JLAB

2025 -2026 JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl (JLAB)

ACADEMIC TEAM: Question content will focus on core curriculum – math, science, language arts – along with knowledge of “how to get into college,” financial literacy, and current events. There will be no JROTC curriculum questions.  

LEADERSHIP TEAM: Based upon their knowledge of the JROTC curriculum and the JROTC leadership theories therein. References for preparation for Levels I and II and JLAB include the following texts from the Army JROTC curriculum (NO FRESHMAN OR SENIORS)

 Unit 1 – The Emerging Leader (All lessons in all chapters)

 Unit 2 – The Developing Leader (All lessons in all chapters) 

Unit 3 – The Supervising Leader (All lessons in all chapters) 

Unit 4 – The Managing Leader (All lessons in all chapters) 

Unit 5 – Electives – Continuing Education for Leaders (All lessons in Chapters 1, 3, and 5) 

In both Level I and Level II, three questions will come from the USAA Educational Foundation financial literacy videos. To watch the videos, please visit https://bit.ly/47IRqgi

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Practice Test

The Practice Test is open to ALL CADETS and is taken individually, not as a team. It consists of 25 questions (similar to the questions in Levels I and II) from a bank of 50 questions so the cadets may take the test multiple times. It is a wonderful way to evaluate your entire unit’s understanding of core subjects, college knowledge, and current events. We encourage all cadets to take the Practice Test at an internet-accessible computer in the classroom or other convenient location. If your cadets signed up previously, they may use the login they created initially. Otherwise, encourage each of your cadets to Sign Up at www.cofcontests.com Once their account is created, they can Sign In and select Practice Test on the dashboard. Cadets may take the Practice Test as many times as they would like. The cadet’s scores will be available on their dashboard under Recent Tests. Practice Test scores will also be available on the instructor’s dashboard. It is up to each instructor to review the scores to determine the members of the team. 

October 01, 2025 - February 15, 2026, 

THE PRACTICE TEST IS OPEN TO ALL CADETS. Each cadet should Sign In using the username and password they created and may take the Practice Test anytime during the testing window. The Practice Test is taken individually, not as a team. It consists of 25 questions (from a bank of 50 questions so cadets may take the test multiple times) similar to those questions in Levels I and II and is a great way to evaluate your entire unit’s understanding of JROTC curriculum and general subjects. The cadet’s scores in the Practice Test will be available on their individual dashboard.

September 01, 2025 - February 15, 2026

Assemble a Team (Instructors Only) on the instructor's dashboard. Teams must be assembled prior to participating in Level I. Instructors may edit their team composition until the end of Level II.

November 18, 2025 

LEVEL I

Both Level I and II consist of approximately 75 questions and take approximately 1 hour to complete. This is a TEAM event – all cadets on the team (including alternates) should sit at one computer and answer questions as a team.

February 01, 2026 - February 15, 2026

LEVEL II

If your team advances to Level II, you will follow the same procedure as you did in Level I, using the Instructor’s username and password.

June 12, 2026 - June 16, 2026

JROTC Academic Championship

The National Academic Championship will be held at The Catholic University of America, Washington DC.

June 12, 2026 - June 15, 2026

JROTC Leadership Championship

The National Leadership Championship will be held at The Catholic University of America, Washington DC.