Patuxent High School NJROTC
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What is NJROTC?
The Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) was established in 1964 for High Schools across the United States. The program is supervised by retired officers and enlisted personnel from all branches of the service, but the program is run by the cadets. NJROTC emphasizes growth as a citizen, leadership skills, confidence, discipline, loyalty, and patriotism. This program is not designed as a recruiting office, it’s main goal is to encourage cadets to attend college. There is no military obligation whatsoever. Classroom learning can be amplified by drill competitions, sea cruises, marksmanship training (on a team), and much more. Several different subjects are taught throughout the course of each year of High School, including Naval History, Oceanography, Navigation, Drill, Maritime Geography, and much more!
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The History of Our Unit
Patuxent High’s NJROTC unit was established in 1996 by Commander Michael Dvorsky and Master Gunnery Sergeant Charlie McCoy. For the past Twenty-three years, Patuxent has been a Distinguished Unit with Honors. The Area Manager has selected Patuxent as the Top NJROTC unit in the mid-Atlantic region for the past Eleven out of Twenty-two years. Patuxent NJROTC unit was ranked #1 unit in our competitive region, Area 5, along with this honor our unit was also ranked 4th best NJROTC unit in the nation out of 535 NJROTC units across the country.