The NJROTC accredited curriculum emphasizes citizenship and leadership development, as well as our maritime heritage, the significance of sea power, and naval topics such as the fundamentals of naval operations, seamanship, navigation and meteorology. Classroom instruction is augmented throught the year by extra-curricular activities of community service, academic, athletic, drill and orienteering competitions, field meets, flights, visits to naval or other activities, marksmanship sports training, and physical fitness training. Electronic classroom equipment, textbooks, uniforms, educational training aids, travel allowance, and a cost-share of instructors' salaries are provided by the Navy.
The Program does the following:
• Promotes Patriotism
• Develops informed and responsible citizens
•Develops respect for constructed authority
•Develops leadership potential
•Promotes high school completion
•Promotes higher education
•Promotes community service
•Develops a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, individual discipline and leadership
•Promotes an understanding of the basic elements and need for national security
•Provides information on the military services as a possible career
•Provides an alternative to gangs
•Provides incentive to live healthy and drug free
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.The NJROTC program was established by Public Law in 1964 which may be found in Title 10, U.S. Code, Chapter 102. The program is conducted at accredited secondary schools throughout the nation, and taught by instructors who are retired Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard officers and enlisted personnel. (“Gray” area reservists and medically retired personnel may also be eligible to instruct in the program; see Instructor Application Process)
Welcome class of 2012, and all NS1 underclassmen. On behalf of the unit, we welcome you to a spectacular year here at Mandarin High School. We have also welcomed in our new Senior Naval Science Instructor, Lt. E. Gines. LT. Gines served in both the Marine Corps and the Navy and taught JROTC at Ed White High School for ten years.
This Website will enable you to connect to helpful links, study guides and more to assist in making your time with Manadrin NJROTC all you could possibly want it to be. You can also connect to our Facebook page to see pictures from events we have participated in and to the Mandarin NJROTC Booster Facebook page and webpage to make sure parents are kept up to date and in the loop on all current events. Make sure to check in often to keep your calendar up to date and take advantage of the great study tools at your disposal.
Morning Run
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