Coast Guard establishes new JROTC program at Innovation High School in Orlando – one of four new units for 2024-2025 academic year

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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Tampa Bay
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11/12/2024 10:16 AM EST

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Coast Guard established a new Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at Innovation High School in Orlando, Nov. 8.
Coast Guard Capt. Willie Carmichael, chief of staff of Coast Guard Seventh District, addresses guests during the Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) unit establishment ceremony at Innovation High School Orlando, Florida, Nov. 8, 2024. Innovation High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 12th in the nation and is the largest to-date, with over 190 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.    (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)