Welcome to HMS

Cadet Life

The Cadet Battalion Commander and Cadet Company Commanders, under the supervision of the Commandant of Cadets and the TAC Officers, are responsible for the day-to-day life and the performance of the Corps.  Our daily schedule and activities keep the cadets accounted for and busy each day.

Rules & Regulations

Our rules and regulations are designed to help the student at Howe mature. Cadets learn the moral and behavioral standards one must keep in life and they learn that all actions have consequences. Infractions of Howe rules are dealt with swiftly and justly. Our objective is to teach the concepts of responsibility and accountability that form the foundation for success throughout the individual's life.  Cadets never impose punishment directly on other cadets. Serious violations of the rules are reviewed by a Disciplinary Review Council consisting of senior school administrators.

Howe Military School's Office of the Commandant uses a military structure based on JROTC curriculum to provide cadets with a clear system of rewards and coherent code of conduct. Central to this curriculum is the Department of the Army's Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps (JROTC) classroom outline, which emphasizes Leadership, Education, and Training.  This program is overseen by the United States Army Cadet Command in Fort Monroe, Virginia.  Howe Military School does not recruit or train for military service.  Working closely with Howe Military School's Commandant of Cadets and school administrators, the JROTC program provides the backbone to the Corps military structure.

JROTC

Outside of academics, Howe Military School focuses primarily on three things: self-discipline, character and leadership.  The Junior ROTC program helps with that focus by providing training in all three areas.  What you study in Junior ROTC won't be found in any textbook.  It won't be studied by any other students or in any other schools.  It hasn't been taught before. It won't be taught again. Because the subject of JROTC is: YOU.  JROTC is all about you. You are its whole point. It's devoted to your growth, both as a student and as a person.

JROTC training isn't easy -- nothing worthwhile is -- but the effort you put into mastering leadership techniques and developing personal skills pay off in a big way.  It pays off by giving you the quiet confidence that comes from knowing what you're capable of. And the character to do what it takes to accomplish your goals.  JROTC offers our cadets guidelines for proper behavior. But we don't watch over you 24 hours a day to make sure you follow them.  You follow them because you want to. Even when no one is watching.  That's character.

Leadership

Leadership development is emphasized throughout the JROTC Program.  The cadet learns the follower role in the Corps' organization, starting as a private in rank and working his or her way through the rank system. Increasingly the cadet becomes eligible for positions of responsibility within the Corps and has the opportunity to put classroom learning into practice. In this regard, the Cadet Corps environment provides a "leadership laboratory" on a continuing basis.

Education

In the first year, the cadet learns about positive self-concept (Unlocking Your Potential) and the dynamics of group interaction (Winning Colors) , and begins to develop basic managerial and leadership skills (JROTC Success Profile).  In subsequent years, the cadet pursues the study of famous military leaders and effective decision-making. We also involve the cadets in community activities such as food basket and clothing drives, Superintendent Field Day, hosting the Copp Memorial Drill Competition, and in each of these activities, the cadet learns to organize, coordinate, manage resources and execute the activity.

Training

The JROTC program offers a number of challenging and exciting features outside the classroom that students won’t find elsewhere. For instance, all cadets are tested annually on the President's Physical Test. This test is administered in every school throughout the United States, however the JROTC program offers awards to top competitors who meet the standards outlined by Cadet Command.  The JROTC Department also sponsors a drill team, a rifle team and an adventure group called the Raiders. Our drill team puts on demonstrations at Howe and travels to other schools to participate in some of the local drill meets. The rifle team participates in both high school and college leagues shooting .22 caliber rifles to National Rifle Association standards. Following a rigorous selection process, the Raiders participate in adventure training, such as orienteering, bivouac, physical fitness training and rock climbing just to name a few. All cadets who volunteer and are physically able, may practice rappelling on our own tower.

Cadets who work hard in the classrooms and demonstrate that they can abide by the rules of conduct set forth by the school administration obtain awards and rank or positions of responsibility within the Corps. We at Howe feel that character is built as the cadet strives to gain the rank, which gives him or her greater responsibility within the corps.

More Information

For more information about the Army's JROTC Program, you can visit the United States Army Cadet Command web site here, visit our JROTC Department web site here, or email our JROTC Department at jrotc221020@howemilitary.com.

Howe Military School

5755 North State Road 9

P.O. Box 240

Howe, Indiana 46746-0240

(260)562-2131