Where was JROTC established?

Where was JROTC established?

• A. Norwich, Vermont
• B. Boston, Massachusetts
• C. Albany, New York
• D. Manchester, New Hampshire

Answer: (A)

JROTC’s roots trace back to the ROTC concept created in the United States by Captain Alden Partridge at Norwich University in Vermont. That institution is widely identified as the birthplace of structured military training in a college setting, which over time evolved into the ROTC programs and, later, into the high school Junior ROTC program. Because the question points to the origin of JROTC, the place most closely associated with its establishment in American military-education history is Norwich, Vermont. The other cities listed do not have that historical connection to the birth of ROTC/JROTC.

JROTC’s roots trace back to the ROTC concept created in the United States by Captain Alden Partridge at Norwich University in Vermont. That institution is widely identified as the birthplace of structured military training in a college setting, which over time evolved into the ROTC programs and, later, into the high school Junior ROTC program. Because the question points to the origin of JROTC, the place most closely associated with its establishment in American military-education history is Norwich, Vermont. The other cities listed do not have that historical connection to the birth of ROTC/JROTC.