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The Panther Battalion:

Mission Statement: "To Motivate Young People to be Better Citizens"

Who we are:

We are a program that’s sole focus is it’s students, and helping develop them into strong young leaders that will shape the future of tomorrow.

zLecanto High School Army JROTC Logo

  

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Panthers in Action

Marching in the Parade:

See the Panther Battalion in formation marching in the 2025 Inverness Christmas Parade.

Video Taken by: Cadet Emily Tatro

 

Statements:

 

A young man in a tuxedo smiles at the camera.

A Note from the Battalion Commander:

“I wish to make the whole battalion a perfect place for every cadet to learn.”

 

A young person with light skin and brown hair poses for a portrait.

A Note from the Special Projects Officer:

“Hey! I’m the Special Projects Officer (S-5) for the 2025-2026 School Year! I hope you find everything fine. Your Most Important Links will be under the “Quick Links” section of this page near the bottom, and you can find all other sections of this page at the very bottom on the section titled “Navigation.” With that, have a great rest of your day! ”

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • The Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (Army JROTC) is a program taught at high schools around the United States which goal is expressed in it’s mission statement of “To motivate young people to be better citizens”. The whole focus of this program is to teach young people, leadership, discipline, citizenship, and how to be a better student.

  • No, Army JROTC Is not for recruitment. The Program is designed to help better young people, the instructors are not allowed by Army Regulation to try and convince cadets to enlist in the military. So, in no way does the program attempt to recruit anyone to the military.

  • In all honesty? No, It really isn’t that hard of a program. We never ask that much out of cadets, and we always try to work with cadets so that they can have a better experience. Not to say you won’t struggle from time to time, but we will never ask anyone to do anything impossible.

  • We have a lot of major benefits, some of our benefits are military related, but not all of them. Below is a chart of SOME of the benefits, there are a lot more though.

    Benefit Name Benefit Type Benefit Requirement Benefit Challenge
    College Application Booster College / After High School N/A, Just being in the program looks good. None, you can get this one just by joining.
    Advanced Enlistment Rank (E-2/E-3) Active Duty / Military 2-4 Years of JROTC Next to none, just stick with the program.
    Leadership Skills Everyday N/A, you will learn this by being in the program. Slight, you do have to be willing to learn how to be a leader.

  • In this section of Lecanto High School’s website, you can find the instructor contact under “Quick Links” as a button (See the Army JROTC logo). You can send them a message on the website using the Parent Square Integration (No Account Required)

  • While in JROTC, you can be in any of the other programs at Lecanto! 

    We have many students who are in one or more programs, such as Russell Rags, Who is a IB (International Baccalaureate), and the school news show (POPTV). 

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