Senate Joint Resolution 20 - Supporting Establishing Coast Guard ROTC and JROTC in Alaska
Click for PDF: http://www.akdemocrats.org/sponsor/SJR20_ss_sen_elton.pdfSenate Joint Resolution 20 supports establishing a Coast Guard Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at the University of Alaska and a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) at Juneau-Douglas High School and Kodiak High School. The Coast Guard does critical work for America’s coastal communities and homeland security. They save hundreds of lives each year, police Alaska’s fisheries, and secure our ports and harbors. With the new security requirements after September 11, 2001, the Coast Guard’s mission has expanded. This is the perfect opportunity to expand the Coast Guard’s existing JROTC program in Florida to include Alaska communities with a substantial Coast Guard presence. It is also an ideal time to develop ROTC programs at the college level, enhancing opportunities at the University of Alaska and increasing training and recruitment for this branch of America’s armed forces. The Coast Guard is the primary military presence in both Kodiak and Juneau. Coast guard members are active in these communities and greatly valued. This resolution supports strengthening these ties and by doing so, both the Coast Guard and Alaska communities. I would appreciate your support.
Extras: HJR29, Passed this year and is identical to SJR20