Loudoun County High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) Program

Brief for Harper Park Middle School

18 Jan 2018

Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) Mission

Instill in students the values of citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility and a sense of accomplishment.

How We Do This: Four Pillars of the Program

• Classroom• Curriculum; Uniform Wear; Fitness; Leadership

• Co-curricular Teams• Academic, Drill/Color Guard, Fitness, Marksmanship,

Orienteering, Cyber Patriot

• Service• School and Community

• Orientation Trips• Military Institutions, College Campuses, Europe

What does the NJROTC program do?• Promotes Patriotism

• Develops informed and responsible citizens

• Develops respect for constituted 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

Curriculum

• CITIZENSHIP -- Instillation of values of good, responsible citizenship.

• NAVAL ORIENTATION -- Basic introduction to the Navy’s customs and traditions.

• NAVAL OPERATIONS/ORGANIZATION -- Familiarization with national naval strategy and daily military operations.

• NAVAL HISTORY -- History of the United States Navy from the colonial period to the present.

• NAVIGATION -- Introduction to piloting and navigation.

• SEAMANSHIP -- Introduction to basic seamanship and ship handling.

• LEADERSHIP -- Ongoing study of leadership, with opportunities to develop leadership abilities.

• NATIONAL SECURITY -- Study of the basic elements of national security and cultures.

• ELECTRONICS -- Introduction to electronics as the basis for communications and weapons systems.

• OCEANOGRAPHY -- Information on the collection of data on the world's ocean systems.

• DRILLS, COMMANDS, AND CEREMONIES -- Close order drill and parade ceremonies.

• PHYSICAL FITNESS -- Activities to promote healthy, active lifestyles.

Teams

• Orienteering

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• Cyber Patriot and Academic

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• Marksmanship

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• Physical Training

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• Drill and Color Guard

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Questions?

Backup, for Parents

By the numbers

• 583 NJROTC Units and 31 NNDCC Units as of January 2017.

• 88,719 students in NJROTC & NNDCC programs, School Year 17/18.

• 61% of graduates continue to post-secondary education (including ROTC

programs and military academies).

• 47% of program graduates intend to enter military service.

• 61% of students are ethnically diverse, 39% are female, 26% are African

American, 27% are Hispanic.

Special Items

• Annex Renovations completed Aug 2017

• VDOE CTE JROTC (Military Science) Competencies

• LCHS over-enrollment/cap on new Special Permission students at 25

• NJROTC as a resource for LCPS

Overview

• Leadership & Citizenship Program• Not a recruiting program; no military obligation

• Required of Military Services by Public Law• Appropriated funding part of Federal budget process

• Governed by contract between School District and Program Office

• Instructors certified by Navy; hired by LCPS

• Annual Inspections/Audits by Navy• NJROTC version of school accreditation

• How We Came to Be• First and only JROTC program in history of Loudoun County

Instructors

• Captain Bill Johns, Senior Naval Science Instructor• 30 years active duty; 4 years as Assistant Professor and Curriculum Director at National

Defense University• 1st year with LCPS/NJROTC• Coaches Orienteering and Academic teams

• Master Chief Deanna Foust, Naval Science Instructor• 28 years active duty• 8th year with LCPS/NJROTC• Coaches Marksmanship and Cyber Patriot teams

• Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Serrano, Naval Science Instructor• 20 years active duty• 8th year with LCPS/NJROTC• Coaches Drill/Color Guard and Fitness teams