The first Bandera High School students were accepted into the Navy National Defense Cadet Corps, or NNDCC, program in August, a news release about the program said. The NNDCC program provides schools that do not currently qualify for a Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps unit an opportunity to provide students with a similar program that teaches them about the value of citizenship, service to the United States and personal responsibility and gives them a sense of accomplishment. The NNDCC program, while modeled on the NJROTC program, is primarily funded by host school and school district. The Bandera Independent School District will cover ...