I like it how Charley states "Few details are available in his case." NamUS doesn't have any addition info, but his pic is slightly bigger (or less cropped).
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/e/earls_ernie.html
I'm not very well versed on the different uniforms worn by different branches of the armed forces. But that pic looks like a Senior Portrait to me. That chair in the background looks like something that would be in one.
Could it be JROTC? I remember people (back when I was in school in the 1990's) wearing similar uniforms. They were kids who weren't yet old enough to be in the military, so it was some kind of "pre-military" prep program. But whether Army, Navy, Air Force, etc, I don't know.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/e/earls_ernie.html
I'm not very well versed on the different uniforms worn by different branches of the armed forces. But that pic looks like a Senior Portrait to me. That chair in the background looks like something that would be in one.
Could it be JROTC? I remember people (back when I was in school in the 1990's) wearing similar uniforms. They were kids who weren't yet old enough to be in the military, so it was some kind of "pre-military" prep program. But whether Army, Navy, Air Force, etc, I don't know.