[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 38 (Thursday, March 30, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S2606]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 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.

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

                              S. Res. 415

       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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