A mind stops accepting endless war when young people begin to see themselves not as spectators to global violence, but as builders of something better. This shift rarely begins in policy debates or news cycles. It begins in neighborhoods, school hallways, community centers, and the informal networks where youth learn what is possible. #youthforpeace #militarizingyouth
https://bit.ly/youthwithoutwar

The Pentagon’s signature program for instilling military values in American schools, the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC), has a history dating to 1916. But in recent years, it has endured more bad press than at any point since the 1970s. #JROTC #militarizingyouth #povertydraft
https://jacobin.com/2026/03/jrotc-is-preying-on-poor-students