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NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Cadet Reference Manual Fourth Edition 2024 Honor / Courage / Commitment NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ii NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction................................................................................................................................................................... 1 United States Navy Core Values................................................................................................................................3 U.S. Documents............................................................................................................................................................. 5 The Pledge of Allegiance...........................................................................................................................................5 The Star‐Spangled Banner.........................................................................................................................................5 The Preamble to the United States Constitution...................................................................................................... 6 The Declaration of Independence............................................................................................................................. 6 U.S. Government......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Three Branches of Government.............................................................................................................................. 10 Department of Defense Chain of Command........................................................................................................... 12 U.S. Navy Chain of Command..................................................................................................................................13 NJROTC Chain of Command....................................................................................................................................14 Aboard Ship................................................................................................................................................................. 15 How to Fold the Flag...............................................................................................................................................15 Proper Navy Forms of Address................................................................................................................................17 Orders of the Sentry................................................................................................................................................19 U.S. Navy Signal Flags..............................................................................................................................................21 24‐Hour Clock..........................................................................................................................................................27 Ship’s Bell Time.......................................................................................................................................................28 Navy Leadership.......................................................................................................................................................... 29 U.S. Armed Forces Rank and Structure.................................................................................................................. 29 JROTC Cadet Rank and Structure............................................................................................................................. 35 The 11 Principles of Leadership.............................................................................................................................. 36 Ribbons and Awards................................................................................................................................................37 Ribbon Devices........................................................................................................................................................42 NJROTC Aiguillettes (Shoulder Cords)...................................................................................................................... 45 Navy JROTC Uniforms..............................................................................................................................................46 Sample Resume.......................................................................................................................................................59 Social Skills and Etiquette........................................................................................................................................60 POW/MIA Table......................................................................................................................................................61 Social Media Communications and Connections.................................................................................................... 62 How to Hold a Staff Meeting...................................................................................................................................64 Fitness.......................................................................................................................................................................... 73 Cadet Challenge.......................................................................................................................................................73 vii NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Safety........................................................................................................................................................................... 77 Operational Risk Management............................................................................................................................... 77 Training Time Out (T.T.O)........................................................................................................................................79 vii NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK vii NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 INTRODUCTION As a Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) 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 be 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, while simultaneously strengthening 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 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 help you excel in your classes outside JROTC. You will learn basic problem solving, financial planning, and other 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 to do 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; it is 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. You will learn how to set goals and develop an action plan that will help you 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. 1 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024  Become familiar with military history as it relates to America’s culture and with the history, purpose, and structure of the military services. You will learn not only about important events in our history, but also about their effect on our society; you will discover the role the military services play in supporting the nation.  