There are five JROTC participant schools in Puerto Rico: Arecibo, Guaynabo, Trujillo Alto, Fajardo, and Fort Buchanan. There are approximately 600 JROTC cadets in Puerto Rico.

The Army has some 1,734 JROTC programs in high schools across the country, each with a handful of instructors. Of that, there are some 500 instructor vacancies.

By Amy Turner March 11, 2025 1 / 2 Show Caption + Army JROTC Cadets compete in the Skills portion of the inaugural Army JROTC Aerial Drone Competition Fort Benning Ga., March 7, 2025.

Just consider my own path into the Army. Even though I signed up for JROTC in high school, I made it clear that I was never going to join the military.