Each year the cadets have an opportunity to go on a battalion-wide whitewater rafting trip. We take a bus up the Ocoee River and raft down the rapids. All the cadets have a great time and come back each year to participate again and again. This is a great experience for the cadets teaching them how to react timely and effectively and work well with others. We plan to continue this tradition of going whitewater rafting for years to come.
JCLC
This upcoming summer, East Ridge High School will have the privilege to participate in JCLC to help manifest leadership qualities among cadets. The cadets will be learning about leadership and how to lead in the first week of June. The Pioneer Battalion will be in Charlie Company and have been given 18 spots for cadets to go to JCLC. The instructor for this will be Command Sergeant Major Monroe. The cadets will be conducting this at Wendell Ford Military Reservation located at Greenville, KY.
Armed Forces Parade
The Pioneer Battalion is proved to represent the City of East Ridge at the JROTC program at the Annual Armed Forces Parade held in downtown Chattanooga each May. The entire battalion marches at this parade.
East Ridge Holiday Parade
Each year the Battalion marches in the East Ridge Holiday Parade during the latter part of November.
Military Ball
The highlight of the cadets' yearis the Annual Military Ball. It is a formal affair held each Febuary. The Military Ball Queen, elected by the cadets, is crowned at the Ball.
