The ultimate measure of 

     man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he              stands in times of challenge and controversy.

     The Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC)

     Warhawk Battalion at Henry County High School in McDonough,          GA is one of the largest units in the county.

     Selected as a Distinguished Unit, this means that the unit is in the top      20% of over 600 NJROTC units nation-wide.

     The Warhawk Battalion was named the third best unit in the nation          by the Navy League for the 2002-03 school year.

     The unit has provided a program with a wide variety of activities so        that each cadet can find their own area of interest; be it Drill Team,          Color Guard, Rifle Team, Academic Team, or Athletic Team. The          unit also stresses the importance of community involvement,                    including such worthwhile causes as the annual Veteran's Day                  Parade, Christmas Canned Food Drive, Christmas Parade, and                  service projects for Heritage Park Veteran's Memorial, American            Cancer Society Relay for Life and "Hands-on-Henry" Community          Clean-up, and Noah’s Ark. Of course, these are in addition to the            traditional events, such as the Military Ball in March and numerous        field meets and orientation trips. In past years the cadets traveled to        Fort Sumter, the site where the Civil War began. After viewing this        relic the cadets moved on to Patriot's Point where they toured the            aircraft carrier, U.S.S. Yorktown; a submarine; a destroyer; and a            Coast Guard cutter. This year we have already won the Area 12                Championships in both Orienteering and Rifle.