Understand the importance of high school graduation to a successful future. You will develop the means and motivation to graduate from high school and to pursue a meaningful life.  Navigate 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 opportunities available to you upon graduation. The foundation and competency skills required to work effectively are ingrained throughout the NJROTC curriculum. 2 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 United States Navy Core Values Throughout its history, the Navy has successfully met all its challenges. America's naval service began during the American Revolution. On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized a few small ships creating the Continental Navy. Esek Hopkins was appointed commander in chief and 22 officers were commissioned, including John Paul Jones. From those early days of naval service, certain bedrock principles or core values have carried on to today. They consist of three basic principles: Honor: "I will bear true faith and allegiance..." Accordingly, we will: Conduct ourselves in the highest ethical manner in all relationships with peers, superiors and subordinates; Be honest and truthful in our dealings with each other, and with those outside the Navy; Be willing to make honest recommendations and accept those of junior personnel; Encourage new ideas and deliver the bad news, even when it is unpopular; Abide by an uncompromising code of integrity, taking responsibility for our actions and keeping our word; Fulfill or exceed our legal and ethical responsibilities in our public and personal lives twenty-four hours a day. Illegal or improper behavior or even the appearance of such behavior will not be tolerated. We are accountable for our professional and personal behavior. We will be mindful of the privilege to serve our fellow Americans. Courage: "I will support and defend..." Accordingly, we will: Have courage to meet the demands of our profession and the mission when it is hazardous, demanding, or otherwise difficult; Make decisions in the best interest of the Navy and the nation, without regard to personal consequences; Meet these challenges while adhering to a higher standard of personal conduct and decency; Be loyal to our nation, ensuring the resources entrusted to us are used in an honest, careful, and efficient way. Courage is the value that gives us the moral and mental strength to do what is right, even in the face of personal or professional adversity. Commitment: "I will obey the orders..." Accordingly, we will: Demand respect up and down the chain of command; Care for the safety, professional, personal, and spiritual well-being of our people; Show respect toward all people without regard to race, religion, or gender; Treat each individual with human dignity; Be committed to positive change and constant improvement; Exhibit the highest degree of moral character, technical excellence, quality, and competence in what we have been trained to do. The day-to-day duty of every Navy man and woman is to work together as a team to improve the quality of our work, our people, and ourselves. 3 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 The Chief of Naval Operations directed all commands to reflect on the concepts that define the Navy’s Sailor and his/her approach to the role of defending the United States. The Commander, Pacific Fleet, sent out the following as a part of that process. We demonstrate what we stand for through: Navy Core Values of Honor, Courage, Commitment Navy Ethos of Integrity, Discipline, Teamwork Navy Core Attributes: Integrity, Accountability, Initiative, Toughness We live our values through our signature behaviors: 1. Treat every person with respect 2. Take responsibility for my actions 3. Hold others accountable for their actions 4. Intervene when necessary 5. Be a leader and encourage leadership in others 6. Grow personally and professionally every day 7. Embrace the diversity of ideas, experiences, and backgrounds of individuals 8. Uphold the highest degree of integrity in professional and personal life 9. Exercise discipline in conduct and performance 10. Contribute to team success through actions and attitudes 4 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 U.S. DOCUMENTS The Pledge of Allegiance “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” The Star-Spangled Banner1 O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there, O say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore dimly seen through the mist of the deep, Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam, In full glory reflected now shines on the stream; ‘Til the Star-Spangled Banner--O long may it wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. O thus be it ever when free men shall stand Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation; Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven rescued land Praise the Power that has made and preserved us a nation. Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto, “In God is our trust;” And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. 1 From Francis Scott Key's manuscript in the Maryland Historical Society collection. 5 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 The Preamble to the United States Constitution We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessing of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence WHEN in the Course of Human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the Separation. WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness -- That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient Causes; and accordingly all Experience hath shewn, that Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while Evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future Security. Such has been the patient Sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the Necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The History of the present King of Great-Britain is a History of repeated Injuries and Usurpations, all having in direct Object the 6 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid World. HE has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public Good. HE has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing Importance, unless suspended in their Operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. HE has refused to pass other Laws for the Accommodation of large Districts of People, unless those People would relinquish the Right of Representation in the Legislature, a Right inestimable to them, and formidable to Tyrants only. HE has called together Legislative Bodies at Places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the Depository of their public Records, for the sole Purpose of fatiguing them into Compliance with his Measures. HE has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly Firmness his Invasions on the Rights of the People. HE has refused for a long Time, after such Dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of the Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the meantime exposed to all the Dangers of Invasion from without, and the Convulsions within. HE has endeavoured to prevent the Population of these States; for that Purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their Migrations hither, and raising the Conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. HE has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers. HE has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the