Sixty cadets are enrolled in the inaugural Marine Corps JROTC program at Willow Canyon High School, which is lockstep with what Dysart Schools want to pull rank among competitors.
The school went through a vetting process to offer the course and is among six active programs in Arizona. Nationwide, there are 250 Marine Corps JROTC programs.
A new program at Willow Canyon this year, students who take on the rank of cadets can master fundamentals of discipline and teamwork through Close Order Drill where they review foundational stationary movements before learning how to transition in to a march.
