Top Ranked NJROTC Unit!

Four times in a row!  Competed with the top 26 NJROTC units from across the nation at the Navy National JROTC Invitational Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 (2020 cancelled due to COVID)

In 2017, OP NJROTC became the first JROTC unit from Northern Virginia to ever qualify for their Service's JROTC National Invitational Championships.  The Navy's NJROTC Invitational Championships consists of 10 competitive events in Drill, Athletics, Academics, and Uniformed Personnel Inspection.  Each year, the top 26 NJROTC units in the nation are invited to compete head-to-head at the Navy's National Championships hosted at Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida!

College Scholarships

Congratulations to the following cadets...

▪          Averna, Brychen:

US Navy National ROTC 4yr Scholarship worth $180K to University of Virginia

▪          French, John:

US Marine Corps National ROTC 4yr Scholarship worth $180K to Virginia Tech

▪          Johnson, Christina:

US Army ROTC 3yr Scholarship worth $45K to Hampton University

See how well our Cadets compete:  OP NJROTC Service Academy and ROTC Scholarship Summary

About our program

         I would like to make clear that our program is NOT a recruiting program for the Armed Forces, Reserves, or the National Guard.  We are a citizenship development program centered on classroom academics, community service and competitive activities.  The Navy JROTC program’s overall goal is to help students go on to college or professions, and to transition successfully into productive citizens following high school.  

         There are really two parts of our Navy JROTC program; the classroom part, and the extra-curricular leadership part.  A cadet may choose to do well in the classroom along with the required community service and parade requirements only.  The classroom requirements results in a class grade and counts as a technical credit.  However, in order to promote and gain leadership opportunities, a cadet must participate in extra-curricular promotion training and testing, as well as in extra-curricular events such as Drill, Color Guard, Athletics, Air Rifle, Orienteering, or Academics.  Regarding conflicts with varsity sports or other student activities at OP, all the coaches and club sponsors at OP know that there are lots of commitments and we all do our best to make it work without over committing the student...  However, we do want our cadets to be able to support OP’s school activities.  While we do need dedicated cadets on our drill, athletics, orienteering, air rifle, and academics teams, cadets are encouraged to support their sports or student activities and rejoin the cadet teams or activities when able.  We are a large enough unit so the teams usually have enough cadets to fill-in and keep the teams competitive when a cadets' varsity or JV sport goes "in season".  However, it may not be so easy to walk back onto a team spot due to the need to maintain "chemistry" for some teams like the drill team.  Obviously, some skills often degrade for those taking time away from the air rifle team, etc...  All of our after school activities are voluntary...  However, the after school activities tend to be the pathway towards leadership within our NJROTC Unit.  

         As a member of the Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, we are dedicated to the core values of honor, courage, and commitment to build the foundation of trust and leadership upon which the unit is built.  These are the principles, which give us strength and guide us in our daily activities. 

About the Curriculum

         In general, here at OP, our emphasis is on leadership.  However, we include two mandatory cycles of physical fitness, armed and unarmed drill, and wide variety of other topics; the course specifics for each of our Naval Science courses can be found on our Academics Page.

Is OP already your PWCS assigned base high school?

All OP students (freshman through seniors) are welcome to open enroll into NJROTC 1 as a new cadet.  Talk to your OPHS Guidance Counselor to sign up today!  Please download and complete the OP NJROTC forms and submit to OP NJROTC starting in May.

​Interested in transferring to Osbourn Park for NJROTC?

         Students whose base high school is Colgan HS automatically qualify for transfer to OP for NJROTC once the required OP NJROTC forms and PWCS Student Transfer Request form (grades 9-12) has been approved.  Please submit all forms to OP NJROTC first.  If approved, we will send it on to Colgan HS.  Download, complete, and submit your OP NJROTC forms (see Cadet Resources) and the PWCS Student Transfer Form to start the process; deadline is now 15 March!  Please contact OP's NJROTC to answer any eligibility questions and to help monitor the process for those who qualify!  Recommend you contact LCDR Ogawa directly as soon as possible via email: ogawajs@pwcs.edu, or via the OP Main Office: 703-365-6500