Junior ROTC to Train at Fort McClellan

MONTGOMERY, AL (06/04/2010)(readMedia)-- Junior ROTC cadets from high schools around the state will attend one of two six-day JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge cycles at the Fort McClellan Army National Guard Training Site in Anniston, May 30 – June 5, 2010, or June 6 - 11, 2010.

A complete listing of the schools that will have cadets attending each cycle is included below. The encampment will include instruction by Alabama Army Guard members in subjects such as basic first aid, drill and ceremony, map reading, and other military subjects. The cadets also take part in math and science classes and learning labs. The cadets are divided into teams and have some very spirited athletic competitions against each other.

Representatives from your media outlet are cordially invited to visit and view the training of cadets from your coverage area. The best time to visit is the middle of each cycle (Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday). Media should contact Maj. Ron Bradstreet to coordinate a visit. You can reach him at (205) 529-7464. Maj. Bradstreet will direct you to the JROTC encampment headquarters and assist you in the coverage of JROTC activities by schools in your area.

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FIRST CYCLE – May 30 – June 5, 2010

Albertville High School, Athens High School, Baker High School (Mobile), Blount High School (Mobile), Brookwood High School (Tuscaloosa), Bryant High School (Mobile), Buckhorn High School, Calhoun High School, Carver High School (Montgomery), Central High School (Hayneville), Central High School (Tuscaloosa), Citronelle High School (Mobile), Florence High School, Fort Payne High School, Greene County High School, Greenville High School, Grissom High School, Hillcrest High School (Evergreen), Hillcrest High School (Tuscaloosa), Homewood High School (USAF), Hubbard High School, Lanett High School, Lee High School, Leflore High School (Mobile), Madison County High School, Montgomery High School (Mobile), Murphy High School (Mobile), Pelham High School (USN), Pell City High School, Putnam County High School (GA), Rain High School (Mobile), Satsuma High School (Mobile), Sheffield High School, Sidney Lanier High School, Talladega High School, Theodore High School (Mobile), Thompson High School (USAF), Tuscaloosa County High School, Vigor High School (Mobile), Vincent High School, Wetumpka High School, Williamson High School (Mobile).

SECOND CYCLE – June 6 – 11 , 2010

Anniston High School, Auburn High School, Austin High School, Brewer High School, Bullock County High School, Carroll High School, Carver High School (B'ham), Choctaw County High School, Columbia High School, Daleville High School, Demopolis High School, Dothan High School, Enterprise High School, Etowah High School ,Eufaula High School, Gadsden City High School, Goshen High School, Hatch High School, Henderson High School, Huffman High School (B'ham), Huntsville High School (USAF), Jackson-Olin High School (B'ham), Jeff Davis High School (USMC), Lawrence County High School, Leflore2 High School (Mobile), Livingston High School, Lyman Ward Military Academy, Murphy2 High School (Mobile), Northview High School (USMC), Parker High School (B'ham), Pell City2 High School, Pike County High School, Ramsay High School (B'ham), Russell County High School, Selma High School (USAF), Southside High School (USAF), Sparkman High School, Vincent High School, Walker High School, Washington High School, Wenonah High School (B'ham), Woodlawn High School (B'ham).