Middle School Cadet Corps

The Middle School Cadet Corps (MSCC) are cadet programs for middle school students in the United States. Per 2005, Chicago had 26 Middle School Cadet Corps enlisting more than 850 children,^[1] overseen by the JROTC program.^[2] Students from the age of 11 can participate in the program, or younger if they have older siblings in the program.^[3]

List of MSCCs

• California Cadet Corps - includes students in the middle school and elementary grades.
• Navy League Cadet Corps (NLCC)
• Young Marines
• Civil Air Patrol
• Leadership Officers Training Corps (LOTC)

NLCC

The NLCC (Navy League Cadet Corps) is a MSCC for youths between the ages of 11 and 13 under the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps and the Navy League of the United States.

LOTC

A supporting organization known as the Leadership Officers Training Corps (LOTC) also exists as a precursor for JROTC for middle schools in Texas.^[4] The first program was created in April 1995 at Alice Johnson Junior High in Channelview under the direction of Colonel Chester T. Churrin.^[5] Today over 1,700 students are enrolled in the program in central Texas.^[6] LOTC, unlike its high school and college counterparts, does not receive federal funding.^[7]

See also

• Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
• Public military schools in the United States

References

1. Jennifer Wedekind (2005-06-03). "The Childrens Crusade". In These Times. Archived from the original on 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
2. Chicago Cadet Corps Archived 2012-07-30 at archive.today
3. Northwestern Observer Archived 2007-06-19 at archive.today
4. https://schools.saisd.net/page/open/100415/0/LOTC%20Program%202019-20%20v2.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
5. Wheelis, Joe (30 July 2003). "LOTC students honored at promotion ceremony". Chron.
6. https://www.saisd.net/upload/page/0311/docs/2019%20Winter%20Vision.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
7. "Program gives new direction to troubled kids". 9 July 2001.