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Wow - I would be as frustrated - if not more, if my high school was like that. Seeing this makes me very fortunate that my high school is not like that.Great to hear about all the terrific awards ceremonies. You all are very fortunate, both my sons received AROTC Scholarships, unfortunately their high school does not have the level of appreciation for the military as some school such as yours.
No military award presentations are allowed at the school, Academy or ROTC, in fact military personell are not allowed to wear their uniforms on school grounds. Recruiters are allowed only to drop off pamphlets, they are not allowed to talk to students directly, and are not allowed to wear a uniform.
There have been arranged visits by some that are allowed to talk about SA's or ROTC but it is very controlled. All students wishing to attend any visit needs to have a signed permission slip from their parents. For every military display in the career center the school requires an equal display from organizations that advise against the military.
During graduation they give a program, in the program they have a page that lists scholarships, we had to argue with the school administration to get them to include his ROTC scholarship in the program. My son could care less at that point but it was more the principle of the thing for me.
During a school sponsered College fare off campus they required any Military to be in a back room under the stairs far away from the main room, and they were not allowed to walk around the main room in their uniform.
I think the biggest issue for me was when my son stpped by the high school to visit a couple old teachers after he graduated and commissioned, he had to check in with the office first, this is standard for everyone. The issue was that they knew he was in the military, even though he was not in uniform, he had to listen while they told him he was not allowed to say anything about being in the military while on school grounds. He decided to leave, met the teachers later for coffee.
It's nice to hear that other schools are not this restrictive and appreciate the military. You really want to get riled up, come to a Veterens Day assembly, One member of the military (No uniform) and at least 3 or 4 Anti-military speakers, there were always a few including my sons that would walk out of the assembly.
Good luck to all your son's and daughters, sounds like they had a great send off from their schools.
.....and thanks for letting me vent.
That truly is a shame that some still think this way - even after all the sacrifices our Warfighters make so they can sit there and regulate that ...