JROTC is a program to help high school students be better prepared for careers. It is meant
to help students see connections between school and careers through classroom instruction, oneon-one counseling, and team building experiences. This paper reviews the literature on the
effectiveness of JROTC. The assessments find that JROTC helps high school performance in
several ways: increasing self-esteem, reducing discipline problems, and increasing graduation
rates. It also increases military enlistments and increases retention in the military. It is not
associated with increased college attendance