RELIABILITY: Mixed
Why This Matters The Department of Defense (DOD) has emphasized the importance of protecting students in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) from instructor sexual misconduct. DOD reported more than 100 misconduct allegations from 2013—2023. Legislation established new JROTC requirements in fiscal year 2024, in part to address concerns about sexual misconduct involving instructors and students.
GAO Key Takeaways The military services partner with high schools to provide leadership training to students through JROTC, which DOD oversees. In response to statutory requirements, DOD developed policies and procedures to prevent sexual misconduct in JROTC and respond to misconduct allegations. We identified issues that, if addressed, would aid DOD’s efforts: The standardized memor
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