Tenure of their Offices, and the Amount and Payment of their Salaries. HE has erected a Multitude of new Offices, and sent hither Swarms of Officers to harrass our People, and eat out their Substance. HE has kept among us, in Times of Peace, Standing Armies, without the consent of our Legislatures. HE has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power. HE has combined with others to subject us to a Jurisdiction foreign to our Constitution, and unacknowledged by our Laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: FOR quartering large Bodies of Armed Troops among us; FOR protecting them, by a mock Trial, from Punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States: FOR cutting off our Trade with all Parts of the World: 7 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 FOR imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: FOR depriving us, in many Cases, of the Benefits of Trial by Jury: FOR transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended Offences: FOR abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an arbitrary Government, and enlarging its Boundaries, so as to render it at once an Example and fit Instrument for introducing the same absolute Rules into these Colonies: FOR taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments: FOR suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in all Cases whatsoever. HE has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us. HE has plundered our Seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our Towns, and destroyed the Lives of our People. HE is, at this Time, transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the Works of Death, Desolation, and Tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty and Perfidy, scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous Ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized Nation. HE has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the Executioners of their Friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands. HE has excited domestic Insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the Inhabitants of our Frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known Rule of Warfare, is an undistinguished Destruction, of all Ages, Sexes and Conditions. IN every stage of these Oppressions we have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble Terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated Injury. A Prince, whose Character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the Ruler of a free People. NOR have we been wanting in Attentions to our British Brethren. We have warned them from Time to Time of Attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable Jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the Circumstances of our Emigration and Settlement here. We have appealed to their native Justice and Magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the Ties of our common Kindred to disavow these Usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our Connections and Correspondence. They too have been deaf to the Voice of Justice and of Consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the Necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of Mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace, Friends. WE, therefore, the Representatives of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in GENERAL CONGRESS, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the Rectitude of our 8 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly Publish and Declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES; that they are absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political Connection between them and the State of Great-Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which INDEPENDENT STATES may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor. Georgia Maryland Delaware Massachusetts Button Gwinnett Samuel Chase Caesar Rodney Samuel Adams Lyman Hall William Paca George Read John Adams George Walton Thomas Stone Thomas McKean Robert Treat Paine Charles Carroll of Elbridge Gerry Carrollton North Carolina Virginia New York Rhode Island William Hooper George Wythe William Floyd Stephen Hopkins Joseph Hewes Richard Henry Lee Philip Livingston William Ellery John Penn Thomas Jefferson Francis Lewis Benjamin Harrison Lewis Morris Thomas Nelson, Jr. Francis Lightfoot Lee Carter Braxton South Carolina Pennsylvania New Jersey Connecticut Edward Rutledge Robert Morris Richard Stockton Roger Sherman Thomas Heyward, Jr. Benjamin Rush John Witherspoon Samuel Huntington Thomas Lynch, Jr. Benjamin Franklin Francis Hopkinson William Williams Arthur Middleton John Morton John Hart Oliver Wolcott Massachusetts George Clymer Abraham Clark John Hancock James Smith New Hampshire George Taylor Josiah Bartlett James Wilson William Whipple George Ross 9 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 U.S. GOVERNMENT Three Branches of Government The Founding Fathers, the framers of the Constitution, wanted to form a government that did not allow one person or branch to have too much control. With this in mind, they wrote the Constitution to provide for a separation of powers, or three separate branches of government. The three branches are the legislative branch, the executive branch and the judicial branch. Each has its own responsibilities and at the same time, they work together to make the country run smoothly and to ensure that the rights of citizens are not ignored or disallowed. This is done through checks and balances. A branch may use its powers to check the powers of the other two to maintain a balance of power among the three branches of government. Each branch of government can change acts of the other branches. 10 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024  The President can veto laws passed by Congress.  Congress confirms or rejects the President's appointments and can remove the President from office in exceptional circumstances.  The Justices of the Supreme Court, who can overturn unconstitutional laws, are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE JUDICIARY (makes the laws) (carries out the laws) (evaluates the laws) Congress is composed of two The executive branch is The judicial branch of bodies: the Senate and the composed of the President, government is made up of the House of Representatives. Vice President, and Cabinet court system. members. Senate - The Senate has 100 Supreme Court - The elected senators total; two President - The President is Supreme Court is the highest senators per state. Each the head of state, head of the court in the country. The nine senator serves a 6-year term U.S. government, and the justices are nominated by the and can be re-elected. Commander in Chief of the President and must be U.S. military. approved by the Senate (with House of Representatives - at least 51 votes). The House has 435 voting Vice President - The Vice representatives; the number President not only supports Other Federal Courts - of representatives from each the President, but also acts as There are lower Federal state is based on the state's the presiding officer of the courts but they were not population. Each Senate. created by the Constitution. representative serves a 2-year Congress established them term and may be re-elected. Cabinet - The Cabinet around the country to handle members are nominated by Federal business as the the President and must be country grew, using power approved by the Senate (with granted by the Constitution at least 51 votes). They serve as the President's advisors and heads of various departments and agencies. 