​ JROTC Instructor Employment

Do you want to join our team? Words cannot adequately describe the transition from serving as a hard-charging military officer or non-commissioned officer into that of an educator in an urban school district...we welcome you to the civilian environment known as secondary school education.
Call us at (713) 967-5227

Do you want to serve as a JROTC Instructor?
Instructors must be certified by the appropriate military service before interviewing with school administrators for a vacant position.  Retired military personnel (E-6 through O-6) receiving retirement pay and who have not been retired for more than three years may apply for certification as a JROTC instructor.  However, applicants must be certified and employed within three years from retirement.  Active-duty personnel, within 6 months of retirement, may apply for certification with retirement orders.  Military Instructor/Teaching and/or coaching experience with high school students is preferred.
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Are you sure you want to be a JROTC Instructor?
You want me "to motivate young people to be better citizens.”

I am to fight the war on drugs, break up fights in the hallways, cafeteria, and classroom, and raise their self-esteem.  I'm to teach them patriotism, good citizenship, communications, history, physical fitness, first aid and drug abuse, technology awareness, drill and ceremonies, military customs and traditions, how and where to register to vote, financial planning, how to apply for a job, and how to unlock their potential.

I am to take them on two field trips, four drill meets, summer camp, perform 20 color guard presentations, eight football games, participate in school service and community service activities, march in community parades, and have a formal social event.  Most of these are done at night and on weekends.

Not to mention offering advice, being a mentor, role model, and parent, writing letters of recommendation for student employment and scholarships, issuing uniforms and equipment, maintaining a hand receipt, ordering supplies and equipment, and conducting fundraisers to meet the requirements that the military or the school does not fund.  Teach 6 hours per day with 150 cadets in four different levels of curriculum with a 30-minute planning time and a big smile on my face!

Attend committee and faculty meetings, attend all home athletic events, participate in staff development training to maintain my employment status, and complete all of the school district's reporting and administrative requirements.  I will check my email thrice daily and answer phone and radio calls throughout the day.

I am to be a paragon of virtue larger than life, such that my presence will awe my cadets into obedience and respect for authority.  I am to do this with cadets who have drug and alcohol problems, who are single parents, have sexually and physically abusive parents, and who are spending their nights on the streets or in juvenile detention.

I am to communicate frequently with each cadet's parents or guardian by letter, phone, newsletter, and grade report.  I will attend individual education and accommodation plan meetings with my learning-disabled students.  Then, accommodate these special students by enlarging print on exams, reading the test to them, and modifying the test to meet their needs, even though the time required to perform these tasks for 2 students is longer than that of the other 18 students in the class.
I am to conduct fundraising activities year-round to pay for those events, activities, and equipment not covered by Department of Defense or school district funding.

I am to “stay on the net”, checking electronic mail messages several times daily. 
Working as a JROTC Instructor is not a 9 to 5 job!  Instructors are expected to report for duty one hour before school and remain after school for one to two hours coaching cadets.  Instructors work approximately two Saturdays monthly, conducting community service activities, fundraising activities, or attending competitive events.

If interested, call (713) 967-5227 for additional information.