092401 Junior ROTC should now be reinstated

Wouldn't now be a good time for the Rye Board of Education to reinstate its long-standing Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps program that abruptly fell prey to political correctness only a few years ago?

Who could argue with the program,, success in developing good citizenship, patriotism, self-reliance, leadership 1) and teamwork? Junior ROTC also pro -notes the importance of physical fitness and maintaining good health, along with an appreciation of America's national heritage.

The Rye Board of Education has the opportunity to lead by example. Junior ROTC is a proven program. Too often, boards of education throw money at experimental programs in social engineering that claim ostensibly to achieve similar goals of Junior ROTC

High schools (1,465) nationwide have Junior ROTC programs - why not Rye, Bedford, Chappaqua, Bronxville?

Phil Christe
Mount Kisco
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