Instructors,

  After thoughtful consideration, and in the interest of freeing up some valuable time for Instructors,  the Accountable Officer (Program Director) has approved an ANNUAL CMR INVENTORY. 

  Responsible Officers will have a requirement to reconcile their unit CMRs ONE TIME per year.

  This reconciliation will occur during the month of May, corresponding with end of school year cadet turn-in of uniforms.

  Program Support Branch has a requirement, by Marine Corps Supply Regulations, to conduct annually a 100% inventory of the entire account (all 249 unit CMRs, Regional Director CMRs and MCJROTC HQ CMR) and present the “Status of Account” to the Accountable Officer/ Program Director.

  To that end, this May 2023 CMR will be the basis for the “Status of Account” report that will be presented to Mr. Oltman.  As I indicated in an email sent earlier today, the CMRs will be posted in APAN on 8 May with a due back date of 29 May.  Please make every effort to return your CMRs on time.  After this CMR, ROs will not be required to conduct an inventory again until May of 2024.

All,

Please join the Director and the HQ staff as we congratulate all the teams that competed in the MCJROTC National Drill Finals Competition which was held yesterday in Fredericksburg, VA.  

The teams that competed were:

Armed Division (By Placement starting with first)

The Woodlands College Park  - National Champion

Caprock

South Iredell

Nation Ford

Rio Rancho

Kapolei

Reading

Lyn English

Unarmed Division (By placement starting with first)

Kubaski - National Champion 

Tomball

Brenham

Reading

Clearwater

Cibola

South Iredell

Lynn English 

Instructors,

For your SA.

Last month I sent an email to all school Principals announcing the SMI & MI of the year National Award. This award is on the same level as DI, MSG ect. Award will be presented  in a ceremony this summer at the Marine Corps Museum.

SMIs can make and should make recommendations to the principal on deserving MIs.  As for SMIs it's up to the principal to see your talent and dedication to your program.

Due date is May 1st.

MCJROTC HQ Sponsored Camps for Summer 2023

Region 1 Instructors (Bcc) : 

This is a warning order regarding summer camp opportunities for both you and your cadets. I am providing the camp dates so you can determine if you want your program to participate. Quotas are limited. I do not have a lot of details outside of what we know from attending these each year. HQ will publish detailed LOI's in the near future. The purpose of this email is to simply get the dates out and for me to start assembling quota requests. 

Remember your input back to me is simply a "request". I will balance requests for each camp with the quotas assigned to our region. Cadets will always travel in pairs at a minimum. No exceptions. Cadets must be able to travel without an adult chaperone.  So please select your cadets who attend wisely. We cannot afford to lose the seats because you are unable to fill the spot at the last minute. That happened way too many times last year. If we are not able to fill all of our quotas then I will offer them up to the other three Regional Directors for their use. 

Timeline for Securing a Seat

9 March   RD Sends out initial email soliciting quota requests.

1 April      Unit quota requests are submitted to the RD.

      Late submissions not accepted.

15 April    RD assigns quotas to selected schools.

                RD places any unused quotas out for use by other RDs

1 May      Schools provide names to RD for each quota assigned.

Below are the seven (07) Camp Opportunities Addressed by this Email

1.  National MCJROTC Drill Camp

8 to 14 July 2023

Schreiner University, Kerrville, TX

https://thenationals.net/camp-main-MARINES.htm

Who should attend?  Drill team members who can become "train the trainers" for your drill team.

Instructors can also attend. Instructors will have a separate training schedule from the cadets. 

Number of Quotas for the Region:  36 cadets.   6 Instructors.

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2.  Senior Cadet Leadership Camp (SLC)

Outdoor Odyssey  

17 to 23 July 2023

Boswell, PA

https://www.outdoorodyssey.org/

Who should attend?  Rising cadet LE III and IV leaders in your program.

Number of Quotas for the Region:  24 cadets (12 schools will be selected).

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3.  Raider Competition Instructor Preparation Course

Outdoor Odyssey  

19 to 22 July 2023

Boswell, PA

https://www.outdoorodyssey.org/

Who should attend?  MCJROTC Instructors who want to have a raider team at their unit.

