Mountain Empire Chapter MOAA

1. JROTC Awards Program

Area high schools participate in the JROTC Awards Program which consists of a certificate and a medal provided to the Chapter from MOAA National. The recipient at each school is an outstanding cadet selected by the JROTC staff.

The awards are presented either by a Mountain Empire Chapter member or on behalf of the Chapter by the senior JROTC instructor during the school’s annual JROTC awards ceremony.

In addition, the Mountain Empire Chapter presents two $500 awards annually to outstanding JROTC cadets on a rotational basis (by school).

Participating area high schools and their military branch affiliations are alphabetically listed below:

Cherokee, US Navy
Daniel Boone, US Marine Corps
David Crockett, US Navy
Dobyns-Bennett, US Air Force
Greene County, US Air Force
Greeneville, US Air Force
Hamblen County-Morristown East, US Air Force
Science Hill, US Army
Sullivan East, US Navy
Tennessee, US Army
Unicoi County, US Air Force
Volunteer, US Navy
West Ridge, US Air Force
Wise County (VA) US Air Force

2. ROTC Awards Program

Two $1,000 scholarships are presented by the Mountain Empire Chapter to outstanding East Tennessee State University (ETSU) ROTC cadets completing their junior year.

The candidates are selected by the ROTC staff and must be a dedicated cadet who is committed to remaining in the program and is also expected to receive a commission in the US Army after his or her senior year.

An award medal and certificate are also provided by MOAA National.

LTC Ed Champion, USA (Ret.) and CWO4 Kevin Selhorst (USN, Ret.) coordinate both the JROTC and ROTC award programs.

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