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There are many benefits, monetary and otherwise, to joining the military after high school. These include: on the job training, education, leadership, life experiences, and a steady salary.
The military offers many career paths and opportunities. Explore your options here:
10 Steps to Joining the Military
Local Recruiting Offices & EVENTS
Local Recruiting Offices & EVENTS
U.S. Air Force Recruiting Center
333 Tilton Road, Northfield NJ 08234
856-685-3512
MICHAEL CHERNOWETZ, SSgt, USAF
EA RECRUITER, 314th RCS D - FLIGHT
CELL: (856) 685-3512
U. Air National Guard Recruiting Center
177 FSS/CC
400 Langley Road
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234-9500
609-761-6212
U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Sub Station
2300 S. Wrangleboro Road, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
609-646-0286
GUARDFLYER2.pdfN. J. Army National Guard
1008 Absecon Boulevard, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
OFFICE PHONE: (856)-364-2832
CELL PHONE: (856)-364-8532
Virtual Career Fair.pdfU.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Center
Plaza 9 1333 New Road
#8
Northfield, New Jersey 08225-1202
Military Academies
Military Academies
Prestigious Military Academies are very highly selective colleges. Plan accordingly and read the information for highly selective colleges on our school website for further recommendations. Officer training can also be accessed through ROTC programs at various colleges.
Register for and take the PSAT(offered in October) the fall of your junior year.
Attend Academy liaison night. Check the Career Center website for dates and times.
Contact your Congressmen's office about the process to secure an appointment to the academies.
Take the ACT and or SAT Reasoning Test. Send your scores to the academies you're considering.
Athletes! Remember if you are maintaining college athletic eligibility, code one of your score reports for the NCAA Clearinghouse
You will need two/three letters of recommendation by the end of the first quarter of your senior year. Use the forms in the College and Career Resource Center to request Letters of Recommendation. Give your recommenders plenty of advance notice.
Academies expect you are taking a rigorous curriculum; 4 or 5 college preparatory courses your senior year from the following subject areas (math, language arts, social studies, science and foreign language). Academies are generally unimpressed with seniors who take only 2 or 3 courses from these core areas their senior year. First semester senior year grades do matter.
Establish a file folder at home for each academy to which you are making application.
When you receive/send any information or correspondence related to academies keep copies for reference. This includes communication with academy liaisons, your congressman, and recruiters.
Contact your local liaison office of the academies you are interested in to verify you are following all the necessary steps to seek an appointment.
How to Get Into the US Service Academies
How to Get Into the US Service Academies
Watch these videos created by JC this past May and June 2020. JC is a current sophomore in the US Naval Academy. JC applied to all 5 U.S. Service Academies!
ROTC
ROTC
The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is a prestigious program offered by the Navy/Marines, Air Force, and Army to college students. Its goal is to help produce graduates who are equipped with the leadership skills necessary to pursue service with the US military. In return to a commitment to the military via ROTC, students are eligible to receive significant scholarship assistance .
ROTC Programs train college students for future service in the U.S. military.
ROTC Programs train college students for future service in the U.S. military.
Why Join an ROTC Program?
Why Join an ROTC Program?
There are many reasons to explore JROTC and ROTC programs. Some students join to fulfill the personal goal of following in the footsteps of a family member. Some join for the professional opportunities they have upon graduation. Others are drawn to the ROTC programs out of a sense of patriotism and a desire to serve their country.
Army ROTC
Army ROTC
Army ROTC provides full tuition and fees (or $10K for room and board) scholarships to over 2000 high school students each year. The U.S. Army intends to continue to sustain that same level of commitment into 2021. In addition to the tuition and fees, the scholarship pays $1200 annually for books and a stipend of $420 per months (for up to 10 months a year.)
Air Force ROTC
Air Force ROTC
TYPE 1
Pays full (100 percent) college tuition and authorized fees at any public or private institution with an Air Force ROTC detachment. Type 1 selectees will also receive a monthly living expense stipend and an annual book stipend.
TYPE 2
Pays up to $18,000 per year in college tuition and authorized fees at any public or private institution with an Air Force ROTC detachment. Scholarship payment is further capped at $9,000 per semester or $6,000 per quarter. Type 2 selectees will also receive a monthly living expense stipend and an annual book stipend.
TYPE 7
Pays full (100 percent) college tuition and authorized fees (capped at the in-state tuition rate) at a public institution with an Air Force ROTC detachment. Type 7 selectees will also receive a monthly living expense stipend and an annual book stipend.
Students offered a Type 7 scholarship will be given the option to convert their scholarship to a three-year Type 2 scholarship that can be used at out-of-state or private schools. A three-year Type 2 scholarship will start during the sophomore year of school.
Note: AFROTC Scholarships do not cover room and board.
Is the ROTC Right for Me?
Is the ROTC Right for Me?
JROTC and ROTC programs can provide teenagers and adults with excellent ways to jumpstart their careers. Some of the benefits of these programs include extensive academic funding, specialized military training, leadership development, fitness maintenance, professional development and team-driven experiences. However, students must agree to long-term service commitments with military branches, which range from 3 to 12 years, depending on scholarship acceptance, career choices, and the types of degrees you pursue. When it comes to the ROTC, you are essentially deciding whether or not you’ll devote a significant portion of your early adult life to military service and goals.
Pursuing a ROTC scholarship or training program comes with a legally binding contract that obligates you fulfill the requirements of active duty service upon graduation or dropping out of the ROTC program. Think about this decision very carefully, ask questions, discuss your plans with your family, and weigh your options with academic advisors. ROTC programs are not for everyone, but those who have the dedication, drive, and discipline to make it to graduation will benefit from a stable route through college, diverse career opportunities, and a service experience certain to impact them for the rest of their lives.
Naval ROTC
Naval ROTC
The purpose of the Navy ROTC Program is to educate and train qualified young men and women for service as commissioned officers in the Navy's unrestricted line, the Navy Nurse Corps and the Marine Corps. As the largest single source of Navy and Marine Corps officers, the Navy ROTC Scholarship Program plays an important role in preparing mature young men and women for leadership and management positions in an increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps.
Selected applicants for the Navy ROTC Scholarship Program are awarded scholarships through a highly competitive national selection process, and receive full tuition, books stipend, educational fees and other financial benefits at many of the country's leading colleges and universities. Upon graduation, midshipmen are commissioned as officers in the unrestricted line Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve.
The Navy ROTC Scholarship Program is available to qualified students who graduate from high school before August 1 of the year they intend to start college.
Students selected for the Navy ROTC Scholarship Program make their own arrangements for college enrollment and room and board, and take the normal course load required by the college or university for degree completion. Additionally, scholarship midshipmen are required to follow specific academic guidelines.
Full information concerning the Navy ROTC Scholarship Program is available from any of the colleges and universities with Navy ROTC units or from Navy and Marine Corps recruiters. A list of colleges and universities is available on this website at the Colleges and Universities page.
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