The Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) is an elective program that helps teach life and leadership skills. The lessons that are taught in each class can all be used outside of school life. The JROTC mission is to " Motivate young people to become better citizens." Army JROTC does not obligate a cadet to military service.
Motivating and developing young people is our primary mission and is what JROTC is all about. We are NOT military recruiters. We provide classroom instruction and extracurricular activities to help prepare Rocket Battalion JROTC cadets for life after high school!
Freshman
CDT Graham Allegra
Sophomore
CDT Mason Cox
Junior
CDT Tommy Philyaw
Senior
CDT Ben Bonyun
1st Semester SY 25-26
Battalion Commander
The BC is responsible for everything their unit does or fails to do.
Battalion Executive Officer
The XO is the Chief of Staff. The XO supervises and coordinates staff to prevent overlapping efforts and ensure that the commander’s goals are achieved. If the battalion commander is absent, the XO is in charge.
Battalion Command Sergeant Major
The CSM is the senior non-commissioned officer in the battalion and is the principal assistant to the commander on junior enlisted personnel and NCO matters.
S-1: Personnel and Admin
The S-1 Cadet is the battalion adjutant and has many administrative duties to include processing all awards and promotions.
S-3: Plans and Operations
The S-3 section is in charge of battalion plans, operations, and training. They publish orders and are responsible for planning major battalion activities
S-4: Logistics
The S-4 Cadet is in charge of logistics. They are responsible for maintaining battalion supply rooms, inventories of supplies, issuing uniforms, and alerting the Army Instructor (AI) if supplies are low. They also prepare supplies for all major battalion activities.
"What are we!?
Hornets!
What!?
Headquarter Hornets!
One more time
Headquarter Hornets we take flight!
I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you
With a torch in hand?!
We unite, STING STING STING
HORNETS!"
"Alpha Astros"
CDT Mason Cox
Company Commander
CDT Kayden Croll
Company First Sergeant
CDT Melissa Baxter
Platoon Leader, 1st Platoon
CDT Preston Haney
Platoon Leader, 2nd Platoon
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!”
CDT Lucas Ellis
Company Commander
CDT Austin Fox
First Sergeant
CDT Carter Miller
Platoon Leader, 1st Platoon
CDT Da'Jhai Stewart
Platoon Leader, 2nd Platoon
Green and gold (yellow) are the colors of the school. The demi-torch enflamed alludes to military training in the JROTC program and to academic endeavors. It also reflects the mission of enlightenment of the school. The rocket ascending is indicative of the nickname of the school. It further alludes to the lofty goals of the school personnel in academic, athletic, and military endeavors.
Background: The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 8 November 1980.
Green and gold (yellow) are the school colors. The winged torch alludes to military training and academic endeavors. The scale symbolizes a balanced curriculum.
Background:The shoulder loop insignia was approved on 27 November 1984.
First established as a National Defense Cadet Corps by General Orders No. 6, Headquarters Department of the Army, Washington, DC, on 1 June 1978, the Rocket Battalion has been an integral part of the AC Reynolds community for over forty years.
Effective 2 August, 1979, the Rocket Battalion was disestablished as an NDCC program and established as a full Junior ROTC program by General Orders No. 19, Headquarters Department of the Army, Washington, DC
1981-1982 Honor Unit with Distinction
1982-1983 Honor Unit
1983-1993 Honor Unit with Distinction
1993-1995 Honor Unit
1996-2019 Honor Unit with Distinction
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) David Wise; August 2016 - Present
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Noel B. Bergeron; December 1996 – May 2016
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Kenneth J. Day; April 1979 – December 1996
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Leonard Brockman; August 1978 – April 1979
Sergeant First Class (Ret) Jamie M. Brown; October 2015 – Present
Master Sergeant (Ret) Karl H. Arbogast; August 2012 – September 2015
First Sergeant (Ret) Charles R. Manor; January 1997 – June 2012
Sergeant Major (Ret) Richard R. Green; August 1989 – October 1996
Chief Warrant Officer 4 (Ret) James McElroy; SY 1985/86 – SY 1988/89
Master Sergeant (Ret) Doras J. Cloum; SY 1978/79