Los Alamos High School NJROTC

Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) is designed “to instill in students in United States secondary educational institutions the values of citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility and a sense of accomplishment.” It is NOT a recruiting tool. Our primary goal is to make each cadet a better student through the understanding of the Navy core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment.

There are 13 objectives of the NJROTC program:

1. Promote patriotism.

2. Develop informed and responsible citizens.

3. Promote habits of orderliness and precision.

4. Develop a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, individual discipline, and leadership.

5. Promote an understanding of the basic elements of, and need for, national security.

6 Develop respect for, and an understanding of, the need for authority in a democratic society.

7. Promote community service.

8. Provide incentives to live healthy and drug free.

9. Develop leadership potential.

10. Provide an alternative to destructive behavior and activities, such as gang involvement.

11. Promote high school completion.

12. Promote continuing education.

13. Provide information on the military services as a possible career.