JROTC is different from other classes you can take at your school. It has more emphasis on physical fitness. Each week, we run or do some other form of physical fitness. It keeps us all in shape and ready for anything. It also has a large emphasis on independence and leadership, and allows a higher rank if you pursue the military. Each week we do some form of physical fitness, whether it be running or playing a game. It keeps us in shape and ready to do whatever is asked of us. Each time we do a presidential fitness test, each of us improves in some area of the test. The physical fitness we do helps us to feel better about how we're doing because we see our constant improvements. Each cadet helps each other with everything. It's part of our leadership. If there is something we're not sure of, we can ask one of our other cadets or one of our leaders. Each of them will try to help to the best of their ability or they will find someone that can help us. We are encouraged to do what we can independently, but we are never denied help if we need it. If a cadet decides he or she would like to pursue a role in the military, they are granted a higher rank than someone that didn't take a JROTC class. JROTC is a basic military class. In the class, we each learn about the military and its history. If we need any extra information about any branch of the military, our leaders can help us find someone that could answer more of our questions if they can't answer them themselves. Overall, JROTC is different from any normal high school course. It's a combination of a couple of classes you can take, but to a different level. We are encouraged to show our leadership and independence, as well as performing our best in physical fitness portions of our class. Even if we decide that we want to join the military, anyone in the class can be granted a higher rank.