Middle School Cadet Corps
Encyclopedia
The Middle School Cadet Corps (MSCC) are cadet
programs for middle school
students in the United States
.
Per 2005, Chicago
had 26 Middle School Cadet Corps enlisting more than 850 kids, overseen by the JROTC program . Students from the age of 11 can participate in the program, or younger if they have older siblings in the program .
In May 2008, the American Civil Liberties Union
stated that MSCC violates the United Nations
sponsored Convention on the Rights of the Child
by targeting students as young as 11 for recruitment activities.
Cadet
A cadet is a trainee to become an officer in the military, often a person who is a junior trainee. The term comes from the term "cadet" for younger sons of a noble family.- Military context :...
programs for middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
students in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Per 2005, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
had 26 Middle School Cadet Corps enlisting more than 850 kids, overseen by the JROTC program . Students from the age of 11 can participate in the program, or younger if they have older siblings in the program .
In May 2008, the American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is a U.S. non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litigation, legislation, and...
stated that MSCC violates the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
sponsored Convention on the Rights of the Child
Convention on the Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is a human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children...
by targeting students as young as 11 for recruitment activities.
See also
- Junior Reserve Officers' Training CorpsJunior Reserve Officers' Training CorpsThe Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a Federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the United States...
- California Cadet CorpsCalifornia Cadet CorpsThe California Cadet Corps is a paramilitary youth organization in California open for students in the college, high school, middle school and elementary school grades.-Role and purpose:...
- includes students in the middle schoolMiddle schoolMiddle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
and elementary gradesElementary schoolAn elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
. - Navy League Cadet CorpsNavy League Cadet CorpsThe Navy League Cadet Corps is a version of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps program developed for younger cadets, aged 11 through 14...
(NLCC) - for youths between the ages of 11 and 13. - Public military schools in the United States