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1. You watch Cadet Kelly just to point out the mistakes.
2. You call drill commands and correct cadets in your sleep.
3. You wake up at 0200 to write down some killer cadences you just thought of.
4. Nearly hald the clothes you own are various uniforms for various seasons.
5. You ask for the Marine Corps drill manual for Christmas.
6. You critize the boy scouts for their poor attempts at presenting colors.
7. Your cell phone messages says "You have reached Major Jones leave a message.."
8. You know the exact contentes of a MRE from any menu.
9. You have so many ribbons people are amazed that your left arm isn't sagging
10. You get authorization to wear your uniform to non-JROTC functions.
11. You call your kid by his last name.
12. Your sitting in class and see a teacher walk in and are about to call the room to attention before you realize your not in JROTC anymore.
13. You enlisted in the military so you could start getting "paid" to do JROTC work.
14. You find yourself squaring corners at your house AND in public.
15. You ask your friends if they want to go out for midday chow.
16. The word "outstanding" replaces every other word in your vocubulary for something that it is positive.
17. You never refer to it as working out, it's always PT.
18. When your roommate asks you to wake him up in the morning, you do so by flicking on the lights, banging trash cans around, and screaming "Reveille! Reveille! Get up! On the line!! Move it!!"
19. You call cadence outloud (either to yourself or to the world) when marching to school or the bus stop.
20. It takes you a second post to realize that you said "march" to school instead of "walk." But truthfully, you do walk at 120 paces per minute anyway.
21. When trying to walk with a group of JROTC cadet friends, you often find yourself stopping and waiting for them to catch up.
22. You don't "run," you double-time (while pondering why "double time" isn't actually double quick time.)
23. You make your own business cards with your name, unit name, unit website and national website on them, and give them to friends who ask for your number.
24. Your walls are covered in military posters
25. You don't wear hats, you wear covers
26. Your eyes flair up when you see civilians covered indoors.. with their covers on crooked
27. You've gotten punched in the stomatch because you've walked up to a thug gangster and straightened out his cover
28. Your sibling wakes you up at 0200, shines a flashlight in your eyes and says "Oops, Wrong Rack"
29. You have a "I love me" wall somewhere in your house with every certificate ever awarded to you on it
30. The thought of 'To the Colors' 'Revielle' and 'Taps' brings goosebumps to your arms.
31. When theres a curb or a pot hole in the street you automatically shout 'SAFETY!' out of habit.
32. When you see a flag inproperly displayed, you immediantly fix it and then proceed to tell the owner about customs and courtsies to the flag.
33. New uniforms send chills up your spine

Add on!! Whats sad is that most of these are true..

35. You stay in step with everyone you walk beside

39. you get a pass out of your other classes just to go to the JROTC class

40. When someone asks the time you give them military time.

42. When you accidently go to put on your uniform when you dont have to.

54. when you cant keep away from spinning the rifle (thats what i do lol)
55. When u sing diddy's instead of reg. songs
56. when u have diddy's as ur ringtone

58. When you teach your dog to march in step with you. (I've done it, and she's good! mrgreen )

61. When you dream about drill team. (Good times...)
62. When you dream about pink cows in purple pastures drinking chocolate milk. (That was a fun dream.)