Conditions for Enrollment
To be eligible for enrollment and continuance as a member of the J.R.O.T.C.. Program, each participant must meet the following requirements: Be enrolled in, and attending the high school full-time.
Maintain an acceptable standard of conduct and be of good moral character. The cadet must have integrity and must require of himself/herself honesty, self-reliance, and a sense of responsibility in the performance of J.R.O.T.C. and other academic assignments. The cadet must show self-discipline, a spirit of cooperativeness, a willingness to subordinate personal desires for the good of the term, and be responsive to constituted authority through observance of laws, rules and regulations; by prompt and regular attendance at school and in general, good behavior towards other classmates and members of the staff and faculty.
Enrollment Procedure
All cadets entering J.R.O.T.C. for the first time will be enrolled in Leadership Education and Training I (Let 1) courses. A prerequisite for enrollment in LET 2, LET 3, and LET 4 courses is satisfactory completion of preceding courses. Students desiring to enroll first, second, third, or fourth year J.R.O.T.C. courses must first of all be registered for the course through their school counselor; and, thereafter, report to the SAI and be issued an enrollment packet containing all of the necessary forms. When the completed forms have been returned to the SAI, the student is officially enrolled and ready for processing to include issuing of uniforms and equipment.
Cadet Agreement
The cadet agrees to abide by the rules and regulations of the J.R.O.T.C. Department and accepts the responsibility for care and maintenance of issued clothing and equipment. A cadet may not be dropped from the rolls without approval of the SAI. In addition, cadet officers will be required to execute an oath of acceptance when commissioner.
Instructor Staff
Instruction is provided by experienced Army officers and non-commissioned officers who have served on active duty for a minimum of twenty-years and who possess outstanding records of achievement and a genuine desire to aid in the development of young people. The titles of the Army Instructors that the cadet will encounter are as follows:
SAI: The Senior Army Instructor is the senior ranking instructor and is responsible to the school principal for all J.R.O.T.C. activities at the school.
ASAI: The Assistant Senior Army Instructor is the non-commissioned officer who assists the SAI in conducting J.R.O.T.C. activities.
Determining Student Grade
Attendance (25%)
Academics (25%)
Unit tests (written & performance)
Military drill and ceremonies
Leadership Lab (25%)
Hold and execute leadership positions and responsibilities
Knowledge of J.R.O.T.C.
Teamwork and Mission Impossible
Professionalism (25%)
Uniform wear on prescribed days, inspections
Class attitude and behavior
Team building and class cohesiveness
Cadet Challenge
The Cadet Challenge is the J.R.O.T.C. Physical Fitness Test. Each cadet is required to participate in the physical fitness test conducted twice each school year. A diagnostic test takes place in the fall, for practice: in the spring, a test for record is administered. Cadets that score 85% or better on the test receive the Physical Fitness Ribbon. The male and female cadets that score the best on the cadet challenge will also receive the Physical Fitness Plaque at the J.R.O.T.C. Awards Banquet.
J.R.O.T.C.: The Class
J.R.O.T.C. is offered as an elective course during each of the four academic years of high school at Edison Tech. Programs of instruction, consisting of 108 hours each year, are developed around the following broad class headings:
First Year Introduction to Leadership Education and Training (LET 1)
Second Year Intermediate Leadership Education and Training (LET 2)
Third Year Applied Leadership Education and Training (LET 3)
Fourth Year Advanced Leadership Education and Training (LET 4)
For successful completion of J.R.O.T.C., academic credit toward graduation is awarded
Disenrollment
Normally, cadets will be disenrolled or excluded from J.R.O.T.C. attendance, as appropriate, as determined by the Senior Army Instructor. In all cases, a cadet will be disenrolled from J.R.O.T.C. when he/she:
Withdraws from school
Becomes physically unfit
Shows inaptitude for leadership training, as demonstrated by lack of general adaptability, want of readiness or skill, unhandiness, or inability to learn.
Fails to maintain an acceptable standard of academic achievement, conduct, or attendance.
Fails to maintain acceptable "grooming" standards
Shows undesirable traits of character as demonstrated by cheating on examinations, stealing, unauthorized possession of drugs or use thereof, lying, conviction of a felonious act, frequent incidents of a discreditable nature civil or school authorities, or similar acts.
Shows indifference to and lack of interest in leadership training as demonstrated by frequent absences from class or drill, frequent failure to wear the uniform as prescribed, and an established pattern of shirking duties and responsibilities.
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