National JROTC Air Rifle Championship History

The JROTC National Air Rifle Championship is sponsored and conducted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program in cooperation with the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force JROTC Commands.  The championship began in 2003.  Teams consist of 4 members.  Each team member fires a 3×20 on consecutive days to make up the team score.  Individual scores are made up of two 3x20s.  Starting in 2022, the final followed a three-position elimination format. Participating athletes accumulated scores at three different positions: three, five-shot series at kneeling and prone and two, five-shot series in standing. Once the last standing series was completed, the lowest two places were eliminated, followed by single shots for single eliminations of the remaining athletes – ultimately determining the overall winners. (Finals prior to 2022 were fired for the top 8 shooters in each class on both competition days. These scores are averaged to determine the final rankings.)