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| Who was Captain Alden Partridge? |
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| Former Superintendtent of West Point, who taught the first military training class at a civilian school at Norwich Universtity in 1819. |
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| The membership of the first Company became so large that a battalion organization was adopted, consisting of two companies. |
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| What is the Vitalization Act? |
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| A act passed in 1964 that established the number of JROTC programs for all services and these programs were to be staffed by retired military personnel. |
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| Of the Army colors, what does Gold represent? |
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| Gold represents achievement, dignity and honor. |
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| Congress passed the Morrill Act because they saw the need for military training in college. The Morrill Act gave land and money to colleges if they offered military training. |
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| What is the mission of JROTC? |
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| To motivate young people to be better citizens. |
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| Who is Stacy A. Shackelford? |
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| First female Brigade Commander in the Denver High Schools JROTC program. Rank was Cadet Colonel in school year 1984-1985. |
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| The first Company was organized at Arapahoe School. |
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| Of the Army colors, what does Black represent? |
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| Indicative of determination and constnacy. |
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| National Defense Act established JROTC in 1916. |
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| What does Dark Blue on the Brigade Crest represent? |
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| The Colorado Rocky Mountains. |
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| Standard Operating Procedures. |
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| What does the Latin Inscription on the Brigade Crest mean? |
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| Where is Arapahoe School? |
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| On the north side of Arapahoe between 17th and 18th streets. |
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| What does the Torch on the Brigade Crest represent? |
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| Indicates Torch of Knowledge. |
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| What does Light Blue on the Brigade Crest represent? |
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| When was military drill introduced? |
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| 1883, and was for one hour on Mondays. |
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| Congress changed the law to allow females to be enrolled as cadets. |
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| What does Red stand for on the Brigade Crest? |
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| Who passed the Vitalization Act? |
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| What are the Army colors? |
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| Captain Alden Partridge taught the first military civilian class at Norwich University. |
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