VIPMOAA ROTC/JROTC Support Program

• Annually VIPMOAA presents awards and scholarships to 3 local college ROTC programs and up to 11 local high school JROTC programs. Contributions to the VIPMOAA community service and charitable donations account directly support these awards and scholarships. 100% of the contributed money goes to this effort.
• At the college level we award an achievement certificate, medal, and a $200 stipend to an outstanding Jr year cadet, and also support the Sr cadets who are commissioned as 2nd Lieutenants with a set of 2LT bars and a free introductory membership in MOAA.
• At the high school level, we award an achievement certificate, medal, and a $50 gift card to a deserving Jr year cadet, and a certificate and $500 scholarship to a Sr cadet, to be used for post-secondary education (college, trade school, or a certificate awarding program).
• For school year 2021-2022, all 3 local colleges, and 8 of 11 peninsula high schools participated with live, post-pandemic, public ceremonies. One high school held a private, non-public ceremony but was supported by VIPMOAA non-the-less.
• Post pandemic, the Professors of Military Science (PMS’s) at HU and W&M/CNU are again interested in starting up the VIPMOAA hosted leadership panels as part of their formal syllabus. The Board of Directors will contact the PMS's and ROTC instructors about this program and we will ask for volunteer panel members for the school year. These sessions have proved invaluable in the past as part of a new officer’s education on “how it really is” in service to our great nation.

• Awards Presenters Needed:

• What do I have to do?

1. Show up at a local high school for 1 ½ to 2 hours some evening to present:

1. A leadership award for a Jr year JROTC cadet consisting of a medal, letter, certificate, and a $50 gift card.

2. A scholarship award for a Sr year JROTC cadet consisting of a letter, certificate, and a $500 scholarship.

2. OR represent MOAA at a college ROTC awards ceremony to present;

1. A leadership award; consisting of a medal, letter, certificate, and $200 stipend to an outstanding Jr year ROTC cadet

 3. OR represent MOAA at a college ROTC commissioning to present

1. A letter, a set of 2Lt bars, and inform the new officers about a MOAA free basic membership.

4. Socialize with the JROTC or ROTC Cadets and Cadre and talk about what MOAA is, what we do, and why the awardees were picked.

• You will be given all the materials, directions to the location, a time to be there, and a contact at the school.

• There is no expiration on a commission, as officers we continue to serve after our time of active wearing of the uniform is over. We continue to protect and support military members (active and retired), their families, dependents, and survivors. We do that via legislative liaison with state and federal law makers and other government officials, social programs, support to surviving family members, and support of JROTC/ROTC programs.