[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 3]
[House]
[Pages 3435-3436]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               AIR FORCE JUNIOR ROTC PROGRAM AT ROME HIGH

  (Mr. BARR of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARR of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it seems as if every day we are 
reading or hearing a new story about the difficulty our military forces 
are having recruiting and retaining top-notch personnel. Our military 
is being stretched thinner and thinner by missions of

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some dubious value around the world, and we are paying the price with 
the loss of key personnel and lower retention.
  I am pleased today to announce that at least one program in Georgia's 
7th District is taking steps to reverse this trend. That program is the 
Air Force Junior ROTC Program at Rome High School. The Air Force Junior 
ROTC Program at Rome High School official is only 4 years old, yet it 
is already having a major positive impact. It offers students a variety 
of challenges and learning experiences in airplanes and on flight 
simulators as well as in classrooms that help prepare them for a career 
in military aviation. Additionally, it helps teach students the kind of 
work ethic and values that will enable them to succeed as leaders no 
matter where their future takes them.
  This program and programs like it deserve our support. I am proud to 
honor today the Rome High School Junior ROTC Program.

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