Cadet Foundry — Terms of use

Version 2026-10-11 · Questions: support@cadetfoundry.org

Cadet Foundry is a free community project — the Cadet Foundry project — made to support JROTC instructors and Cadets. It is not a company product. By setting up Cadet Foundry, or using it after setup, you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, don't use it.

1. What Cadet Foundry is — and isn't

• Cadet Foundry is a supplemental learning and leadership tool. Your instructor, your program's curriculum and official sources come first.
• It is not an official JROTC, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, Department of Defense, school or government product, and no one has endorsed it.
• It doesn't replace your program's official systems, records, grading or the instructor's judgment. Its scores are for practice and feedback.
• It is not a crisis or emergency service. Its safety check shows help numbers (988, 911 and others) but notifies no one. If someone is in danger, call 911.

2. Free during the pilot

Cadet Foundry is free to use. If that ever changes, it will be announced in advance, and nothing you already have will stop working without notice.

3. Who may use it

• An instructor may install Cadet Foundry and use it within their own JROTC program, including making copies for their own Cadets (for example with "Make more flash drives").
• Please don't pass Cadet Foundry on to other instructors, programs or schools. Ask them to email support@cadetfoundry.org instead, and they'll get their own clean copy — with no one else's data on it.
• Don't sell Cadet Foundry, rebrand it, or present it as your own or as official.

4. Your data stays with you

Cadet Foundry stores everything on the computer (or USB drive) it runs on. The Cadet Foundry project does not receive, see or keep any student data. The instructor's program and school decide how long records are kept and when they are deleted (Cadet Foundry's End pilot and Delete profile tools help). See the Privacy notice for details.

5. Optional online AI

Online AI is off unless the person who manages the device turns it on with their own key from an outside AI provider. If they do, ordinary Ask questions go to that provider under its terms — read them first, especially about minors' data. Leave it off if you're unsure.

6. Use it responsibly

• Keep PINs private, keep the Class PIN to instructors, and keep the computer's own security on (screen lock, updates, disk encryption such as BitLocker).
• Use made-up profiles, not real Cadets, for demonstrations and practice.
• Don't use Cadet Foundry to harass anyone, to collect information about people who haven't agreed to it, or for anything unlawful.

7. Content

Study cards and lessons cite public U.S. government and military sources, each with its source named. Facts can change: check anything important against the current official source. Public-domain books and official videos keep their original credits.

8. No warranty

Cadet Foundry is provided "as is," without warranties of any kind, express or implied — including that it is error-free, always available, or fit for a particular purpose. Keep backups of anything you can't afford to lose.

9. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, the Cadet Foundry project and the people who make it are not liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages, or for lost data, arising from using or being unable to use Cadet Foundry. Some places don't allow these limits, so they may not all apply to you.

10. Changes

These terms may be updated. The version date is at the top; Cadet Foundry will ask you to accept a new version before you continue using it.

11. Contact

support@cadetfoundry.org — questions, problems, security reports, or a copy for another instructor.