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NEW CADETS, YOU MUST BE ABLE TO RECITE THIS JROTC CREED.

Cadet Creed

I am an Army Junior ROTC Cadet.

I will always conduct myself to bring credit to my family, country, school and the Corps of Cadets.

I am loyal and patriotic.

I am the future of the United States of America.

I do not lie, cheat or steal and will always be accountable for my actions and deeds.

I will always practice good citizenship and patriotism.

I will work hard to improve my mind and strengthen my body.

I will seek the mantle of leadership and stand prepared to uphold the constitution and the American way of life.

May God grant me the strength to always live by this creed

 

Introduction TO Osborne High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)

As a JROTC cadet you are embarking on one of the most interesting and valuable educational experiences of your high school career. In JROTC you will be given the chance to participate in your education and will learn to be a better citizen. The program provides you with tools and skills you can use to succeed in high school, but far more important, these tools and skills will b e useful for the remainder of your life.

You will learn to:

- Appreciate the ethical values that underlie good citizenship. Citizenship, taught through a study of history and government, demonstrates the importance of commitment and strengthens your character and resolve as you grow. You will learn to make ethical decisions based on core values.

- Develop leadership potential and learn to live and work cooperatively with others. Teamwork and leadership, within teams and groups, are essential to the smooth operation of any organization. You will learn leadership to increase your skills, not only to lead but to also to work as a member of a team. Service, drills, challenges, and other competitions make learning teamwork and leadership challenging and fun.

- Think logically and communicate effectively both orally and in writing. You will learn important skills in writing, reading, and test taking that will allow you to excel in your classes outside JROTC. You will learn basic problem solving, financial planning, and conflict resolution life skills that will help you live in the modern world.

- Appreciate the importance of physical fitness in maintaining good health. Fitness, wellness, and good nutrition are necessary to perform as a citizen and a leader. JROTC will teach you what needs to be done to become fit and to maintain that fitness. Instruction will be provided on how your brain functions, how you can maximize your learning and effectiveness, and how to avoid pitfalls such as substance abuse.

- Understand ways to resist negative peer pressure and support others. It is one thing to know how to make better choices for yourself and another to teach others to do the same. Through service learning you will be able to help others to develop the positive strategies you have learned that will enhance their quality of life.

- Develop mental management abilities. You will be able to assess your skills and learn to make more logical, positive decisions and choices. You will learn how to set goals and develop an action plan that will help you to achieve those goals. As you become a better citizen, a better leader, and a better team member your self-esteem will fly. Your “Can Do” attitude will show beyond JROTC.

- Become familiar with military history as it relates to America’s culture and with the history, purpose, and structure of the military services. Learn not only about important events in our history, but also about their effect on our society. Discover the role the military services play in supporting the nation.

- Understand the importance of high school graduation to a success future. Develop the means and motivation to graduate from high school and to pursue a meaningful life.

- Learn about college and other advanced educational and employment opportunities and develop the skills necessary to work effectively as a member of a team. You will learn about the many varied opportunities that are available to you upon graduation. The foundation and competency skills required to work effectively are ingrained throughout the curriculum.

 

Instructors: Chief Warrant Officer Four (CW4) Rodney G. Fagan, Senior JROTC Army Military Science Teacher

First Sergeant Alton Walker,JROTC Army Military Science Teacher

Sergeant First Class Deborah D. Trice, JROTC Army Military Science Teacher

E-mail Address: rodney.fagan@cobbk12.org /alton.walker@cobbk12.org/ deborah.trice@cobbk12.org

Phone: 770-437-5900 x293/245

PROGRAM CONCENTRATION: Government & Public Safety

CAREER PATHWAY: JROTC - Army

MISSION: To motivate young people to be better citizens

COURSE TITLE: JROTC Army 1, Basic Leadership and Character Development Leadership Education Army 1 (LET 1) – Sergeant First Class Deborah Trice

This program will help students build a strong knowledge base of self-discovery and leadership skills applicable to many leadership and managerial situations.

COURSE TITLE: LET 2 – JROTC ARMY 2 (Army 3), Intermediate Leadership and Character Development – First Sergeant Alton Walker

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course includes classroom instruction and laboratory instruction expanding on skills taught in LET I. It provides instruction on leadership styles and practical time to exercise leadership theories as well as the basic principles of management It provides self-assessments that help students determine their skill sets and opportunities to teach using accepted principles and methods of instruction.

COURSE TITLE: Leadership Education Level Army 3 – 7 Advance Leadership and Character Development – Chief Warrant Officer Rodney Fagan

This laboratory course is designed to build on the leadership experiences developed during JROTC Army 1 and 2. Leadership strategies, managing conflict, leading others, planning and communications skills are evaluated to improve organizational effectiveness. Career planning is investigated.

Core Abilities: The JROTC core abilities describe the broad, life-long skills that every cadet needs for success in all career and life roles (Soft Skills. In each lesson, the core abilities will be introduced, taught, reinforced and assessed. Every student should know all of the core abilities, as they are essential, value-added skills that every employer seeks. These core abilities are: Take responsibility for your actions and choices. Apply critical thinking techniques. Communicate using verbal, non-verbal, visual, and written techniques. Build your capacity for life-long learning. Do your share as a good citizen in your school, community, country and the world. Treat self and others with respect.

Student Materials: Two Three-Ring Binders for Notes and Portfolio

Cadet Notebook: Students enrolled in this class will be required to have a 3 ring binder for their learning and assessment activities, quizzes, exams, notes and projects.

