarships-college.aspx
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In this article written by an employee of the company, explains how to help people apply and

look for ROTC scholarships. It helps you qualify for the scholarships as well. For example the

article informs you how you can increase your chances of earning the scholarship. For example,

what SAT score you need to qualify, what high school courses you need to take to get the

scholarship, and a numerous number of helpful tips. This article helps me with my project

because, it gives my audience an idea of what academic changes I would like to make to the

program. When I was in JROTC looking for colleges that had ROTC, I knew that I needed a

whole lot of help looking for what colleges had ROTC and how to apply. So, one of my teachers

helped me find information on the college ROTC programs. What if we incorporate a student

plan that is similar to this project so that cadets in JROTC have a chance to apply for

scholarships if they need to. Receiving extra help with college scholarships is always a plus.

Anonymous. “ASVAB Study Tips”. Military.com. May 12, 2015. Accessed Nov. 30, 2017

https://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/asvab/asvab-study-tips.html

Most teenagers who go into the JROTC programs at school tend to want to learn about

the military ( discipline, better themselves, ect) or they actually plan to enlist into the military. In

the article/ website, it talks about how to prepare and study to take the ASVAB. The ASVAB is

the most important test everyone in the military will have to take. It determines everyone's job

and determines what branch you are qualified to go into. Unfortunately, the JROTC program

doesn't help you study for the AVAB. But, it does give you the opportunity to take the test at

school for practice. This article/ website helps me with my article because I would like to

incorporate a way to help cadets study for their future. I feel that because JROTC is a program

that's military based, they should help the students that plan to go into the military with some

studying techniques.
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Published by the school. “Leilehua High School Army JROTC”. Accessed Dec. 1, 2017.

http://leilehuajrotc.weebly.com/options-after-jrotc.html

This school website created by Leilehua High School, talks about a number of things.

The benefits of their JROTC, upcoming events, how JROTC helps their students, etc. This

website will help me with my topic essay because Leilehua High School has a very organized

program that I can look to as a reference. On their website, they have links that the students can

go to if they would like to know more information about life after JROTC. For example, they

have a link to know more about the college ROTC programs. They even have links to all of the

three Military Academies. When I started applying to the Naval Academy I knew that I needed

help with information on how to start. To be quite frank, I didn't know any of the academies

existed until my mentor informed me about. How many other teenagers in Poly’s JROTC

program are unaware of their educational opportunities?

Paige Maslen. “Understanding The History And Benefits of JROT”. Military

Spot.com. Published Nov. 12, 2015.

http://www.militaryspot.com/resources/understanding-the-history-and-benefits-of-jrotc

In this article, the author Paige Maslen informs her audience of the benifits/ history of JROTC.

The JROTC program was created to help shape the character of high school students by using

military tactics. Discipline, Honor, Respect, Patience, etc. Most JROTC programs are known for

having a high graduation rate when comparing the students involved in the program to students

who are not involved. This article helps me with my essay because it helps to give me an idea of

what JROTC does to benefit the teenagers involved. It helps me know what effective teachings

or planning the other high school JROTC programs have done to help their students graduate. So
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I can compare it to what Poly’s JROTC program is doing to help their students be successful

academically.