Making of a Better Citizen

The JROTC Instructor asked your friend what he knew about Army JROTC.  He replied that he had heard both good and bad things about it.  He also said that he thought it would be a good place to learn leadership, but that he was sure he wasn't going to like some of the challenges.  The instructor smiled because she liked his answer, then she thanked your friend for his candor.  Your friend didn't know what that meant, so the instructor asked you if you knew. 

• Candor means fairness, openness, and frankness.
• Candor means obligation, devotion, and duty.
• Candor means poise, certainty, and self-belief.
• Candor is integrity, moral fiber, and disposition.

Choose the word that best matches the definition below.   "A high school student enrolled in the leadership and citizenship activities through JROTC."

• Cadet
• mission
• unique
• motivate

Choose the word that best matches the definition below.   "A program that teaches high school students the values of good citizenship while giving them an introduction to the US Army."

• Cadet
• mission
• challenges
• JROTC

Leadership Theory and Application lessons teach Cadets the BE, KNOW, and DO of leadership.  A friend of yours said that she understood the BE and DO parts, but wasn't sure about the KNOW.  Which of the following would be a good example to illustrate what KNOW means?

• A Cadet receives an award.
• A Cadet demonstrates a performance task.
• A Cadet gets promoted to a leadership position
• A Cadet motivates a team to accomplish a mission.

)  Choose the word that best matches the definition below.   "A specific job given to a person or group of persons to accomplish."

• Cadet
• mission
• unique 
•  JROTC

What is the mission of Army JROTC?

• To train young men and women in Army tactics.
• To help students graduate from high school.
• To increase enlistment in the Armed Forces.
• To motivate young people to be better citizens

)  A friend of yours tells you that citizenship can't be developed in a classroom.  She believes that people learn citizenship skills from their families.  Which of the following answers would you use to best demonstrate your citizenship skills, and to best explain how Army JROTC develops citizenship?

• "Army JROTC does teach citizenship skills with classroom discussions and public speaking opportunities."
• "Families can set the foundation for good citizenship, but Army JROTC helps promote it further through projects outside of the home."
• )  "I know what you mean, that's why we have study groups that cover a variety of academic subjects both in and out of the classroom."
• Army JROTC teaches us how we could be good citizens by joining the Army or one of the other armed services."

If someone asked you about what you expect to get out of Army JROTC, which one of the following responses would you use to best inform them about the mission and purpose of JROTC?

• We expect to learn military skills as future soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines for our armed forces.  That's the purpose of JROTC."
• "We expect to develop our personal growth skills as we participate in a variety of experiences and leadership situations to help us be better citizens. That’s the mission of JROTC."
• We expect to participate in an alternative method of normal classroom learning.  That's the purpose of JROTC."
• We expect to save our future employers training dollars by learning leadership skills in JROTC.  That's the mission of JROTC."

Choose the word that best matches the definition below.   "Being the only one of its kind."  

• Cadet
• opportunities
• unique
•  JROTC

In your LET texts, what will Leadership Theory and Application teach you?

• How to influence others while you are leading them.
• How to be a leader
• What you do while you are leading.
• All of the above