KNOWLEDGE

CHAIN OF COMMAND:

President ...............................................The Honorable Donald Trump

Vice President ........................................The Honorable JD Vance

Secretary of Defense (Sec Def)  ...........The Honorable Pete Hegseth, current as of 25 Aug 2025

Secretary of the Navy (Sec Nav) ...........The Honorable John C. Phelan, current as of 25 Aug 2025

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO)  ........Admiral Daryl Caudle, current as of 25 Aug 2025

Commandant of the Marine Corps .........Gen. Eric M. Smith, current as of 25 Aug 2025

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)............. MCPON James Honea, current as of 25 Aug 2025

Naval Education & Training Command (NETC) ........Rear Adm. Gregory Huffman, current as of 25 Aug 2025

Naval Service Training Command (NSTC)................ Rear Adm. Matt Pottenburgh, current as of 25 Aug 2025

Director Naval Service Training Command Citizenship Development........Mr. Bruce Nolan, current as of 25 Aug 2025

Area 4 Manager ............................................Kevin Wilson, current as of 6 May 2025

Senior Naval Science Instructor ..................Major Fain

Naval Science Instructor .............................Chief Boroughs

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Commanding Officer (CO)  .............................Cadet Fagley

Executive Officer (XO) ...................................Cadet Powell

Chief of Staff ....................................................Vacant

SEA .................................................................. Cadet Zoss

S1 (Admin)/PAO) .............................................Cadets Price Z., Epperson

S3 (Ops) ...........................................................Cadets Warren, Walden, Cross

S4 (Supply).......................................................Cadets Roark, Vazquez, Lewis

Drill/Color Guard Commander ........................Cadet Lewis

PT leaders..........................................................Cadets Fagley, Powell

Rifle Team Commander/Armory .....................Cadets Cross

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NAVY RANK STRUCTURE:

 E1                                               Seaman Recruit    (SR) 

 E2                                               Seaman Apprentice     (SA)

 E3                                               Seaman    (SN)

 E4                                               Petty Officer Third Class    (PO3)

 E5                                               Petty Officer Second Class    (PO2)

 E6                                               Petty Officer First Class    (PO1)

 E7                                               Chief Petty Officer    (CPO)

 E8                                               Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO)

 E9                                              Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO) | Fleet/Command MCPO

 E9 (Special)                              Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

 O1                                             Ensign (ENS)

 O2                                             Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) 

 O3                                             Lieutenant (LT)

 O4                                             Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)

 O5                                             Commander (CDR)

 O6                                             Captain (CAPT)

 O7                                             Rear Admiral Lower Half (RDML)

 O8                                             Rear Admiral Upper Half (RADM)

 O9                                             Vice Admiral (VADM)

 O10                                           Admiral (ADM)

 O10 (Special)                           Fleet Admiral (War time only)

MARINE RANK STRUCTURE:

 E1                                             Private  

 E2                                             Private First Class (PFC)

 E3                                             Lance Corporal (LCpl)

 E4                                             Corporal (Cpl)

 E5                                             Sergeant (Sgt)

 E6                                             Staff Sergeant (SSgt)

 E7                                             Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt)

 E8                                             Master Sergeant (MSgt) | First Sergeant

 E9                                             Master Gunnery Sergeant (MGySgt) | Sergeant Major (SgtMaj)

 E9 (Special)                             Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SgtMajMC)

 O1                                            Second Lieutenant (2ndLt)

 O2                                            First Lieutenant (1stLt)

 O3                                            Captain (Capt)

 O4                                            Major (Maj)

 O5                                            Lieutenant Colonel (LtCol)

 O6                                            Colonel (Col)

 O7                                            Brigadier General (BGen)

 O8                                            Major General (MajGen)

 O9                                            Lieutenant General (LtGen)

 O10                                         General (Gen)

Navy Core Values

Honor, Courage, Commitment

US Navy Birthday:

13 October 1775

USMC Birthday:

10 November 1775

HOW MANY SSBN's DOES THE NAVY HAVE:

14

HOW MANY CVN's (NUCLEAR POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER) DOES THE NAVY HAVE:

11

USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69), USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), USS George Washington (CVN-73), USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

1st NUCLEAR POWERED AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CVN):

USS Enterprise

1st AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CV):

USS Langley

MISSION OF THE NAVY:

To maintain, train and equip combat ready Naval forces capable of deterring aggression, winning wars and maintaining freedom of the seas.

GENERAL ORDERS:

All NJROTC cadets will sound off in a loud, clear voice when asked for a particular order as shown in the following example: 

Q: "Cadet, what is the 5th Order to the Sentry?" 

A: "Sir, the 5th Order to the Sentry is: Quit my post only when properly relieved, Sir."

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1.  Take charge of this post and all government property in view.

2.  Walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert, and observing everything

    that takes place within sight or hearing.

3.  Report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.

4.  Repeat all calls from any post more distant from the guardhouse or the quarterdeck than

    my own.

5.  Quit my post only when properly relieved.

6.  Receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me, all orders from the

    commanding officer, command duty officer, officer of the deck, and 

    officers and petty officers of the watch only.

7.  Talk to no one except in the line of duty.

8.  Give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.

9.  Call the officer of the deck in any case not covered by instructions.

10.  Salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased.

11.  Be especially watchful at night, and during the time for challenging, challenge all persons

       on or near my post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.

PHONETIC ALPHABET: 

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliet, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu 

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CADET CREED:

I AM A NAVY JUNIOR ROTC CADET. I WILL ALWAYS CONDUCT MYSELF TO BRING CREDIT TO MY FAMILY, COUNTRY, SCHOOL AND THE CORPS OF CADETS.  I AM LOYAL AND PATRIOTIC. I AM THE FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  I DO NOT LIE, CHEAT OR STEAL AND WILL ALWAYS BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR MY ACTIONS AND DEEDS. I WILL ALWAYS PRACTICE GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND PATRIOTISM. I WILL JOIN TOGETHER WITH MY SHIPMATES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MY UNIT AND I WILL WORK HARD TO IMPROVE MY MIND AND STRENGTHEN MY BODY. I WILL SEEK THE MANTLE OF LEADERSHIP AND STAND PREPARED TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION AND THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE. MAY GOD GRANT ME THE MORAL AND MENTAL STRENGTH TO ALWAYS LIVE BY THIS CREED AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT, WITH CONFIDENCE AND RESOLUTION, EVEN IN THE FACE OF TEMPTATION OR PERSONAL ADVERSITY.

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