Promotion Requirments

STERLING HIGH SCHOOL NJROTC

PERSONAL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS (PARs)

Note: The terms rate and rank are interchangeable.

The following requirements must be met in order for a cadet to be advanced to each respective rate. Knowledge and performance test contents are commensurate to the grade level of the cadet and shall be determined by the promotion board. The knowledge and performance tests for all rates may be completed at any time. The cadet must provide a valid proof for every community service performed.

The Platoon Commander will initial each completed requirement. in the line of duty

The Commanding Officer is the promotion board president and shall convene the board two (2) weeks prior to each established advancement day.

These PARs will be maintained in the company admin file.

1. SEAMAN RECRUIT (SR), basic rank awarded to entry level cadets.

2. SEAMAN APPRENTICE (SA), advancement day is the third Wednesday of December

a. Four (4) months time in grade as SR Date: ______ Initials: ______

b. Pass a knowledge test Date: ______ Initials: ______

c. Pass a performance test Date: ______ Initials: ______

d. Recommended by the Platoon Commander Date: ______ Initials: ______

3. SEAMAN (SN), advancement day is the third Wednesday of May

a. Five (5) months time in grade as SA Date: ______ Initials: ______

b. Pass a knowledge test Date: ______ Initials: ______

c. Pass a performance test Date: ______ Initials:______

d. Participate in a minimum of one (1) community service activity

Within the last nine (9) months Date: ______ Initials: ______

e. Recommended by the Platoon Commander Date: ______ Initials: ______

4. PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS (PO3), advancement day is the third Wednesday of January

a. Five (5) months time in grade as SN Date: ______ Initials: _____

b. Pass a knowledge test Date: ______ Initials: ______

c. Pass a performance test Date: ______ Initials: ______

d. Participate in a minimum of one (1) community service activity

Within the last five (5) months Date: ______ Initials: ______

e. Recommended by the Platoon Commander Date: ______ Initials: ______

NAME: _______________________________________________PLATOON______________

5. PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS (PO2), advancement day is the third Wednesday of October

a. Six (6) months time in grade as PO3 Date: ______ Initials: ______

b. Pass a knowledge test Date: ______ Initials: ______

c. Pass a performance test Date: ______ Initials: ______

d. Participate in a minimum of one (1) community service activity

within the last six (6) months Date: ______ Initials: ______

e. Recommended by the Platoon Commander Date: ______ Initials: ______

6. PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS (PO1), advancement day is the third Wednesday of March

a. Seven (7) months time in grade as PO2 Date: ______ Initials: ______

b. Pass a knowledge test Date: ______ Initials: ______

c. Pass a performance test Date: ______ Initials: ______

d. Participate in a minimum of one (1) community service activity

within the past seven (7) months Date: ______ Initials: ______

e. Recommended by the Platoon Commander Date: ______ Initials: ______

Senior Leadership Ranks/Rates

Advancement to the rates of Chief Petty Officer, Senior Chief Petty Officer, Master Chief Petty Officer, and all commissioned officer ranks from Ensign to Commander are by selection only. These rates/ranks are commensurate to the established senior positions of leadership in the company. Selection to these rates/ranks are billet-driven and therefore, temporary. In the event that a cadet is relieved of his/her leadership position, the cadet shall be administratively reduced to his/her last rate and no higher than PO1. The instructors have absolute authority in the selection and administrative reduction processes. The criteria for selection to the senior leadership ranks and rates are as follows.

a. Must be a senior, junior or sophomore cadet

b. Successfully complete any one of the following leadership training

1. STERLING NJROTC Leadership Workshop

2. Area 4 Leadership Academy

3. Area 4 Sail Academy

c. Apply for a senior leadership position

d. Show sustained superior performance

e. Exhibit the ability to take on greater responsibility

f. Pass the physical fitness test with a minimum grade of Satisfactory

NAME_______________________________________________ PLATOON_______________

1. Academic Examination: Every Cadet must pass an academic examination to be eligible for promotion. There are 5 tests that cover specific knowledge areas, and a sixth test made up of random questions from the first 5. The questions on each of these tests come from the Naval Science textbooks and the Cadet Field Manual. Practice exams and study quizzes are available. Here are the specific Academic Test Requirements by rate / rank: