Sign Up for the 2025-2026 JROTC Three-Position Air Rifle Postal Championship
Posted on: Sep 23, 2025
Registration is open for the 2025-2026 JROTC Three-Position Postal Competition season – hosted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP).
This national-level event welcomes high school junior cadets in Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard and Air Force JROTC programs who are interested in competing with other youth athletes from around the country in sporter or precision disciplines.
Organized and facilitated by the CMP, the JROTC Three-Position event is jointly conducted by the U.S. Army Cadet Command, TECOM (Training & Education Command), the Naval Service Training Command and AFOATS (Air Force Officer Accession and Training Schools).
To compete, participants receive three targets and instructions for recording scores. Individuals then fire in three positions (kneeling, prone and standing) at their home ranges – using one target for each position. Once record shots are fired, athletes return targets to CMP for scoring through the mail or use of the Orion Visual Image Scoring system.
JROTC units with approved Electronic Scoring Targets are also authorized to shoot the postal competition on their targets and must follow the JROTC postal electronic target procedures.
Important Dates for the 2025-2026 JROTC Postal Competition:
- Sept. 23, 2025 – Online Registration Opens
- Nov. 18, 2025 – Online Registration Ends
- Dec. 2, 2025 –Targets Due to CMP By All Services
- Dec. 5, 2025 – Preliminary Results Posted
- Dec. 10, 2025 – All scores final (Protests cannot be made after 8 a.m.)
Top scoring athletes and teams of the JROTC Postal Championship will move on to the Service Championships in Alabama, Ohio and Utah in February 2026, with the National JROTC Championship set to fire March 26-28 at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Camp Perry, Ohio.
For more on the JROTC Three-Position Postal Competition, including registration info, visit https://thecmp.org/youth/jrotc/.
The Civilian Marksmanship Program is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation that places its highest priority on firearms safety and marksmanship activities, with a focus on youth. CMP’s programs encourage personal growth and build life skills, with such initiatives as its junior training and competition programs, Affiliated Club program and scholarships providing support to citizens of all backgrounds across the nation. Learn more about the CMP at https://thecmp.org/.