The U.S. Army is once again joining forces with the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) to ensure Hispanic youth are prepared to attend college and become leaders in their communities.
As part of this partnership, the Army will again sponsor and host a leadership workshop at USHLI’s annual conference, Feb. 13-16 in Chicago, where academic and career opportunities are showcased to the Hispanic community.
According to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Education, Hispanic youth are more likely to drop out of high school than other groups, and Latino students who attend college are less likely to graduate than students of other ethnicities.
The Army, and organizations like USHLI, is committed to increasing access to higher education, leadership development and career opportunities for Hispanic students.
The Army boasts the nation’s largest college scholarship program, investing almost $280 million at more than 1,300 college campuses nationwide through its senior ROTC program. For more information about scholarship opportunities visit GoArmyROTC.com.
The Army’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) is also a key Army program that offers opportunities to develop leadership skills and promotes academic success in more than 1,700 high schools nationwide. JROTC instills leadership, discipline and the value of civic service in over 314,700 high school students and is just one example of the Army’s commitment to improving attendance rates, GPAs, and graduation rates amongst America’s youth.
At the USHLI convention, Army representatives will highlight some of the more than 150 career fields available in the Army by sponsoring workshops and through an interactive exhibit booth at the Career Fair.
These opportunities include engineering, multimedia illustration, and aviation operation; careers that are directly applicable to civilian life. In addition to the hands-on experience in these high-demand fields, the Army provides high-tech training and leadership skills that give Soldiers an added advantage when returning to civilian life.
