The Middle School Cadet Corps (MSCC) are

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programs for

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students in the

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. Per 2005,

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had 26 Middle School Cadet Corps enlisting more than 850 children, overseen by the

JROTC The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) is a Federal government of the United States, federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools and also in some middle schools across the United States and at US mil ...

program. Students from the age of 11 can participate in the program, or younger if they have older siblings in the program.

List of MSCCs

* California Cadet Corps - includes students in the

and elementary grades. *

Navy League Cadet Corps The U.S. Navy League Cadet Corps (also known as the United States Naval League Cadet Corps or "NLCC") is a junior version of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) program developed for younger cadets, aged 11 through 13, under the auspices ...

(NLCC) *

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*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

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and the

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LOTC

A supporting organization known as the Leadership Officers Training Corps (LOTC) also exists as a precursor for JROTC for middle schools in

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. The first program was created in April 1995 at Alice Johnson Junior High in Channelview under the direction of Colonel Chester T. Churrin. Today over 1,700 students are enrolled in the program in central Texas. LOTC, unlike its high school and college counterparts, does not receive federal funding.

References

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List of MSCCs

NLCC

LOTC

See also

References