Manchester Township High School's (MTHS) Jr. ROTC students had the incredible opportunity today to participate in the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst's (JB-MDL) ROTC Leadership forum.
The leadership school at JB-MDL is the only leadership school in the United States that has a fully joint class incorporating all six branches of the military being represented. Today's leadership forum allowed our students to come together with other Jr. ROTC students invited to participate from across New Jersey. Here, they got a taste of the full six-week leadership course that the servicemen and servicewomen experience.
As with the full Leadership Forum, the students were split into groups and mixed into a joint class. This allowed them the opportunity to meet and network with Jr. ROTC members from different branches of the military as well as school districts from across New Jersey. The classes participated in workshops that focused on leadership topics that explored values, morals, and ethics. They created and presented, had deep discussions about leadership, and took back to MTHS with them new friendships, and lessons, and what they collectively shared was an invaluable experience that they feel can be applied to every aspect of their lives.
The Leadership Forum was impactful and authentic, down to the lunch served! Thank you to our partners at JB-MDL for offering our Jr. ROTC students today's incredible experience.
