What does NJROTC stand for?
Naval
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps
What experience are you required to have
prior to joining NJROTC?
You are
not required to have any experience in the military prior to joining NJROTC. In this course, you learn all there is to know
about the military. If you are
considering joining the military after high school, this course will guide you
along that path, explaining all elements of the military and helping you to
make a great impact in your self-confidence and discipline. If you decide instead to enter the civilian
job market or a non-military oriented college, the leadership skills,
self-discipline and self-confidence will continue to help you meet life's
challenges throughout your life.
Are you required to join
the military after your time in NJROTC?
Service in the military after NJROTC is
not mandatory, although it would be a great path to succeed. Cadets
are under no obligation to join the armed services, although some
actually enlist and/or become commissioned officers. Successful completion of the NJROTC program
allows entry into certain branches of the armed forces at up to two pay grades
higher than enlistees without NJROTC experience. With complete dedication and hard work,
cadets fulfill their highest expectations and dreams. Cadets have been accepted
into exceptionally high-rated universities and into military academies to
become officers in the armed forces. Finally, there are many scholarships
are available to those cadets that apply for college ROTC and the military
academies, some worth in excess of $300,000.
What do you learn during
your time in NJROTC?
The
Naval Science curriculum is designed as a four year program. The program offers a combination of formal
academic instruction, military skill development, and physical fitness training
supplemented by ship visits, orientation visits, and other field trips to enhance
classroom studies as well as an understanding of the military way of life. The NJROTC curriculum includes twenty four
different subject areas from Naval orientation and
seamanship to astronomy and oceanography, history from early western
civilization to the 1990's and beyond. Throughout, strong emphasis is
placed on leadership, personal honor, self-reliance and self-discipline.
What are the uniform
days and which uniform am I expected to wear?
A
uniform, including shoes, is provided at no cost to every cadet. Except in rare circumstances, cadets are
required to wear their uniform on Wednesdays.
On uniform days, cadets must wear their uniform from the time they
arrive at school until they depart at the end of the day. While cadets are authorized to change into physical
fitness clothing for the period they have that class, they must change back
into their uniform afterwards. Failure
to wear a uniform in accordance with the above will result in a grade of 0 (out
of 100 points) for that day.
Regular
cleaning, care and up-keep of their uniform is the
cadet’s responsibility. Upon completion
of the program, cadets are required to have their uniform dry-cleaned and
returned (w/the exception of their shoes) to the unit. Loss of or failure to return uniform items will
result in an obligation being placed against the student; obligations can preclude
students from participating in other school events.
Extra-curricular activities?
NJROTC has precision drill teams,
color guards, air rifle teams and more. Participation in any of these
events is voluntary and does not affect a cadet’s classroom grade. Each of these activities allows you the
opportunity to earn ribbons, medals, trophies and other awards. In addition, social activities include an
annual Military Ball and awards ceremony, picnics, BBQ's and much more.