JROTC POWER Act

The JROTC POWER Act requires the Department of Defense to update its guidance on pay for Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructors and evaluate how the current pay scale affects hiring and keeping instructors. The bill mandates the creation of standardized metrics to measure recruitment outcomes, retention rates, vacancy rates, and geographic differences in instructor hiring across the military services. Defense officials must submit annual reports to Congress for two years detailing how the pay system impacts instructor recruitment and retention, along with recommendations for any necessary changes. This legislation focuses on improving data collection and oversight for the JROTC instructor workforce rather than changing the pay scale itself.