About The JROTC Program
JROTC helps you appreciate the ethical values and principles that underlie good citizenship. Develop leadership potential, while living and working cooperatively with others.
While being able to think logically and to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing. The ROTC helps appreciate maintain good health and physical fitness.
To understand the importance of high school graduation for a successful future, and learn about college and other advanced educational and employment opportunities.
Also develop mental management abilities.To become familiar with military history as it relates to America's culture, and understand the history, purpose, and structure of military services. Develop the skills necessary to work effectively as a member of a team.
Drill
The purpose of drill is to enable a commander or noncommissioned officer to move his unit from one place to another in an orderly manner; to aid in disciplinary training by instilling habits of precision and response to the leader’s orders; and to provide for the development of all Soldiers in the practice of commanding troops. JROTC Drill Team provides cadets the opportunity to compete in Army JROTC Drill Competitions. The goal for our cadets is to train and compete in drill competitions at any level. Supervisors and cadets conduct safe, rigorous, physical standards in practice and competition.
Raiders
One of the special teams in the JROTC program at our school is the Raider team. This team is by far the hardest team to be a part of. It combines physical and mental activities that are all designed to improve the individuals and the team as a whole. We compete in many challenges that are designed to test our bodies to the limit. These challenges include: the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), executing the one-rope bridge, the 3K team run, the Land Navigation course, and our knowledge in first aid.
Raider team practices two days a week. They are very long and strenuous but they prepare us for the rough competitions in the future. We practice various activities that we will be tested on at competitions. Every practice, as a whole, we run about two miles, and we do our practice APFT. We also quiz one another and practice first aid. We practice hard because we believe that it will help prepare us for our upcoming competitions: 2nd Brigade Competition at South Mountain Reservation and 2nd Brigade Competition at Ft Dix, NJ.
All Cadets are required to complete the APFT or Army Physical Fitness Test. The test includes:
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Push ups (two minutes)
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Sit ups (two minutes)
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Two mile run (As quick as you can)
Color Guard
In the military of the United States and other militaries, the color guard (where the word color here means flag) carries the National Color and other flags appropriate to its position in the chain of command. Typically these include a unit flag, a departmental flag (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard), or a state flag. In addition to the flag bearers, who are positioned in the center of the color guard, there are two individuals who carry rifles.