Number of Quotas for the Region:  20 Instructors will be selected. (you should have already submitted your name per previous email from Ops Manager. DTG Sat, Feb 25, 6:52 AM. 

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4.  Senior Cadet Leadership Camp (SLC) (1st Iteration)

Fork Union Military Academy  

16 - 22 July 2023

Fork Union , VA

https://www.forkunion.com/

Who should attend?  Rising LE III and IV cadet leaders in your program.

Number of Quotas for the Region:  36 cadets (18 schools will be selected).

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5.  Senior Cadet Leadership Camp (SLC) (2nd Iteration)

Fork Union Military Academy  

23 - 29 July 2023

Fork Union , VA

https://www.forkunion.com/

Who should attend?  Rising LE III and IV cadet leaders in your program.

Number of Quotas for the Region:  36 cadets (18 schools will be selected).

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6.  Cyber STEM Camp (2 Weeks)

Fork Union Military Academy  

16 - 29 July 2023

Fork Union , VA

https://www.forkunion.com/

Who should attend?  Schools that have active Cyber Patriot teams. Cadets will have the opportunity to earn college credit and cyber certifications. This is not for the novice cadet. 

Number of Quotas for the Region:  30 cadets (15 schools will be selected).

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7.  Aviation STEM Camp

Fork Union Military Academy  

23 - 29 July 2023

Fork Union , VA

https://www.forkunion.com/

RAIDER Instructor Course Boswell, PA

1. This course is in high demand

2. This is a contracted event - it's going to cost the Government money to send you.

3. Your school will receive a new RAIDER kit. (details to be worked out /contracting)

4. You will be traveling via DTS

What I need at this point is for anyone who has changed their mind about attending to please let me know by this Friday (10 March) via email with a subject line of Can NOT attend Raider Course.  

I think this is going to be a great experience for all, I don't know when was the last time that over 80 Marine JROTC Instructors got together (besides NIOT). This will be so much more than 

YPFT Postal Scores

Scores for the YPFT Postal are due 15 March.

Scores should be submitted using the attached score sheet (one for Male teams & one for Female teams).

The top TWO male teams & the top TWO female teams from each region will be invited to attend the event (HQ funded).

 Submit your score sheets via the below google link.

FY 23 YPFT Postal (google.com) 

January Suspense Date Request for Turning Point License Renewal SY 2023-2024 13 January Suspense Date

All,

Remember that today is the suspense date for Turning Point Licence for the SY23-24.

Although turning is not currently required, all schools are required to have and use a LMS that can produce evandance of classroom instruction. If in doubt, talk with your RD.

Naval Horizons Essay Contest

Instructors,

Your cadets are being notified if they are winners , those with high honors  not only receive $200 but the Navy STEM puts their Essay on the STEM web page. 

Congratulations to all cadets  and  a thank you to you all for getting this opportunity out there.

S/F

We are excited to forward the recent Naval STEM now ss release where you can learn more about the 2022 Naval Horizons contest results here: https://www.nre.navy.mil/media-center/news-releases/onward-upward-2022-naval-horizons-contest-boasts-greatest-number-winners

 Scholarship Opportunity

The USMC Basic School class 2-81 Scholarship has been developed to recognize the achievements of a

group of individuals who were commissioned in the Marine Corps in 1980. This widely diverse group of

young men and women went on to have highly successful careers in the military and civilian world, and

this scholarship is an opportunity for them to give back. The goal of this scholarship is to recognize and

reward high school students enrolled in the USMC Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. This letter

serves as the announcement for the Basic School class 2-81 Academic Scholarship, to be awarded in the

spring of 2023.

The Basic School class 2-81 Academic Scholarship is a needs-based product that has a maximum value of $1000.00. Applications are limited to cadets in their senior year of high school who have participated in MCJROTC for a minimum of two years, and must be active in MCJROTC during their senior year. Applicants must be pursuing an education at a two-year or four-year college, trade school, or other advanced learning opportunity at an institute that is eligible for American Opportunity Credit. 

