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Comment by Pat on September 7, 2011 at 7:48am

Each unit is also run a little differently, up to the discretion of the SNSI (Senior Naval Science Instructor)...Generally a retired Naval Officer.  The NSI(s) are generally retired enlisted officers.  The last two years, in our local school, the SNSI of our NJROTC unit has been a retired Marine!

 

Comment by Pat on September 7, 2011 at 7:43am

Our unit received a book that had all the basics in it, order of sentry, how to tie a tie, how to put a uniform together, how to take care of hair, order of ribbon, how to march, etc.

Any uniform that was needed, including PT clothes were a part of 'unit gear'.  They wore street clothes everyday except I believe, Wednesday, which was uniform day, unless they were performing in some task, ie color guard.

 

Comment by Arwen on September 7, 2011 at 1:27am

Can anyone tell me what uniforms freshmen cadets will receive? I know they get at least the peanut butters and dress blues, but what about shoes, coats, etc? Is there anything we should purchase, besides some approved earrings?

 

Also, Erin doesn't have a clue how to create a bun or braid anything behind her head. She has to see what she's doing in front of her. I've been practicing, but I can't get French braids/buns to stay neat, no matter how tight I try to make them. They end up loose, messy, and there are a lot of flyaways. How DO you do hair that will stay neat for more than 10 minutes? We had this same problem in band last year.

Comment by Arwen on September 7, 2011 at 12:59am

If your son is already a senior and hasn't yet begun the admissions process, he's behind the curve. That's something many start at the end of their junior year. The Navy holds a summer program for those who want to apply, many of them are pre-selected.

 

For all the steps you need to take to get into Annapolis, you need to go to the admissions website at http://www.usna.edu/admissions/steps.htm

 

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Comment by Pat on September 6, 2011 at 11:43pm

Scoobysmom, In our area the students attend the school closest to them. The Marine unit would not be held against him later on.  In fact our NJROTC unit has drill meets and rifle meets with Marine and Army schools in our state.

There is nothing in the JROTC program that requires the cadets to enter that military unit.  Mine went Navy, some went Army (especially National Guard since the local Nat'l G unit is next door to the HS) and a group that were in his unit went Marine.  There are also Sea Cadets in some cities...These units are run very much like the JROTC program, but generally draw from a number of different schools.

 

Comment by Lori4629 on September 6, 2011 at 10:43pm

scoobysmom,

for Academy info go to the USNA website and click on admissions links. For NJROTC units at other schools in your area- google "locate NJROTC unit". Hope that helps. 

Comment by scoobysmom on September 6, 2011 at 9:47pm

Also, he is interested in attending the Naval Academy, he has very good grades, is an honor student and has completed some AP courses, any suggestions on how to go about getting nominated?

Comment by scoobysmom on September 6, 2011 at 9:46pm

My son is a Senior in High School and is interested in joining the ROTC program, our high school offers Marine ROTC.  Is it possible that he could join another high schools program and how do I find out if there's one in our area?

Comment by Pat on September 3, 2011 at 11:05am

Son was XO of his unit in HS.

Comment by Arwen on September 2, 2011 at 12:01am

She is in the Rough Rider unit at Port Angeles, Washington. We're about an hour away from Bremerton.

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