Who are we?

The Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) program was established at Central High School in 2001. Our mission is to teach students the values of citizenship, self-confidence, and personal responsibility, and strengthen their sense of accomplishment. The program is also run by our Cadet Staff, comprised of cadets in the program who constantly demonstrate leadership and innovative skills.

The NJROTC curriculum emphasizes citizenship and leadership development as well as our maritime heritage, the significance of sea power, and naval topics such as the fundamentals of naval operations, seamanship, navigation, and meteorology. There is no military service required for joining NJROTC.

Activities

The NJROTC unit supports a wide range of activities, with the exact number depending on the interests of the students. Each activity is open to any cadet in good standing that wants to take part. A cadet may join most teams at any time during the year just by coming to practice (marksmanship teams require safety training, safety test, and shooting test). Activities usually available during the year are:

a. Academics Team

b. Athletics Team

c. Color Guard Team

d. Drill Teams, Arm and Unarm

e. Orienteering Team

f. Marksmanship Team

g. Honor Guards

h. Flag Detail

i. Various social events including the Military Ball, Dining Ins, etc.

j. College field trips, Military base field trips

Incoming 9th Graders:

You can register for Central NJROTC by selecting "Naval Science 1" on your 9th-grade schedule. Your guidance counselor will then work with The NJROTC Instructors to finalize your schedule. We have many opportunities to get you acquainted with JROTC before the school year starts. Click the button at the top of the page to find out more information about our New Cadet Orientation.

Benefits of Enrollment

For students interested in obtaining fully paid college scholarships, NJROTC can help Central High students obtain ROTC scholarships and Service Academy appointments from all services. Scholarships worth $180,000.00 each and Service Academy appointments worth over $300,000.00 each are available to qualified Central High students. Each year the Senior Naval Science Instructor can nominate students to compete for Navy ROTC and Naval Academy openings and often for openings in other service academies. All five military services give one or more pay grades (ranks) advanced standing for people who enlist after taking Junior ROTC courses for up to three years in high school.

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