FLIGHT ACADEMY 2023

Instructors,

The Director sends his congratulations to the 13 selects and 6 alternates for the CNF Flight Academy 2023.

To all our instructors who encouraged and supported our Cadets through this process, selected or not ..Thank you for a job well done!

Data Performance Averages

Selects

Eligible Applicants

GPA (4.0 scale)

3.84

3.70

AQT (99 pt max)

50.41

49.04

PFT (100 pt max) 

78.43

71.08

Life Experience score (15 pt max) 

9.4

6.40

SELECTS (alphabetical):

1. Bartlett, Hannah M Allen High School TX Marine Corps
2. Carlos, Keisha Cloe G Okkodo High School GU Marine Corps
3. Carroll, Taylor R Allen High School TX Marine Corps
4. Coberley, Jackson D Kubasaki High School AP Marine Corps
5. Gerges, Jonathan R Mt. Juliet High School TN Marine Corps
6. Hauri, Isabella M Richwoods High School IL Marine Corps
7. Ivchenko, Sophia J Tomball Memorial High School TX Marine Corps
8. Rios, Nickole S Allen Highschool TX Marine Corps
9. Sander, Meadow E Fallbrook Union High School CA Marine Corps
10. Tirado, Jake M Mandeville High LA Marine Corps
11. Tran, Ryan K University High School, Tolleson AZ Marine Corps
12. Tyler, Tahirah L Phoebus High School VA Marine Corps
13. Winters, Cecilia R Midway High School TX Marine Corps

ALTERNATES (alphabetical):

1. Army, Hannah E Montachusett Vocational Technical School MA Marine Corps
2. Conway, Ryan B First State Military Academy DE Marine Corps
3. Flanigan, Harmony R Midway High School TX Marine Corps
4. Fried, Aiden T La Cueva High School NM Marine Corps
5. Garcia, Mike N Kofa High School AZ Marine Corps
6. Tibbets, Alexandra S Dayton High School TX Marine Corps

 RFI FROM MSGT STROHSAHL W/ THE RAIDER WORKING GROUP

Instructors,

               I hope this finds you well.  I am reaching out so that we can start the work of collecting feedback and making recommendations for improving the Raider program within the MCJROTC. 

Some of the issues / recommendations to date:

1. Marine Corps JROTC Raider National Championship

2. Standard Raider Equipment on CMR (Funded through HQ)

3. MCJROTC-specific Training guides/SOPs

4. Summer Raider Training Camp funding (similar to MCJROTC National Drill camp

5. Raider as an additional program of record (Like orienteering, drill, marksmanship)

6. MOA with USACC (Army Cadet Command) for coordinated development of the sport

MCJROTC COURSE CREDIT

Instructors,

As part of our program's accreditations, it's necessary for us to have a snapshot of what type of credit is awarded by your school for a JROTC course. This information is also helpful as we respond to RFI's from Congress.

PT working group

Instructors-

              Last call for input to the PT working group.  So far, the following items have been presented (summarized):

1. Make Raider teams a part of all programs

2. Provide more PT equipment

3. Create a PT work repository (online, google, etc.)

4. Evaluate PT standards/expectations for cadets to earn PT ribbon

5. Implement the “Hand Release” push up

If you have further comments, recommendations or observations, please include them in the google document through the below link.  Grab a glass of eggnog over the holidays, sit down in your comfy chair, and pound out some input NLT 5 Jan.  The working group will go to task after the Christmas/New Year break reviewing your input and moving forward.  Semper Fi.”

 Marine Corps Marksmanship "Nationals"

Instructors,

If you are funded for HQ:

• All flights are into and out of Atlanta, GA.

• 7 Passenger van (s)  is all we are providing (You must put in a DTS request)

• All acceptances should also be sent to Major Koerber along with your room request

• You do not need to pay a registration fee

• We are working on providing 3 evening meals - more to follow

No HQ Funded by HQ:

• You can stay in any hotel you want. Major Koerber may be able to help, send him a room request.

• RD funds can not be used (no PRDs)

• You will be required to pay a registration fee 

Date: Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 1:34 PM
Subject: Drill SOP Updates/Changes 

Instructors,

I have been getting questions about whether or not the commander gives the command present arms before reporting to the judge.

