Welcome to the Pacific High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (MCJROTC) webpage.
Pacific High School (PHS) has the only MCJROTC Program in Franklin County. Former MVR-III Superintendent, Mr. Randy George started the Pacific High School MCJROTC Program in 2001. We are a 17-time Marine Corps Naval Honor School (only the top 10 to 15% of Marine Corps JROTCs units worldwide earn this title), 4-time Missouri State Marksmanship champions, 2025 Marine Corps Distinguished Division Champions, 2026 NRA Sectional Champions, 2026 Missouri State 3rd Place Finishers we have nationally ranked Drill and Marksmanship teams advancing to various national championships throughout the United States competing against the very best of the best, and have accumulated millions of dollars toward post-secondary education including monies earned for enlistments, ROTC scholarships, and have placed Pacific graduates in all four military academies.
Our program provides male and female cadets with a variety of unique learning experiences. The program is designed to assist students in becoming college and or career ready by developing leadership skills, self-discipline and physical fitness. Cadets, as JROTC students are called, receive academic instruction on leadership, civics and military history. Cadets also conduct physical training, learn military drill, and stand weekly uniform inspections. In addition to an elective credit, cadets will also receive a Physical Education credit toward high school graduation after they've completed at least two years in the program.
MCJROTC is not a military recruiting tool! There is no military obligation associated with MCJROTC and, nationwide, less than 2% of cadets choose to join the military after high school. Instead, MCJROTC seeks to develop character and leadership by emphasizing self-confidence, discipline, physical fitness, and citizenship within the individual cadet. Cadets put their leadership knowledge in practice by serving in positions of responsibility at every level of the program. Cadet leaders handle the daily routine in the classroom, are involved in teaching skills to junior cadets and help plan events.
For those cadets willing to work hard, MCJROTC also offers extra-curricular activities. We have Color Guard teams that support many PHS events and often perform in the local community as well as in St Louis. The program has drill, physical fitness, and marksmanship teams that compete locally, at the state level, and even in national competitions. During the 2023-2026 school years our marksmanship team traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah; Port Clinton, Ohio and Ozark, Missouri. Our drill team went to Waynesville & Ozark, Missouri, Des Moines, Iowa and won 1st Place in many events including overall best, Colquitt Georgia for MCJROTC Drill Nationals.
Graduating PHS cadets are eligible to compete / apply for various college scholarships to include ROTC and academy appointments. For those cadets who are considering an enlistment, our instructors are in frequent contact with local recruiters from all the branches of service and can assist in making the transition from high school to military service.
DUAL CREDIT
Elective credit and Physical Education credit will be offered for each student who successfully participates at each grade level.
HIGHER RANK FOR ENLISTMENT
Those cadets who do decide to enter the military after high school receive advanced promotion at the conclusion of their recruit training by virtue of their participation in MCJROTC. The requirements, rank and timing of that promotion is service dependent.
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Chances for obtaining a college ROTC scholarship (worth as much as $180,000) are improved if a student has had MCJROTC. There are also certain scholarships offered at Pacific High School which are available only to JROTC cadets.
ACADEMY NOMINATIONS
The Senior Marine Instructor in the Marine Corps JROTC programs may endorse outstanding cadets for an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, West Point, the Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Interested? contact the Marine Instructor MSgt Dan Brewster at Pacific High School: dbrewster@mvr3.k12.mo.us. or call us at (636) 271-1414 ext 207
Pacific High School, 425 Indian Warpath Drive, Pacific Missouri, 63069 Rm 406