FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Does joining the NJROTC Program obligate me to serve in the United States Military?
A: No. This class in no way obligates you to join the military. However, it will teach every cadet military discipline and values. If you are interested in joining the military, this unit could be your first glimpses into military traditions, drill, and other events which will provide you with many college opportunities.
Q: What does the NJROTC program do?
A. The NJROTC program:
Promotes Patriotism
Develops informed and responsible citizens
Develops respect for constructed authority
Develops a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, individual discipline and leadership
Promotes an understanding of the basic elements and need for national security
Provides information on the military services as a possible career
Promotes community service
Develops leadership potential
Provides an alternative to gangs
Promotes high school completion
Provides incentive to live healthy and drug free
Q. What are the benefits of NJROTC?
A. Benefits include:
Approximately 60 percent of the NJROTC cadets graduating seniors continue to higher education.
NJROTC provides the opportunity for secondary school students to learn the basic elements and need for national security and their personal obligations as Americans.
The program enhances the image of the military in the eyes of the community by providing a chance for success to the nation's youth.
While the training is along military lines, it is conducted so as to encourage initiative and individuality to develop natural gifts, to teach self-control, develop personal character, responsibility and qualities of integrity, loyalty, and dedication.
Cadets derive self-esteem from belonging to NJROTC.
NJROTC cadets are better behaved, have higher attendance, are role models for the avoidance of substance abuse, have higher self-esteem, develop positive life skills, graduate at a higher rate, and are an excellent source of service accessions.
The values, principles, and self-discipline taught in NJROTC promotes positive, productive behaviors and provides a support structure that is critical in helping cadets avoid the use of drugs.
The NJROTC program is motivational in encouraging cadets to graduate from high school.
Cadets presenting evidence of successful completion of at least 3 years of NJROTC are entitled to advanced promotion to pay grade E-3 upon initial enlistment in an active or reserve component of the Navy or Air Force and pay grade E-2 in the Army or Marine Corps.
Cadets accepted for enlistment, who provide evidence of successful completion of 2 years of a NJROTC program are entitled to be enlisted in pay grade E-2 in the Navy.
Senior Naval Science Instructor is authorized to nominate a maximum of three eligible cadets each year to compete for U.S. Naval Academy appointments.
Administrators of host schools that are designated as Distinguished Units with Academic Honors may nominate three eligible NJROTC cadets as candidates for appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy, and U.S. Air Force Academy in addition to the three nominations above to the U.S. Naval Academy.
Q: Are Cadets required to wear their uniform daily?
A: No. While cadets are required to wear their uniforms, they are only required to do so once a week. Cadets are taught to take pride in their uniforms to respect the truth behind it. Cadets' grades are dependent on their behavior in and outside the classroom as well as how they wear their uniform (Service Dress or otherwise). If a cadet does not wear the uniform, nor makes up said uniform, he/she will receive a "0" for their uniform inspection and a "0" for their weekly leadership.
Q: What if the Cadet is absence on uniform day?
A: If a Cadet is absent, he or she responsible for wearing their uniform the day they return to class for that week. In the event they must leave before their NJROTC period, they must see either Instructor for their grade.
Q. What subjects are included in the curriculum?
A. The wide variety of subjects includes the following:
A. The wide variety of subjects includes the following:
CITIZENSHIP -- Instill values and responsibilities of good citizenship.
NAVAL ORIENTATION -- A basic introduction to the Navy -- its customs, traditions, and way of life.
NAVAL OPERATIONS/ORGANIZATION -- Familiarizes the student with national strategy and naval forces, daily military operations, training, exercises, drills, and shipboard organization.
NAVAL HISTORY -- History of the United States Navy from the colonial period to the present.
NAVIGATION -- An introduction to piloting and celestial navigation.
SEAMANSHIP -- An introduction to the general subjects of seamanship that include anchoring and mooring, ship handling, small boats, weather, ship construction, and steering and propulsion systems.
LEADERSHIP -- An ongoing study of the principles and practical application of leadership with emphasis on providing opportunities for students to exercise and develop their own leadership abilities.
NAUTICAL ASTRONOMY -- A study of astronomy and its application to celestial navigation.
ELECTRONICS -- An introduction to electronics as the basis for shipboard radar, sonar, communications, and guidance systems.
OCEANOGRAPHY -- Provides information on the collection and dissemination of hydrographic and navigational data of the world's ocean systems.
DRILLS, COMMANDS, AND CEREMONIES -- Includes individual, squad, platoon, and company close order drill; rotation of command; physical fitness; personnel inspections; and parade in company review.
Q: Is the NJROTC hard?
A: The program is challenges cadets to strive to push themselves in preparation for their futures. NJROTC helps develop the self-discipline and self-confidence cadets need to meet future stresses and succeed in adult life.