Belleville High School NJROTC Unit

Mathew Barr

GYSGT, USMC (Ret)

Belleville High School

NJROTC Naval Science Instructor

PHONE: (734) 697-9133 Ext. 2071

EMAIL: mbarr@vanburenschools.net


Helping Today's Youth Meet Life's Challenges

Our program mission is 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.

What Does The NJROTC Program DO?

It promotes patriotism

It develops informed and responsible citizens

It develops respect for constructed authority

It develops leadership potential

It promotes high school completion

It promotes higher education

It promotes community service

It develops a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, individual discipline and leadership

It promotes an understanding of the basic elements and need for national security

It provides information on the military services as a possible career.

It provides an alternative to gangs

It provides incentive to live healthy and drug free


Benefits Of NJROTC

  • Approximately 60% of the NJROTC cadets who are graduating seniors continue to higher education.

  • The NJROTC program is motivational in encouraging cadets to graduate from high school and continue to higher education by offering free ACT/SAT preparation.

  • NJROTC cadets are better behaved, have higher attendance, are role models for avoiding substance abuse, have higher self-esteem, develop positive life skills, on average have higher GPAs, and graduate at higher rates.

  • Cadets learn the value of teamwork and individual accomplishments.

  • NJROTC teaches values, principles, and self-discipline promoting positive, productive behaviors and provides support that helps cadets avoid drug use and maintain a healthy and fit lifestyle.

  • NJROTC provides the opportunity for high school students to learn the basis of national security and their personal obligations as Americans.

  • The program enhances the military's image in the eyes of the community by providing the nation's youth a chance to succeed.

  • While the training is along military lines, it is conducted to encourage initiative and individuality, to develop natural gifts, teach self-control, and other personal qualities.

  • Cadets accepted for enlistment, who provide 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 Airforce, and pay grade E-2 in the Army or Marine Corps; or completion of 2 years are entitled E-2 in the Navy.

  • Senior Naval Science Instructor is authorized to nominate a maximum of 3 eligible cadets each year to compete for the U.S Naval Academy appointments.

  • Administration of host schools that are designated as Distinguished Units with the Academic Honors may nominate 3 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 3 nominations above to the U.S. Naval Academy.

The NJROTC instills these traits in each cadet to help them grow as people. They can take these with them to use for the rest of their lives.