11 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Department of Defense Chain of Command 12 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 U.S. Navy Chain of Command Write the names of the individuals above. Note: If SNSI is not available, NSI will assume duties of the SNSI. 13 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 NJROTC Chain of Command Battalion Commanding Officer Cadet CMC XO Staff Company Commanding Officer Company Commanding Officer Company Commanding Officer Pltn Plat Plat Plat Plat Plat Plat Plat Plat Cdr Cdr Cdr Cdr Cdr Cdr Cdr Cdr Cdr Note: There Squad are 3 squads Leader per Platoon Cadet Battalion Commander (Name)_________________ Cadet Company Commander_______________________ Cadet Platoon Commander_________________________ Cadet Squad Leader ______________________________ Cadet ____________________________________ 14 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 ABOARD SHIP How to Fold the Flag Step 1 To properly fold the flag, begin by holding it waist-high with another person so that its surface is parallel to the ground. Step 2 Fold the lower half of the stripe section lengthwise over the field of stars, holding the bottom and top edges securely. Step 3 Fold the flag again lengthwise with the blue field on the outside. Step 4 Make a triangular fold by bringing the striped corner of the folded edge to meet the open (top) edge of the flag. 15 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Step 5 Turn the outer (end) point inward, parallel to the open edge, to form a second triangle. Step 6 The triangular folding is continued until the entire length of the flag is folded in this manner. Step 7 When the flag is completely folded, only a triangular blue field of stars should be visible. 16 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Proper Navy Forms of Address Using the proper forms of address demonstrates your level of knowledge, maturity, and respect. In general, when speaking to a military member, you should use the person's abbreviated rank and last name; such as “Admiral Smith,” but when speaking about a military member, you should use the person's entire rank and first and last names (e.g., Vice Admiral John Smith). Since civilians have no rank, they are addressed instead by their titles and names just as with military members. For example, Senator Jones or Senator Robert Jones. "The Honorable” should only be used when announcing a person's presence (as at a ceremony, for example: “With us today is the Honorable Robert M. Baker, Secretary of the Navy.”) For more information, see OPNAVINST 1710.12, The Navy Social Usage and Protocol Handbook. The correct way to answer questions on the chain of command is shown here: TITLE When Speaking TO Them When Speaking ABOUT Them OFFICERS Admiral Admiral Admiral Vice Admiral Admiral Admiral Rear Admiral Admiral Admiral Captain Captain Captain Commander Commander Commander Lieutenant Commander Commander Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant Lieutenant Grade Ensign Ensign Ensign Chief Warrant Chief Warrant Chief Warrant Officer Officer Officer Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Midshipman Midshipman Midshipman ENLISTED Master Chief Petty Master Chief Master Chief Petty Officer Officer Senior Chief Petty Senior Chief Senior Chief Petty Officer Officer Chief Petty Officer Chief Chief Petty Officer Petty Officer First Petty Officer Petty Officer First Class Class Petty Officer Second Petty Officer Petty Officer Second Class Class Petty Officer Third Petty Officer Petty Officer Third Class Class Airman Airman Airman Constructionman Constructionman Constructionman Fireman Fireman Fireman Seaman Seaman Seaman 17 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 CIVILIAN President of the Mr./Madam President United States2 President Vice President of Mr./Madam Vice Vice President the United States President Secretary of Mr./Madam Secretary Defense Secretary Secretary of the Mr./Madam Secretary Navy Secretary Senator Senator Senator Congressman Congressman/woman Congressman/woman 2 The President and Vice President are never addressed personally by their names in their presence; they are always spoken to as “Mr./Madam President” or “Mr./Madam Vice President”. 18 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Orders of the Sentry 1. To take charge of this post and all government property in view. 2. To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert, and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing. 3. To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce. 4. To repeat all calls from any post more distant from the guardhouse* (quarterdeck) than my own. *Spoken as “…guardhouse or quarterdeck...” 5. To quit my post only when properly relieved. 6. To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the commanding officer, command duty officer, officer of the deck, and officers and petty officers of the watch only. 7. To talk to no one except in the line of duty. 8. To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder. 9. To call the officer of the deck in any case not covered by instructions. 10. To salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased. 11. To be especially watchful at night and during the time for challenging, challenge all persons on or near my post and allow no one to pass without proper authority. NOTE: All NJROTC cadets will sound off in a loud, clear voice when asked for a particular order as shown in the following example: 19 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Inspecting officer: “Cadet, what is the 5th order of the Sentry?” Cadet: “Sir/Ma’am, the 5th order of the Sentry is: to quit my post only when properly relieved.” Sentries in the Marine Corps and watch standers in the Navy sometimes are posted alone in places away from the main body of troops. The Orders of the Sentry are standing orders that all persons on watch can fall back on to help determine what to do in most emerging situations. Cadets, when given the task of standing a watch, must be aware that they also have responsibilities to uphold. Knowing and understanding the Orders to a Sentry is an important part of that process. 20 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 U.S. Navy Signal Flags Phonetic Flag Name Navy Meaning International Meaning Pronunciation Alfa AL-fah I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed. Bravo BRAH-voh I am taking in, discharging, or carrying dangerous cargo. Charlie CHAR-lee "Yes" or "affirmative." Delta DELL-tah I am maneuvering with difficulty; keep clear. Echo ECK-oh I am directing my course to starboard. I am disabled; communicate with me. Foxtrot FOKS-trot On aircraft carriers: Flight operations underway Golf GOLF I require a pilot. Hotel hoh-TELL I have a pilot on board. 