North Central Army JROTC

Big thanks to the Indiana Army National Guard for coming out and giving our students a class on MREs—and even letting us try them! 🇺🇸🥫

It’s always great when our soldiers take the time to share their experience and give students a hands-on look at military life.
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Thank you to the Indiana Civil Rights Commission for speaking with our North Central Army JROTC cadets.

We appreciate your investment in the next generation of leaders and your commitment to protecting the rights of all Hoosiers.

That’s us!

Thank you to JR from American Line Builders Area Joint Apprenticeship for visiting our cadets and sharing valuable information about how to pursue a career as a lineman. We appreciate you taking the time to explain the apprenticeship process, training requirements, and career opportunities in the field. North Central High School

We had a great time today at the Indiana Statehouse! The tour was wonderful, and we were proud to hold the promotion ceremony for Cadet Iranzi as he advanced to 1SG — a well-deserved recognition of his hard work, leadership, and dedication. We also had the opportunity to hear from the Indiana Civil Rights Commission.

Thank you to Secretary Mike Speedy for helping with Cadet Iranzi’s promotion ceremony and for supporting this special moment.

We had a great time visiting the Indiana Statehouse, today.

Look at the U.S. Air Force Recruiting Indianapolis, Indiana coming by to see us. Where is the Army Recruiting Indianapolis?

We had a great turnout for 8th Grade Curriculum Night! Lots of pushups and planks. We look forward to seeing these 8th graders as freshmen cadets next year!

Our cadets participated in the Indiana All Academy Ball last night. Thank you, to the Kaiser Family for offering this opportunity to us!

North Central Army JROTC cadets joined forces with 25 military members to fight against hunger on Dec. 3 at North Central High School during the second annual Ruck for Rations.

Cadets and military members filled their rucksacks with non-perishable foods and walked one mile together inside the school.

More than 1,546 pounds of donations were collected, all of which will go to HVAF - Helping Veterans And Families.

“We are so grateful to the JROTC cadets and staff for planning and hosting the Ruck for Rations march this year. The donations will help meet the needs of Hoosier veterans,” said Emmy Hildebrand, CEO of HVAF.

The second annual Ruck for Rations is a cadet-led event that teaches responsibility and planning. Cadets handle registration, the weighing of rucksacks, and communication with outside organizations.

“It teaches us how to organize an event and gives us an opportunity to better our leadership skills. This event requires us to coordinate with each other, identify problems, and solve them before the event,” said Cadet Dagan Waldman, a senior at North Central.

“This is one of our largest semester events,” said Major Tyler Mitchell, senior Army instructor at North Central. “Our program is designed to teach personal responsibility and selfless service so that every cadet is ready to excel in the military or the private sector.”

The top three military units that brought in the most weight in donations were awarded small trophies that featured a miniature soup can.

Maj. Vernon Wolfork, battalion operations officer with the 2/338th Training Support Battalion, whose team came in second place, said, “The five of us completing a one-mile ruck with 267 pounds of donations for veterans in need was an easy choice.

It was great to see young patriots taking the initiative to aid veterans in need.”

Army JROTC was created in 1916. Its mission statement is: “Motivate young people to be better citizens.”

📸 courtesy of the 310th ESC.