[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 415 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 415

 Expressing the continuing support of the Senate to the Junior Reserve 
 Officers' Training Corps (JROTC), and commending the efforts of that 
vital program as it carries out its mission of instilling the values of 
  citizenship and service in the hearts and minds of the youth of the 
                             United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 30, 2006

 Mr. Ensign submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Armed Services

                              May 1, 2006

             Committee discharged; considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the continuing support of the Senate to the Junior Reserve 
 Officers' Training Corps (JROTC), and commending the efforts of that 
vital program as it carries out its mission of instilling the values of 
  citizenship and service in the hearts and minds of the youth of the 
                             United States.

Whereas, since its inception in 1913, the Junior Reserve Officers' Training 
        Corps has successfully functioned for over 90 years;
Whereas the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps has provided citizenship 
        training, discipline, stability, and patriotic values to the youth of 
        the United States throughout the Nation;
Whereas millions of students have benefitted from the Junior Reserve Officers' 
        Training Corps;
Whereas, in 2005, there were over 500,000 students enrolled in Junior Reserve 
        Officers' Training Corps programs in approximately 3,400 secondary 
        schools; and
Whereas the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is taught by a dedicated 
        cadre of retired officers and staff non-commissioned officers of the 
        Armed Forces who love the United States and who are working to secure 
        its future: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) expresses appreciation to the Junior Reserve Officers' 
        Training Corps for--
                    (A) the leadership training that the program 
                provides to the youth of the United States; and
                    (B) the outstanding results that the program has 
                achieved;
            (2) commends the professionalism and dedication displayed 
        daily by the retired members of the United States Armed Forces 
        who serve as instructors in the Junior Reserve Officers' 
        Training Corps; and
            (3) proudly honors the modern-day members of the Junior 
        Reserve Officers' Training Corps, who represent a promising 
        group of young men and women who continue to strive to achieve 
        their full potential.
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