21 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Phonetic Flag Name Navy Meaning International Meaning Pronunciation I am directing my India IN-dee-ah Coming alongside. course to port. Juliet JEW-lee-ett I am on fire and have dangerous cargo; keep clear. Kilo KEY-loh I wish to communicate with you. Lima LEE-mah You should stop your vessel immediately. Mike MIKE My vessel is stopped; making no way. November no-VEM-bur No or negative. Oscar OSS-kur Man overboard. Papa pah-PAH All personnel return to ship; proceeding to sea (in port). Ship meets health Quebec kay-BECK Boat recall; all boats return to regulations; request ship. clearance into port. 22 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Phonetic Flag Name Navy Meaning International Meaning Pronunciation Preparing to replenish (at sea). Romeo ROH-me-oh None. Ready duty ship (in port). Sierra see-AIR-ah Conducting flag hoist drill. Moving astern. Tango TANG-go Do not pass ahead of me. Keep clear; engaged in trawling. Uniform YOU-nee-form You are running into danger. Victor VIK-tah I require assistance. Whiskey WISS-kee I require medical assistance. Xray ECKS-ray Stop carrying out your intentions and watch for my signals. Yankee YANG-kee Ship has visual I am dragging anchor. communications duty. Zulu ZOO-loo I require a tug. 23 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 24 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Message is understood. Code or Flag that follows is from the Code/Answer Also, numeric decimal Answer International Code of Signals. point. Absence of flag officer or unit Substitute for the first flag First substitute First sub commander (in port). in this hoist. Second Second Absence of chief of staff (in port). Substitute for the second substitute sub flag in this hoist. Third Absence of commanding officer Substitute for the third flag Third sub substitute (in port). in this hoist. Absence of civil or military Fourth Fourth Substitute for the fourth official whose flag is flying on substitute sub flag in this hoist. this ship. One WUN Numeral one None Two TOO Numeral two None Three TREE Numeral three None Four FOW-er Numeral four None Five FIFE Numeral five None Six SICKS Numeral six None 25 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Seven SEV-en Numeral seven None Eight ATE Numeral eight None Nine NINE-er Numeral nine None Zero ZEE-roh Numeral zero None Pennant one PEN-ant WUN Pennant one Numeral one Pennant two PEN-ant TOO Pennant two Numeral two Pennant three PEN-ant TREE Pennant three Numeral three Pennant four PEN-ant FOW-er Pennant four Numeral four Pennant five PEN-ant FIFE Pennant five Numeral five Pennant six PEN-ant SICKS Pennant six Numeral six Pennant seven PEN-ant SEV-en Pennant seven Numeral seven Pennant eight PEN-ant ATE Pennant eight Numeral eight Pennant nine PEN-ant NINE-er Pennant nine Numeral nine Pennant zero PEN-ant ZEE-roh Pennant zero Numeral zero 26 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 24-Hour Clock To avoid confusion with times of various events and times mentioned in written messages and orders, the military uses the 24-hour clock. More information can be found in the Naval Science 3 textbook, but the basic times are shown here. (NOTE: the Navy does not use the term “hours” after the time, such as “Zero Five Thirty Hours.” In Naval parlance, that would be “Zero Five Thirty.”). Morning Afternoon 1 A.M. “Zero-one hundred” or “Oh 1 P.M. “Thirteen hundred” one hundred” 2 A.M. “Zero-two hundred” 2 P.M. “Fourteen hundred” 3 A.M. “Zero-three hundred” 3 P.M. “Fifteen hundred” 4 A.M. “Zero-four hundred” 4 P.M. “Sixteen hundred” 5 A.M. “Zero-five hundred” 5 P.M. “Seventeen hundred” 6 A.M. “Zero-six hundred” 6 P.M. “Eighteen hundred” 6:15 A.M.. “Zero-six fifteen” 6:15 P.M. “Eighteen-fifteen” 7 A.M. “Zero-seven hundred” 7 P.M. “Nineteen hundred” 8 A.M. “Zero-eight hundred” 8 P.M. “Twenty hundred” 9 A.M. “Zero-nine hundred”” 9 P.M. “Twenty-one hundred” 10 A.M. “Ten hundred” 10 P.M. “Twenty-two hundred” 11 A.M. “Eleven hundred” 11 P.M. “Twenty-three hundred” 12 A.M. “Twelve hundred” 12 P.M. “Twenty-four hundred” (noon) (midnight) or “zero-zero-zero-zero” 27 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Ship’s Bell Time Aboard ship, passage of time on watch is noted by ringing of the ship’s bell. The custom derives from the early days of sailing ships without accurate ship chronometers (clocks). Instead they used a half-hour glass, turning it over each half hour for a 4-hour watch; and with each turn, another bell was rung. The bells are sounded in couplets with about a 1-second pause between couplets. Odd numbered bells are sounded at the end. For example, 0530 would be sounded: “ding-ding, pause, ding”. Mid-watch Morning Watch Forenoon Afternoon Evening Watch Night Watch Watch Watch Time Bells Time Bells Time Bells Time Bells Time Bells Time Bells 0030 1 0430 1 0830 1 1230 1 1630 1 2030 1 0100 2 0500 2 0900 2 1300 2 1700 2 2100 2 0130 3 0530 3 0930 3 1330 3 1730 3 2130 3 0200 4 0600 4 1000 4 1400 4 1800 4 2200 4 0230 5 0630 5 1030 5 1430 5 1830 5 2230 5 0300 6 0700 6 1100 6 1500 6 1900 6 2300 6 0330 7 0730 7 1130 7 1530 7 1930 7 2330 7 0400 8 0800 8 1200 8 1600 8 2000 8 2400 8 28 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 NAVY LEADERSHIP U.S. Armed Forces Rank and Structure ENLISTED INSIGNIA ENLISTED PAYGRADE Service members in paygrades E-1 through E-3 are usually either in some kind of training status or on their initial assignment. The training includes the basic training phase where recruits are immersed in military culture and values and are taught the core skills required by their service component. Basic training is followed by a specialized or advanced training phase that provides recruits with a specific area of expertise or concentration. In the Army and Marine Corps, this area is called a military occupational specialty; in the Navy it is known as a rate; and in the Air Force it is simply called an Air Force specialty. For the Navy Seaman Apprentice and Seaman Rates, the stripes are different colors depending on field: White-Seaman rates, Red-Fireman Rates, Green-Aviation Rates, Blue-Construction Rates E-1 Private Private Seaman Recruit Airman Specialist 1 Seaman Recruit (SR) Basic (Spc1) (SR) E-2 Private Private Seaman Airman Specialist 2 Seaman (PV2) First Class Apprentice (SA) (Amn) (Spc2) Apprentice (SA) (PFC) E-3 Private Lance Seaman (SN) Airman Specialist 3 Seaman (SN) First Class Corporal First Class (Spc3) (PFC) (LCpl) (A1C) E-4 Corporal Corporal Petty Officer Senior Specialist 4 Petty Officer (CPL) (Cpl) Third Class** Airman (Spc4) Third Class** (PO3) (SrA) (PO3) Specialist (SPC) Leadership responsibility significantly increases in the midlevel enlisted ranks. This responsibility is given formal recognition by use of the terms noncommissioned officer and petty officer. An Army sergeant, an Air Force staff sergeant and a Marine corporal are considered NCO ranks. The Navy NCO equivalent, petty officer, is achieved at the rank of petty officer third class. 