The Nest — #ROTC

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs can instill skills in students that help them in all aspects of life.  Citizenship, leadership, character and community service are the core tenets of high school Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs. "JROTC is based on leadership," says Shelbi Davis, 18, a senior at Smith-Cotton High School in Sedalia, Missouri. "It just helps you work with others and be able to clearly express yourself and not be afraid of what people think of you." Davis, a cadet colonel in her high school's junior ROTC program, is one of the thousands of teens who participate in...