I have posted changes/clarification here: SOP Updates/Changes

I will continue to use this format to post SOP updates and changes as they happen.  

-Major Stewart

Cody D. Stewart

Major, USMC (Ret)

Director, Region 5, MCJROTC

3039 Fitzgerald Dr

Montgomery, TX 77356

(909) 440-0653

Region 5 Calendar

Region 5 Webpage

Subject: Drill Meet Judge

Instructors,

Please fill out the spreadsheet linked to this email, if you would like to participate as a judge at the Region 2 Drill Meet.  R2 1106 funds will finance travel and associated expenses.

What: 15 instructors from Regions 1, 4, and 5 needed to judge Region 2 Drill Meet.  

When: Saturday, 28 January 2023.  Travel days on Friday and Sunday.

Where: North Forsyth High School, Cumming, Georgia (about an hour from Atlanta).

Remarks: Employing schools need to understand you will miss at least one school day. You must commit no later than 20 December.  Alternatives will be worked from then on.

Respectfully Submitted,

Brent A. Hampton

Maj, USMC (Ret)

Director, Region 2, MCJROTC

4136 River Chase Dr

Greenville, NC 27858

(910) 381-2244

Good evening,

On behalf of the Director,  congratulations to all our Cadets who did an amazing job at this year's MCJROTC Marksmanship Postal Match.  We recognize and commend our Coaches for all that they have done and continue to do on behalf of our Cadets.  As always, job well done.

Attached:

1. LOI

2. Scores

3. Room assignments.

For Coaches >>>>>>>>>>>>>

- Please accept or decline your qualifying teams and individuals by 14 December, we need to let the hotel know how many rooms will be required ASAP.

- Teams and individuals scores in red will receive Headquarters funding for travel and lodging (registration fees?)  

- The room roster was taken off your top shooters who qualified.  Please update or verify the room roster and send it back to Major Koerber (koerber@aps.edu).  - If you have a female shooter, a female chaperone is required.

- If your team did not qualify for funding but you had an individual who did, if you accept the team you will be required to pay for the other shooters on your team who are not funded.  HQ's will still pay for the shooter who qualified, the coach and a female chaperone if required.

- No passenger vans larger than 7 passenger vans will be authorized in DTS

- Please ensure you let us know if you will be arriving after the 1st or departing before the 5th of February.  We do not want to pay for empty hotel rooms.  The date of arrival and date of departure is on the room roster.

- Breakfast will be provided. We are working on dinner, more to follow on that. Lunch is up to the coach.

HAPPY 247TH BIRTHDAY MARINES!!!

Today is an important day not only in U.S. History but in Marine Corps History.  Past and present Marines trace their lineage back to 10 November 1775, when the Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia ordered the establishment of two battalions of fighters to wage war at sea and on land against British forces. The ancestral home of the Marine Corps is a bar, Philadelphia's Tun Tavern, where the Marines first commissioned officer, Captain Samuel Nichols, began recruiting men for the service. On November 1, 1921, then Marine Commandant Major General John A. Lejeune issued Order #47, which established November 10th as a day of annual celebration set aside to honor "all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue." 

Your bar is a classroom, and your battlefield today is vastly different than those depicted in 1775, but your mission has not changed, preparing for a better world tomorrow. You, the MCJROTC Instructor, are this Program's most valued asset, our most secret weapon. Through your mentorship and leadership experience, you enable today's youth to achieve heights and accomplish tasks that they never would have considered possible.....until you entered their classroom.  Just as our Marine Corps is steeped in deep tradition and colorful history so too is the MCJROTC program, due in large part to your commitment, character, and unwavering devotion to your mission; preparing High School Students for Life . You have truly made a difference.  While you may not see the immediate fruits of your labor, trust me, you have helped shape their lives for the better. 

So as we celebrate the 247th  Birthday of our beloved Marine Corps, take solace in the fact that you too have contributed not only to the success of the Marine Corps and our Sister Services but our Nation as whole.

HAPPY 247TH BIRTHDAY MARINES!!!

Semper Fidelis,

rgo