jr o.t.c. is a pentagon program. like the film feel it should not for our speak right from head to young. six year old three year olds not. just the price you're born with right. and. america has pledged to turn these children into heroes these junior troops include five hundred thousand minus across the united states they're the hope of a fearful country. they're destined to defy tara the first generation post nine eleven. at this public school in chicago's south one in five students opted for the army an hour of classes a day five times a week taught by retired service members i was. i i. and these youngsters are in year eight and then new to the program they'll receive their uniforms today. take siri. to the u.s. army is teaching at more than three thousand public schools students who opt for the army are exempt from physical education. the biggest thing a look at as just make sure your hair does not touch your ears. they're facing a four year program created unfunded by the pentagon lots of fingernails right here

jr o.t.c. program was founded in one thousand nine hundred sixteen during world war one but over time its influence waned it was only after nine eleven that president george bush revitalized its image shortly thereafter the military starts preparing for war in afghanistan they need volunteers but there aren't any due to the impending war officially the pentagon calls it a contribution to the development of youth in chicago colonel retired after serving thirty three years in the army supervises junior cadets or the junior r o t c. program is really about citizenship it's about. teaching young boys and girls high school age you know young men and women about service and you know what they can do to better themselves but i have nothing to do with recruiting so it's a distinct difference and it's a very important point because a lot of people a lot of teachers don't understand that they think that we are and you know we almost get defensive because we have to explain that we're not on a regular bas

particularly in texas there are more than two hundred jr o.t.c. units in the lone star state after the nine eleven attacks before worth region deployed the most troops and also brought the most foreign back home nearby is the largest american military base fort hood the army and its supporting agencies other regions main employers. this is where the army has set up shooting ranges at schools and he's teaching students how to use guns or five very clear eyed for. every morning an hour before class these young fourteen year old texans practice shooting. are the real rifles in their own life and they shoot about five hundred feet between five and six hundred feet a second it's a very powerful. game just. as a saw for the pellet. the hope is when they leave here they can go and teach adults because many adults don't know how to safely handle rifles. especially other kids that have pellet rifle b.b. guns you know they don't a lot of them haven't been to safety classes. pledge allegiance to the high interest rates of america and carry elections and actu

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