I really want to join the army when im older, do you think i should join JROTC?

Answer 1

Doesn't hurt to have had some experience before doing the real thing.
Besides, if you do JROTC, you might get a leg up for the competitive ROTC 4-year college scholarship. If you receive it, you get a full ride to the colleges that have the program. (If you live in California, UCLA, USC, Stanford, UC Berkeley all have ROTC.)
I'm a senior right now and if I had JROTC at my high school, I would have taken advantage of it.

Answer 2

All the others are good answers. In addition it will give you some real life experience as to what being in the Army is like, at least to a degree. Using JROTC as a stepping stone toward ROTC is a great idea. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Well 3 years of JROTC will allow you to enlist in the Army as an E-3, instead of an E-1.

That makes it worth while, right there.

Answer 4

You'll want to graduate high school first. When you start to get close, like your junior or senior year, talk to a recruiter. He or she will go over some stuff to make sure you're eligible. You can enroll in DEP, Delayed Entry Program. You need to either be eighteen or have your parent's permission if you're under eighteen. You need to either have a high school diploma, or a certain GED score. Next you have to take and pass the ASVAB, Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. It's a written test required for all service members. This not only determines if you get in, but what jobs and positions you can hold. Next you'll go to MEPS, military entrance processing station. You need to take and pass a physical. This is where you'll also pick your MOS, military occupational specialty, the actual job you'll be doing. It's also where you pick the date you will leave for basic training/boot camp. It's also where you work out your contract. They'll try to bargain with you to meet quotas. They might offer you a bonus if you agree to certain number of years or a certain MOS, or they might let you pick where you can be stationed if you pick what they need. Careful, though, they might try to BS you and say they can't give you certain things. If they do that, just threaten to walk out , and they'll give it to you. Make sure you're in good shape before you go to basic, Also, learn as much as you can about the military beforehand, about rules and regs, about your MOS, and the place you will be stationed. It will definitely pay off.

Answer 5

Yes, it wil give you a good head start toward a successful Army career.