CADET LEADERSHIP

Commanding Officer

Cadet Commander Sarai Kekula

BIO: Hello Seawolves! I am cadet Commander Sarai Kekula and I am honored to be serving as your Commanding officer for the 2025-2026 school year. I look forward to leading the battalion in which cadets are dedicated to leadership and service. Together we will overcome challanges, set eachother up for success through, lessons, drill, leadership training, and team effort. I am excited to learn and grow with you all and I can't wait to see what we accomplish this year. Lets make this year our best!

Executive Officer

Cadet Lieutenant Commander Xachary McCleod

BIO: Hello I am Xachary McCleod the current Battalion Executive Officer for the school year 2025-2026. I joined NJROTC my freshmen year, my first year in the program I wasn't very involved, but when I became a sophomore I joined Field Meet Team, Academics, and even helped with a couple of color guards. With the field meet team I am apart of Armed/Unarmed regulation, Armed exhibition, Color Guard, Athletics, and Academics. I take pride with the positions in NJROTC that I have held over these past years and I'm truly grateful to be in the position I am in now and I am very optimistic to see how the battalion shapes and grows in the future. I try to strive and inspire those cadets around me to not only try and be the best they can but to go above and beyond by joining some teams in the unit. I think this coming year will be the best for us as we continue to grow as a unit.

Command Master Chief

Cadet Master Chief Petty Officer Kylie Alvarez

BIO: Hello, I'm Kylie Alvarez the battalions Command Master Chief for the 2025-2026 school year. I have been in NJROTC since my freshmen year and since then I have been involved in things like color guards, athletic competitions, academic competitions, as well as Field Meet team competitions since my freshmen year as well. In the field meet team I am apart of all athletic events, armed/unarmed regulation, armed exhibition, color guard and even did a year of both unarmed and armed exhibition. I am also the the commander of the color guard team and the armed regulation commander. I have taken pride within my positions in NJROTC these past years and I'm truly grateful to be in the position I'm in now and I'm even more excited to see this battalion grow even more in the near future. I hope to continue to inspire those around me in not only being an outstanding cadet but to also inspire them to join teams such as FMT or color guard. I believe that this coming year will hold the best for us as we continue to grow and I hope to continue to make fond memories with those around me.