29 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 E-5 Sergeant Sergeant Petty Officer Staff Sergeant Petty Officer (SGT) (Sgt) Second Class** Sergeant (Sgt) Second Class** (PO2) (SSgt) (PO2) E-6 Staff Staff Petty Officer Technical Technical Petty Officer Sergeant Sergeant First Class** Sergeant Sergeant First Class** (SSGT) (SSgt) (PO1) (TSgt) (TSgt) (PO1) E-7 Sergeant Gunnery Chief Master Master Chief Petty First Class Sergeant Petty Officer** Sergeant Sergeant Officer** (CPO) (SFC) (GySgt) (CPO) (MSgt) (MSgt) First Sergeant At the E-8 level, the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force have two positions at the same paygrade. Whether one is, for example, a senior master sergeant or a first sergeant in the Air Force depends on the person's job. The same is true for the positions at the E-9 level. Marine Corps master gunnery sergeants and sergeants major receive the same pay but have different responsibilities. All told, E-8s and E-9s have 15 to 30 years on the job, and are commanders' senior advisers for enlisted matters. A third E-9 element is the senior enlisted person of each service. The sergeant major of the Army, the sergeant major of the Marine Corps, the master chief petty officer of the Navy and the chief master sergeant of the Air Force are the spokespersons of the enlisted force at the highest levels of their services. E-8 Master Master Senior Chief Senior Senior Senior Chief Sergeant Sergeant Petty Officer** Master Master Petty Officer** (MSG) (MSgt) (SCPO) Sergeant Sergeant (SCPO) (SMSgt (SMSgt) ) First First Sergeant Sergeant First (1SG) Sergeant 30 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 E-9 Sergeant Master Master Chief Chief Chief Master Chief Major Gunnery Petty Officer** Master Master Petty Officer** (SGM) Sergeant (MCPO) Sergeant Sergeant *** (MGySgt) (CMSgt) (CMSgt) (MCPO) E-9 Command Sergeant Fleet/Command First Fleet/Command Sergeant Major Master Chief Sergeant Master Chief Major (SgtMaj) Petty Officer Petty Officer** (CSM) *** E-9 Sergeant Sergeant Master Chief Chief Chief Master Chief Major of the Major of the Petty Officer of Master Master Petty Officer of Army Marine the Navy Sergeant of Sergeant of the Coast Guard (SMA) Corps (MCPON) the Air the Space (MCPOG) (SMMC) Force Force (CMSAF) (CMSSF) Army: * For rank and precedence within the Army, specialist ranks immediately below corporal. Among the services, however, rank and precedence are determined by paygrade. Navy / Coast Guard: * A specialty mark in the center of a rating badge indicates the wearer's particular rating. ** Gold stripes indicate 12 or more years of good conduct. *** 1. Master chief petty officer of the Navy and fleet and force master chief petty officers. 2. Command master chief petty officers wear silver stars. 3. Master chief petty officers wear silver stars and silver specialty rating marks. Coast Guard: The Coast Guard is a part of the Department of Homeland Security in peacetime and the Navy in times of war. Coast Guard rank insignia are the same as the Navy except for color and the seaman recruit rank, which has one stripe. Source: Department of Defense (current as of 4 Dec 2023) 31 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 OFFICER INSIGNIA OFFICER PAYGRADE Warrant officers hold warrants from their service secretary and are specialists and experts in certain military technologies or capabilities. The lowest-ranking warrant officers serve under a warrant, but they receive commissions from the president upon promotion to chief warrant officer 2. These commissioned warrant officers are direct representatives of the president of the United States. They derive their authority from the same source as commissioned officers but remain specialists, in contrast to commissioned officers, who are generalists. There are no warrant officers in the Air Force. W-1 Warrant Warrant USN Warrant N/A N/A N/A Officer 1 Officer 1 Officer 1 (WO 1) (WO) (WO1) W-2 Chief Chief USN Chief N/A N/A Chief Warrant Warrant Warrant Warrant Officer 2 Officer 2 Officer 2 Officer 2 (CWO2) (WO 2) (CWO2) (CWO2) W-3 Chief Chief USN Chief N/A N/A Chief Warrant Warrant Warrant Warrant Officer 3 Officer 3 Officer 3 Officer 3 (CWO3) (WO 3) (CWO3) (CWO3) W-4 Chief Chief USN Chief N/A N/A Chief Warrant Warrant Warrant Warrant Officer 4 Officer 4 Officer 4 Officer 4 (CWO4) (WO 4) (CWO4) (CWO4) W-5 Chief Chief USN Chief N/A N/A N/A Warrant Warrant Warrant Officer 5 Officer 5 Officer 5 (WO5) (CWO5) (CWO5) The commissioned ranks are the highest in the military. These officers hold presidential commissions and are confirmed at their ranks by the Senate. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps officers are called company grade officers in the paygrades of O-1 to O-3, field grade officers in paygrades O-4 to O-6 and general officers in paygrades O-7 and higher. The equivalent officer groupings in the Navy are called junior grade, mid-grade and flag. 32 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Naval officers wear distinctively different rank devices depending upon the uniform they're wearing. The three basic uniforms and rank devices used are: khakis, collar insignia pins; whites, stripes on shoulder boards; and blues, stripes sewn on the lower coat sleeves. O-1 Second Second Ensign Second Second Ensign Lieutenant Lieutenant (ENS) Lieutenant Lieutenant (ENS) (2LT) (2ndLt) (2dLt) (2dLt) O-2 First First Lieutenant First First Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Grade Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Grade (1LT) (1st Lt) (LTJG) (1st Lt) (1st Lt) (LTJG) O-3 Captain Captain Lieutenant Captain Captain Lieutenant (CPT) (Capt) (LT) (Capt) (Capt) (LT) O-4 Major Major Lieutenant Major Major Lieutenant (MAJ) (Maj) Commander (Maj) (Maj) Commander (LCDR) (LCDR) O-5 Lieutenant Lieutenant Commander Lieutenant Lieutenant Commander Colonel Colonel (CDR) Colonel Colonel (CDR) (LTC) (LtCol) (Lt Col) (Lt Col) O-6 Colonel Colonel Captain Colonel Colonel Captain (COL) (Col) (CAPT) (Col) (Col) (CAPT) O-7 Brigadier Brigadier Rear Admiral Brigadier Brigadier Rear Admiral General General Lower Half General General Lower Half (BG) (BGen) (RDML) (Brig Gen) (Brig Gen) (RDML) O-8 Major Major Rear Admiral Major Major Rear Admiral General General Upper Half General General Upper Half (MG) (MajGen) (RADM) (Maj Gen) (Maj Gen) (RADM) O-9 Lieutenant Lieutenant Vice Admiral Lieutenant Lieutenant Vice Admiral General General (VADM) General General (VADM) (LTG) (LtGen) (Lt Gen) (Lt Gen) 33 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 O-10 General General Admiral General General Admiral (GEN) (Gen) (ADM) (Gen) (Gen) (ADM) O-10 (Reserved General of N/A Fleet Admiral General of N/A Fleet Admiral for wartime the Army the Air only) Force Source: Department of Defense (current as of 4 Dec 2023) 34 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 JROTC Cadet Rank and Structure Cadet Lieutenant Cadet Ensign Cadet Lieutenant Junior Grade CADET OFFICERS Cadet Lieutenant Commander Cadet Commander Cadet Captain CADET ENLISTED Cadet Cadet Cadet Petty Officer Cadet Petty Cadet Petty Officer 1st Seaman Seaman Cadet Seaman 3rd Class Officer 2nd Class Class Recruit Apprentice Cadet Chief Petty Cadet Senior Chief Cadet Master Chief Officer Petty Officer Petty Officer 35 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 The 11 Principles of Leadership To help you be, know, and do; follow these 11 principles of leadership taught to every member of our Armed Forces: 1. Know yourself and seek self-improvement – To know yourself, you have to understand your be, know, and do, attributes. Seeking self-improvement means continually strengthening your attributes. This can be accomplished through self-study, formal classes, reflection, and interacting with others. 2. Be technically proficient – As a leader, you must know your job and have a solid familiarity with your employees’ tasks. 3. Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions – Search for ways to guide your organization to new heights. And when things go wrong—they always do sooner or later—do not blame others. Analyze the situation, take corrective action, and move on to the next challenge. 4. Make sound and timely decisions – Use good problem solving, decision making, and planning tools. 5. Set the example – Be a good role model for your employees. They must not only hear what they are expected to do, but also see. "We must become the change we want to see." -- Mahatma Gandhi 6. Know your people and look out for their well-being – Know human nature and the importance of sincerely caring for your workers. 