Cadet Portfolio: Students enrolled in this class will be required to have a 3 ring binder to be used as a portfolio. Every cadet will create a portfolio that contains an organized collection of work based on accomplishments, personality and aspirations. The portfolio will begin upon entry in the JROTC program and be maintained for the duration of your enrollment in the program. The portfolio will reflect the student’s best work and provide insight and information on the cadet’s personal achievements and growth over time.

Grading Policy:

  • Final Exam: 15 %

  • Classroom Activities, Leadership Observations and Projects: 25%

  • Weekly Uniform Inspections: 30 %

  • Exams, Quizzes : 20%

  • Student Learning Objectives Post Assessment (SLO): 10%

Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on the curriculum taught in the classroom, authentic assessments of leadership tasks, classroom observations and the wear and appearance of the uniform.

Attendance: Class attendance contributes significantly to academic success.

Other Relevant Information:

Grooming Standards & Wearing of Uniform: Cadets will wear an Army issued uniform once a week. The JROTC program is a uniformed program where discipline is judged, in part, by the manner in which a cadet wears a prescribed uniform as well as by the individual’s personal appearance. In addition, he/she will be required to have the uniform professionally dry cleaned or laundered per the instructions on the clothing tag. Lost or damage equipment must be compensated for like any other school property.

Uniform Day: Uniform day is every Thursday. The uniform will be worn all day. If you are not in school on Thursday, and have a valid excuse, you will be allowed to wear the uniform the next school day (usually Monday) except for Fridays in order to makeup your weekly uniform grade.

c. Disenrollment from JROTC: Students may be dis-enrolled from JROTC if they:

Withdraw from school. Demonstrate ineptitude for leadership training indicated by a general lack of adaptability. Fail to keep an acceptable standard of academic achievement, conduct, appearance, or attendance.

d. Recovery Policy: Opportunities designed to allow students to recover from a low or failing cumulative grade will be allowed when all work required to date has been complete and the student has demonstrated a legitimate effort to meet all course requirements including attendance. Students should contact the JROTC teacher concerning recovery opportunities. All recovery work will be directly related to course objectives and must be completed ten school days prior to the end of the semester.

Co-Curricular / Extra-Curricular Activities / Integrated Activities:

The following JROTC curricular activities are available to any cadet who desires to participate. We have a team for everybody. Ask your JROTC teacher for more information. Varsity Drill Team. Color Guard, Honor Guard, Saber Guard, Rifle Team, Raider Challenge Team, Leadership and Academic Team and new this year, choir.

 

History OF JROTC

The United States Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) came into being with the passage of the National Defense Act of 1916. Under the provisions of the Act, high schools were authorized the loan of federal military equipment and the assignment of active duty military personnel as instructors. In 1964, the Vitalization Act opened JROTC up to the other services and replaced most of the active duty instructors with retirees who worked for and were cost shared by the schools.

Title 10 of the U.S. Code declares that "the purpose of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is to instill in students in United States secondary educational institutions the value of citizenship, service to the United States, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment."

The JROTC Program has changed greatly over the years. Once looked upon primarily as a source of enlisted recruits and officer candidates, it became a citizenship program devoted to the moral, physical and educational uplift of American youth. Although the program retained its military structure and the resultant ability to infuse in its student cadets a sense of discipline and order, it shed most of its early military content.

The study of ethics, citizenship, communications, leadership, life skills and other subjects designed to prepare young men and woman to take their place in adult society, evolved as the core of the program. More recently, an improved student centered curriculum focusing on character building and civic responsibility is being presented in every JROTC classroom.

JROTC is a continuing success story. From a modest beginning of 6 units in 1916, JROTC has expanded to 1645 schools today and to every state in the nation and American schools overseas. Cadet enrollment has grown to 281,000 cadets with 4,000 professional instructors in the classrooms. Comprised solely of active duty Army retirees, the JROTC instructors serve as mentors developing the outstanding young citizens of our country.

 

A CADET'S VIEW ABOUT JROTC:

Cadet leaders' presentation to Floyd, Griffin and Smitha middle schools.

You will get an idea of what JROTC is about and why some of our students join.

CADET SERGEANT WILVER MENDOZA. FIRST YEAR CADET (LET 1). MEMBER OF RAIDER, DRILL AND COLOR GUARD TEAMS.

CURRENTLY SERVICE IN THE US ARMY.

Good evening students, my name is Cadet SGT. Mendoza. This is my first year in the JROTC program. The reason that I joined is because I thought its was a cooking class! They told me that its a place where you make cookies, cakes, cupcakes, and things like that. But I was in for a surprise when I first walked into that class and saw a lady in uniform looking really sharp. I thought I was going to see a lot of cooking utensils, such as spatulas, spoons, knifes, ect. Instead the lady was yelling at the students telling them what to do. That's when I got scared and I wanted to drop that class personally. Until all the leaders here showed and talked to me about all the teams and activities you can join. There are so many things like fundraisers, bake sales, and helping people during events. That's when I saw all the seniors wear their uniforms and saw all the medals, ribbons, tabs, and cords they had, and that inspired me to do my best and try to be recognized by everybody else. I wanted to be the best and I knew I had to join everything. So every opportunity I got I helped in any way I could. I didn't want to be just any regular new cadet; I wanted to be the best let 1. So if I can go out there and show the people that I can do what they can do, especially considering how shy I used to be, I know you guys can do it to. You just have to believe in yourself. And all these leaders can help you become dedicated, responsible, and respectful because that what this program is about. It teaches you many skills in life. So I encourage each and every one of you to join JROTC because you won't just join a program, you'll join a family that you'll feel right at home with! ``

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