The NJROTC, or Naval Junior Recruit Officer Training Corpse, is built not only to teach high school students about the navy but also allows student to become our great leaders of the future. In NJROTC cadets are asked to live up to very high standards because those students in NJROTC are thought of as the best of the best and are at that school to represent the military way of life. In this program I have learned three traits that will help me better myself not only in the future but in the day I live today. These traits that I speak of are discipline, punctuality, and respect. If not for NJROTC I would have not been as great a person and would have little or no direction in my life. One of the most important things that most cadets learn in NJROTC is to be well disciplined. Without the discipline instilled in every cadet, there would be total chaos and anarchy. Discipline helps us to march, to be able to sit down and do our homework when it needs to be done, and to keep our mouths shut when someone else has the floor. Because of the two years that I have completed of NJROTC, I have developed discipline because the instructors and the other cadets have pounded it into my brain like a square block going into a round hole, but this time it got through. In the future I will need discipline to not only get a job but also keep it. If, in the future, I do not have the discipline to stay with a single job, my life will never amount to anything. Even though discipline is a large subject, the first thing about being disciplined is being punctual. Punctuality is another thing that I have learned in NJROTC, but with much hard work did I learn this. We all know that we slip up sometimes and slag around from class to class. Because of this we make ourselves late sometimes, and no one wants to get a tardy, so our instructors offer a healthy alternative. If you are late to class then you have the option of doing push-ups or getting a tardy, now witch would you rather do? Not only does this punishment instill punctuality, but if you are hard headed you can build up incredible upper body strength. Being punctual to a job will allow me to keep it and also impress my bosses.
The US Navy has founded its self with being an organization that will train and activate skilled combat naval personnel. The official mission statement taken off their web site states, “The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas.” (http://www.navy.com) The Navy also prides itself on the adventurous spirit it takes to embark on a career in the navy. The slogan used in getting new recruits is “Accelerate your life“. These statements suggest that the Navy is not only clear in its purpose and design, but also dedicated to its end. The clarity of its mission is seen in the extensive training that recruits receive in boot camp and the mental focus directed by their superiors to focus on the mission statement. In recruitment, the Navy seeks young men and women, often bogged down with school and jobs that to an eighteen or nineteen year old seems to be boring and slow paced.
For years I have aspired to become a part of an elite organization such as the military, and more importantly, the United States Navy. Its reputation for instilling high moral character was encouragement for me to develop into a more mature, responsible, and independent young citizen. There are certain qualities that an officer must possess such as: honor, courage, commitment, and attention to duty, responsiveness to orders, cooperation, loyalty, leadership, integrity, and discipline. Throughout my high school career, I showcased these qualities while an active member of The American Legion of Ohio Buckeye Boy’s State, The National Honor Society, as a leader in the Ohio State Highway Patrol Junior Cadets, Clay and Waite High School Marching Band Alumni, Quiz Bowl, and Top Ten Scholars. I was actively involved in charitable activities such as Math and SOS tutoring, community volunteering, and the Indian 100 Leadership Team, (a volunteer organization on my high school campus). I have shown strength, perseverance and leadership in my participation in wrestling, cheerleading, and bodybui...
JROTC has expanded from 6 units to 1645 schools and to every school in the nation and oversea. Cadet enrollment has increased heavily to 281,000 cadets with 4,000 instructors in a classrooms. The JROTC instructors serve as mentors develop the cadets for our country and their life. Today JROTC has 275 programs in colleges and universities throughout the 50 states. The program produces 70 percent of the second lieutenant who join the military. JROTC has a major impact on many youth today, cadet’s graduate high school at a higher rate, and they have higher GPAs. Although JROTC is a citizenship program, many of the cadets join the army and are higher ranks then their peers. The JROTC program is a great from the army, the communities and also the nation. The present of JROTC is making a good impact on many young people today. The program helps students become better citizens and develop
As a cadet in the NJROTC program, the Navy's Core Value has changed my understandings of the role as a citizen of the United States. And because of honor, courage, and commitment it has somewhat helped me with what I've been through. Since I have took the time and actually understand what honor, courage, commitment means to me, it has assisted my everyday life and giving myself rules. And it has showed others the Navy core values, and doing so without telling but because of my actions. Getting the privilege to know honor, courage, commitment is like taking a big step in life.
2. Once accepted inside the academy, the cadets undergo both military and academic training so as to hone them for their roles as future military officers. They are exposed to rigorous training for the development of their stamina, endurance and physical characteristics. Their character is also developed as they engage in the different trainings requirements inside the academy. They were engaged in different trainings that will help them to be a better one. Cadets follow a daily schedule in which they wake up early, fix their beds, clean their rooms, and dress up for reveille. Since they are full in duties, they have limited time to do their own personal stuffs. This however, will help them to develop stability under pressure that despite limited time, they can still work for their compliances, prepare for their personal things and even for the next duty, both under the military training requirements and academic requirements. This set up is necessary since the cadets must be well trained physically, mentally, emotionally, and also academically.
