Military.com: Pentagon Discloses 21 Allegations of Sexual Misconduct in JROTC As It Outlines Reforms to Congress

Twenty-one instructors in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program were accused of sexual misconduct against high school cadets in the 2022-23 school year, but the Pentagon enacted several congressionally mandated reforms this year to curb the issue, the department said in a recent letter to Congress.

The number of allegations of sexual misconduct was disclosed in a new annual report to Congress that is now required after language was included in last year's defense policy bill amid concerns about a high rate of sexual assault and harassment in the high school program. The report was first sent to the House and Senate Armed Services committees in May, but was also included in a letter obtained by Military.com that was sent to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., last month outlining the steps the department has taken to comply with the defense bill's required JROTC reforms.

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