JROTC Program

For the past nine years the Tampa Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution has provided the SAR JROTC medal for local JROTC units in order that one of the deserving cadets in each unit may be recognized. We present this award twice- once at our April meeting and again at each unit’s annual awards assembly.

The cadets are invited to our April luncheon meeting at which time we will present the award. The members truly have enjoyed meeting the cadets and their families. The conversation is always lively. Many of our members are veterans, some from WWII, and the interchange between a WWII veteran and a young cadet is, we think, invaluable. This year, eight JROTC units were able to send their cadets. The talks given in past years have been geared to the cadets and have been especially well received.

There are four ROTC units at local universities in our area and we present ROTC awards to these cadets as well. Most of these recipients go on to enlist in service to our country and it is a pleasure for us to honor their commitment.

In addition, the National and State Societies of the SAR conduct a contest in conjunction with the JROTC awards. At the state level cash awards are given for the top three places. There are addition awards at the national level. In order to qualify, the cadet must be in the third year of a four year program or second year of a three year program, and be deemed the unit’s most outstanding cadet by you. Additional information can be found at www.sar.org/youth/jrotc.html.