JROTC is a program accessible to many students in school. The program has one simple motive: To motivate young people to be better citizens. With this, comes many great events, like little things, such as helping people to their cars, to bigger things like helping their community to become a better place. A cadets responsibilities are to become better people, help others, do the right things, respect others, and many more.
One of the most significant duties entrusted to an officer is the honor of leading airmen and being charged with the responsibility of their professional development. The people I lead must appreciate what I consider is important because, ultimately, this should also become important to them [Introduction, pg 189].
There are now 1,645 schools that have a JROTC program and roughly 281,00 cadets that are enrolled nationwide. The very center of JROTC has evolved and while cadets are still told of the opportunities available with the military, it is no longer the purpose behind the program. Instead, it focuses on helping cadets prepare for the challenges that come with adulthood by teaching them important life skills, such as time-management, teamwork, organization, etc., etc. By becoming less militaristic over the years, the JROTC program has shown that it will continue to adapt to the world around it and last for many more
As our forefathers before us stated, ‘‘No one is more professional than I. I am a Noncommissioned Officer, a leader of soldiers. As a Noncommissioned Officer, I realize that I am a member of a time honored corps, which is known as “The Backbone of the Army (“The NCO Creed written by SFC Earle Brigham and Jimmie Jakes Sr”). These words to the Noncommissioned Officer should inspire us to the fullest with pride, honor, and integrity. The NCO creed should mean much more than just words whenever we attend an NCO’s school.
As a whole, students are involved in many more activities. Such as let competition, JCLC, and more. As the JROTC cadets has grown, the more the Hall of Fame will grow. One thing cadets need to control is the respect and attitude. As a whole in the state of Georgia, JROTC will impact the younger ones that enter high school. It shows students how to speak out more in front of other students. It also shows cadets how to be more of ourselves than being anyone else. Its different because its less physical training than it was back in the past. JROTC has even encourage more people to go into services to join the military. Do to that it helps more students stay out of trouble in school and out of school. JROTC instructors wants cadets to know what the world is about and how to live with the knowledge that we have. Students turn into cadets to make a difference in the school, country, and at home. JROTC is about doing our best and getting rewarded for the good things we do, individually and as a whole. Over the past years, students take control of the whole company. Which has impacted people to do good, because it opens other people's eyes and then others wants to copy the leaders. When teachers realize that some of his/her students are in ROTC, they will expect more respect and discipline in them. JROTC is not like any other classes, it's more about leadership and
Since the Army puts everything down on paper, from how to perform maintenance on an M4 weapon (“Rifle…”, 2003, para. 1.4) to how to write a letter to your commander (“Preparing…”, 2001, p. 30), a good NCO must know and follow the rules and instructions that apply to him or her on a regular basis. For example, a good NCO must be able to correct a soldier’s uniform to the exact standard. In order to order a soldier to tuck in his or he...
Being a part of the military was a part of my dreams since my childhood, and my dreams came true when I became a midshipman in the Turkish Naval High School. I managed to be an international midshipman in the USNA when I prevailed among all of my classmates. I was successful, but inefficient and exhausted. In other words, I was putting effort in academics and leadership, and in everything more than normal. What I realized is that “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom” (Karelitz). My mistake was not knowing myself, my surroundings, where I was, and my purpose exactly which led me into exhaustion, and demotivation.
The legacy a leader leaves is critical to the continued excellence and the future of the Army. In creating a legacy an Army leader inspires and motivates his soldiers, peers, and leaders to exceed their potential. In this paper, I hope to convey the lasting legacy one such leader left on me and to demonstrate the qualities he exhibited that inspired me to become a Noncommissioned Officer (NCO). Staff Sergeant (SSG) Daniel Minahan made a significant impact by motivating and inspiring me at a formative time in my career. SSG Minahan was the standard by which I measured myself and other NCOs by. His influence has guided me through my career as I have developed my own leadership legacy. I hope to also leave such a lasting legacy when my service to the Army and the Nation ends.
Over the years I have had many opportunities to work on basic mentorship with my junior NCOs and Soldiers, just like SSG Johnson taught me throughout the 1980’s. I have tried to minimize my mistakes and maximize my time with Soldiers, teaching them how to soldier, teaching them how to lead, teaching them how to live as responsible human beings and Stewards of the Profession. The legacy I would like to leave behind is that Soldiers come first, everything else follows.
As the bus entered the heavily guarded military instillation, I gazed upon the sign that read, "Be All that You Can Be." When the bus stopped, several angry Drill Instructors boarded and began introducing us to a very colorful vocabulary, usually reserved for drunken Sailors. They instructed us to gather our belongings, get off the bus and assemble in a circular formation. As I searched for the strength to get up, I found myself moving, while several Drill Instructors yelled at us for our clumsy attempt to dismount the bus and fall into formation. I wondered if I had made the right choice. However, I have come to realize that my military experiences have tremendously enhanced my self-worth. From those first eight weeks of Basic Training to the day I walked out with an honorable discharge, I gained an enormous amount of skill and confidence. I grew as a person, and I learned life skills: discipline, tenacity, leadership, and problem solving abilities, all of which will enhance my potential as a student.