7. Keep your workers informed – Know how to communicate with not only them, but also seniors and other key people. 8. Develop a sense of responsibility in your workers – Help develop good character traits that will help them carry out their professional responsibilities. 9. Ensure that tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished – Communication is the key to this responsibility. 10. Train as a team – Although many so-called leaders call their organization, department, section, etc., a team, they are not really teams…they are just a group of people doing their jobs. 11. Use the full capabilities of your organization – By developing a team spirit, you will be able to employ your organization, department, section, etc., to its fullest capabilities. 36 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Ribbons and Awards 1. MERITORIOUS 2. DISTINGUISHED UNIT 3. DISTINGUISHED CADET 4. HONOR CADET ACHIEVEMENT 5. CADET ACHIEVEMENT 6. UNIT ACHIEVEMENT 7. APTITUDE 8. NS IV OUTSTANDING CADET 9. NS III OUTSTANDING 10. NS II OUTSTANDING 11. NS I OUTSTANDING 12. EXEMPLARY CONDUCT CADET CADET CADET 13. EXEMPLARY PERSONAL 14. PHYSICAL FITNESS 15. PARTICIPATION 16. UNIT SERVICE APPEARANCE 17. COMMUNITY SERVICE 18. ACADEMIC TEAM 19. DRILL TEAM 20. COLOR GUARD 24. INTER- 21. S.T.E.M. 22. MARKSMANSHIP TEAM 23. ORIENTEERING TEAM SERVICE COMPETITION 25. RECRUITING 26. LEADERSHIP TRAINING 27. SEA CRUISE 28. C.E.R.T. LAMP - LAMP - LAMP - BRONZE SILVER GOLD ANCHOR - GOLD STAR - STAR - STAR - BRONZE SILVER GOLD DRONE WINGS If cadet completes FAA107, they qualify for the opportunity to wear a flight suit 37 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 1. Meritorious Achievement Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to any NJROTC cadet who distinguishes himself/herself only by outstanding meritorious achievement or performance of a meritorious act. Excludes such things as length of participation in the NJROTC unit or sustained superior performance in a leadership position. Awarded on a case-by-case basis by the Area Manager. 2. Distinguished Unit Awarded YEARLY to cadets in good standing who were unit members during the academic year in which the school earned the Distinguished Unit status. Awarded to only those units that demonstrated the very highest levels of performance. 3. Distinguished Cadet Awarded YEARLY to one cadet in each year group with the highest combined average for overall scholastic standing and aptitude in NJROTC unit activities (includes academics, homework, physical fitness, community service, drill, etc.). 4. Honor Cadet Awarded YEARLY to one cadet in each year group with the highest overall academic achievement (GPA) in school, including the naval science courses. 5. Cadet Achievement Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to any cadet who distinguishes himself/herself by outstanding achievement or sustained superior performance. The cadet must exhibit exceptional military aptitude and dedication to the program, as well as overall excellence in all facets of NJROTC. Awarded on a case-by-case basis by the Area Manager. 6. Unit Achievement Awarded YEARLY to cadets in good standing who were unit members during the academic year in which the school earned the Unit Achievement status as determined by the Area Manager. Awarded only to those units that demonstrated exceptional performance but did not qualify for Distinguished Unit Status. 7. Aptitude Award Awarded YEARLY to those outstanding cadets who demonstrate an exceptional military aptitude and dedication to the NJROTC program. 38 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 8. Naval Science 4 Outstanding Cadet(s) Awarded YEARLY to outstanding cadets in Naval Science 4 based on citizenship, academic performance, personal appearance, and conduct. 9. Naval Science 3 Outstanding Cadet(s) Awarded YEARLY to outstanding cadets in Naval Science 3 based on citizenship, academic performance, personal appearance, and conduct. 10. Naval Science 2 Outstanding Cadet(s) Awarded YEARLY to outstanding cadets in Naval Science 2 based on citizenship, academic performance, personal appearance, and conduct. 11. Naval Science 1 Outstanding Cadet(s) Awarded YEARLY to outstanding cadets in Naval Science 1 based on citizenship, academic performance, personal appearance, and conduct. 12. Exemplary Conduct Awarded YEARLY to each cadet who demonstrates exemplary conduct for the school year. 13. Exemplary Personal Appearance Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to each cadet who displays exemplary personal appearance and has worn his/her uniform on all occasions required. 14. Physical Fitness Awarded, TWICE A YEAR, to any cadet who meets or exceeds the basic physical fitness exercise requirements as outlined in the Cadet Reference Manual (CRM). 15. Participation Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to any cadet who has participated in three events other than routine unit activities. 39 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 16. Unit Service Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to any cadet who has demonstrated exemplary service and dedication to the unit as determined by the SNSI. 17. Community Service Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to any cadet in good standing who distinguishes himself/herself by dedicated and outstanding service to the community. 18. Academic Team Award Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to any cadet who is a member in good standing of the academic team and has participated in three or more academic competitions. 19. Drill Team Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to each member of a drill team in good standing who has entered competition or performed at three or more official functions. 20. Color Guard Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to each member of a color guard in good standing who has entered competition or performed at three or more official functions. 21. S.T.E.M. Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to each Cadet who competes in any S.T.E.M. related event or competition to include but not limited to Drone, Sea Perch, Cyber, Robotics, or Rocketry. Not to be awarded for multi- or intra-service competitions. 22. Marksmanship Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to any cadet in good standing who has entered any competition. 23. Orienteering Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to any cadet in good standing who has entered any organized orienteering competition or who meets the orienteering qualification standards. 40 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 24. Inter-Service Competition *Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to any cadet in good standing who has entered any inter-service national level competition, such as CyberPatriot, JLAB, etc.; regardless of service sponsorship. This ribbon cannot be awarded in addition to, or in lieu of, another team- specific ribbon. For example, it cannot be awarded for competing in a local, area, or postal multi-service drill, academic, marksmanship, or orienteering meet. 25. Recruiting Awarded, WHEN EARNED, to a cadet who is instrumental in the enrollment of two students in the NJROTC program. Subsequent awards are given for each additional two students enrolled. 26. Leadership Training Awarded to any cadet upon satisfactory completion of Basic Leadership Training, Leadership Academy, or similar training as approved by the Area Manager. 27. Sea Cruise Awarded to any cadet upon completion of an at-sea cruise (vessel must cast off lines and be underway). 