Annual Cadet Reports

STEM Futures: Nationwide JROTC Cadet Report

  • Mobile, Alabama Academy

    The Mobile Academy took place at Springhill College in Mobile, Alabama. The focus of this Academy was on the maritime industry and a related STEM-onthe-Water curriculum in which Cadets designed, built, programmed, and tested robotic boats and completed three missions with increasing complexity.

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  • Pike-Wiregrass, Alabama Academy

    The Pike County-Wiregrass Region Academy took place at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. The focus of this Academy was on the maritime industry and a related STEM-on-the-Water curriculum in which Cadets designed, built, programmed, and tested robotic boats and completed three missions with increasing complexity.

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  • San Diego Academy

    The San Diego Academy took place at the University of San Diego in California. The focus of this Academy was on the maritime industry and a related STEM-in-the-Water curriculum in which Cadets designed, built, programmed, and tested robotic boats and completed three missions with increasing complexity.

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  • Mesquite, Texas Academy

    The Mesquite Academy took place at East Texas A&M University in Commerce, Texas. The focus of this Academy was on the advanced manufacturing industry and a related STEM-on-the-Ground curriculum in which Cadets designed, built, and tested remote-controlled multi-purpose robots and completed several missions, each with increasing complexity.

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  • Georgia Academy

    The Atlanta Academy took place at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia. The focus of this Academy was on the maritime industry and a related STEM-on-the-Water curriculum in which Cadets designed, built, programmed, and tested robotic boats and completed three missions with increasing complexity.

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  • Savannah, Georgia Academy

    The Savannah Academy took place at Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus in Savannah, Georgia. The focus of this Academy was on the maritime industry and a related STEM-in-the-Water curriculum in which Cadets designed, built, programmed, and tested robotic boats and completed three missions with increasing complexity.

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  • Lee County Florida Academy

    The Lee County Academy took place at the Florida Southwestern State College in Fort Myers. The focus of this Academy was on the maritime industry and a related STEM-on-the-Water curriculum in which Cadets designed, built, programmed, and tested robotic boats and completed three missions with increasing complexity.

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  • San Francisco Academy

    The San Francisco Academy took place at the Parks Reserve Forces Training Area in Dublin, California. The focus of the 2025 Academy was on the maritime industry and a related STEM-in-the-Water curriculum.

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  • Dallas Academy

    The Dallas Academy took place at Paul Quinn College and the Career Institute in Dallas, Texas. The focus of this Academy was on the advanced manufacturing industry and a related STEM-on-the-Ground curriculum in which Cadets designed, built, and tested remote-controlled, multi-purpose robots that completed several missions, each with increasing complexity.

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  • Denver Academy

    The Denver Academy completed the STEM in the Air curriculum.

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  • Philadelphia Academy

    The Philadelphia Academy took place at Resica Falls Boys Scout Camp in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The focus of this Academy was on introducing Cadets to block-based coding that controlled the distance traveled by a small, wheeled robot they built.

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  • San Antonio, Texas Academy

    The San Antonio Academy took place at U.S. Army Camp Bullis at Joint Base San Antonio and at the University of Texas, San Antonio. The focus of this Academy was on the advanced manufacturing industry and a related STEM-on-the-Ground curriculum in which Cadets designed, built, and tested remote-controlled multi-purpose robots and completed several missions, each with increasing complexity.

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