28. C.E.R.T. Awarded to any cadet upon completion of any Community Emergency Response Training hosted by the Department of Homeland Security and local Fire Department. Note: The awarding of ribbons for those schools on a 4x4 block schedule that complete a naval science course in just one semester, the words “yearly” or “twice a year” can be interpreted to mean once or twice during the one- semester course. 41 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Ribbon Devices Ribbon Devices. The following devices will be worn on the ribbons you have been awarded. Some of them are devices that go with the ribbon. Others are awarded in place of another ribbon award. (They represent subsequent awards for the same reason as the first award.) Device Ribbon with which device is worn a. Lamp To be worn on the Honor Cadet ribbon by each cadet who has also achieved an "A" in naval science as follows: Bronze Lamp - NS-1 Silver Lamp - NS-2 Gold Lamp - NS-3 and NS-4 The lamp device is also used to denote the level of achievement in the semi-annual Cadet Challenge for the Physical Fitness Ribbon. See chapter 5 for details. 42 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 b. Anchor The gold anchor is worn on the following ribbons— Drill Team, Color Guard, Academic Team, Marksmanship, Physical Fitness, and Orienteering— by the cadet who is the present leader or team commander of the group. This ribbon with anchor is worn on right side of the team commander's chest. In addition, the cadet who is selected as the commanding officer of the NJROTC unit will attach a gold anchor to the Unit Service ribbon and wear the ribbon on the right side of his/her uniform. Ribbon, anchor, and any other awards earned previously are to be worn on the left side of the chest in regular order of precedence by the cadet who was a previous unit commanding officer, team leader, or commander of a group. Note 1: No other devices will accompany the gold anchor when the award is worn on the right side. Note 2: When becoming captain of more than one team, the ribbon with the highest order of precedence is worn inboard, to the wearer's left, as shown in the example. Note 3: When wearing the ribbon of a team captain on the right side of the uniform, a similar ribbon without the team captain gold anchor cannot be worn in its normal position on the left side of the uniform. NOTE 4: For the company commander, and the color guard and athletic team commanders, when the ribbon is worn on the right side of the uniform, it is not inverted (i.e., the dark color is still worn to the wearer’s right side). c. Subsequent Awards Only one of any ribbon design may be worn. Subsequent awards may be worn on ribbons 1 through 7, and 12 through 28. No more than 13 awards (including the original ribbon award) are authorized. Stars are worn one ray up, two rays down. They are awarded as follows: 43 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 (a) Second Award 1 BRONZE STAR (b) Third Award 2 BRONZE STARS (c) Fourth Award 3 BRONZE STARS (d) Fifth Award 4 BRONZE STARS (e) Sixth Award 1 SILVER STAR (f) Seventh Award 2 SILVER STARS (g) Eighth Award 3 SILVER STARS (h) Ninth Award 4 SILVER STARS (i) Tenth Award 1 GOLD STAR (j) Eleventh Award 2 GOLD STARS (k) Twelfth Award 3 GOLD STARS (i) Thirteenth Award 4 GOLD STARS d. Drone Wings Cadets who have passed the FAA Section 107 Drone Pilot Certification Exam are authorized to wear the Drone Pilot Wings on their uniform. Placement of the Drone Wings is ¼ inch above the top of the ribbon bar and ¼ inch below the year service star. 44 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 NJROTC Aiguillettes (Shoulder Cords) The following aiguillettes are authorized for wear in both the Naval Service Uniform (NSU) and Service Dress Blue (SDB) Uniform. The Leadership aiguillette is the only cord authorized for wear on the right shoulder. Cords may have a pin or loop for attachment. & Triad Silver 45 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 Navy JROTC Uniforms NAVY SERVICE UNIFORM (NSU) - MALE 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 # Item Description and How to Wear 1 Navy Blue Garrison Cap 2 Rate/Rank Insignia (as required) How to Wear: : Rank/rate insignia is worn on the wearer's right side of the garrison cap (officers and CPOs).The center of the rank/rate insignia is bisected by a vertical line 2 inches from the fore crease of the cap and a horizontal line 1½ inches from the bottom edge of the cap. The center of the rank/rate insignia is positioned along an imaginary line bisecting the angle of the wearer's right side collar point. It is 1⅞ inches from the collar point. 3 NJROTC Insignia 46 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 # Item Description and How to Wear How to Wear: The center of the JROTC insignia is positioned along an imaginary line bisecting the angle of the wearer's left side collar point. It is 1⅞ inches from the collar point. 4 Cords & NJROTC Patch 5 Plain White Undershirt 6 NJROTC Nametag How to Wear: Center the nametag horizontally on the right side ¼ inch above the pocket. 7 Khaki NJROTC Shirt 8 Ribbons How to Wear: Center ribbons horizontally on the left side, ¼ inch above the pocket. Service designation stars are ¼ inch above the top row of ribbons. One star is centered, multiple stars are ¼ inch apart (all cadets). 9 Black Belt w/ Brass Tip OR Extra Long Black Belt w/ Brass Tip 10 Navy Blue Slacks – How to Wear: Both male and female pants/slacks shall be hemmed such that the rear of the hem is approximately 2 inches from the deck at the back of the shoe, and there is a single “break” in the front crease as the cadet stands at attention. 11 Black Socks 12 Black Oxford Shoes 47 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 SERVICE KHAKI UNIFORM – MALE (OFFICER/CPO ONLY) 1 3 2 6 8 4 5 7 9 10 11 11 # Item Description and How to Wear 1 Navy Khaki Garrison Cap 2 Rate/Rank Insignia (as required) How to Wear: : Rank/rate insignia is worn on the wearer's right side of the garrison cap (officers and CPOs).The center of the rank/rate insignia is bisected by a vertical line 2 inches from the fore crease of the cap and a horizontal line 1½ inches from the bottom edge of the cap. The center of the rank/rate insignia is positioned along an imaginary line bisecting the angle of the wearer's right side collar point. It is 1⅞ inches from the collar point. 3 NJROTC Insignia 48 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 # Item Description and How to Wear How to Wear: The center of the JROTC insignia is positioned along an imaginary line bisecting the angle of the wearer's left side collar point. It is 1⅞ inches from the collar point. 4 Khaki Shirt 5 NJROTC Nametag How to Wear: Center the nametag horizontally on the right side ¼ inch above the pocket. 6 Plain White Undershirt 7 Ribbons How to Wear: Center ribbons horizontally on the left side, ¼ inch above the pocket. Service designation stars are ¼ inch above the top row of ribbons. One star is centered, multiple stars are ¼ inch apart (all cadets). 8 NJROTC Patch 9 Khaki Belt w/ Brass Tip 10 Navy Khaki Slacks – How to Wear: Both male and female pants/slacks shall be hemmed such that the rear of the hem is approximately 2 inches from the deck at the back of the shoe, and there is a single “break” in the front crease as the cadet stands at attention. 11 Black Socks 12 Black Oxford Shoes 49 NJROTC Cadet Reference Manual | Fourth Edition | 2024 NAVY WORKING UNIFORM (UNISEX)

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